Jocelyne Vreede is programme director of the Bachelor's programme Scheikunde ("Scheikunde"), a joint degree at the UvA and VU. She teaches courses in biochemistry, molecular modeling and thermodynamics. 

The topic of her STQ involved the use of chatGPT in chemistry education. Such AI tools pose several risks but also offer opportunities in teaching chemistry. Together with the coordination team of the Bachelor's programme Scheikunde and several lecturers, Jocelyne  introduced the use of chatGPT in several lab courses in the Bachelor's in Scheikunde, with the aim of teaching students responsible use of large language models.  

Eleni is the coordinator of the Professional Skills modular trajectory, which focuses on transferable academic, professional and personal competencies that can help students in their career, both within and outside academia. The aim is to broaden and supplement the skills education of the Master programmes by providing a wide array of courses the students can choose from, according to their interests and needs. Her STQ project explored how to best integrate Professional Skills into the programme’s currcicula, using the MSc Information Studies as a case study.

In addition to my role on the Works Council, Njal teaches courses like 'Philosophy of Science' ("Wetenschapsfilosofie"), 'Reflection on the Digital Society' ("Reflectie op de digitale samenleving"), and 'Reflection on Mathematics' ("Reflectie op wiskunde"). He is also occupied with collaborative skills for interdisciplinary student teams of different degree programmes. Students often have to work in teams, while they aren’t really taught to do that. Because exposure to collaboration without proper training doesn’t automatically lead to any desired results, he has been working for years on a toolbox and student manuals for interdisciplinary collaboration. His goal is to improve students’ teamworking skills in a structured fashion.

His STQ project was about collaborative skills that are offered in the degree programme Future Planet Studies: he worked on a collaborative skills learning path and proposed changes to several courses. However, to make interdisciplinary teamwork truly run smoothly, it’s also important to work on the degree programme’s internal teamwork. To achieve this, Njal worked on a framework to improve this internal teamwork.

Martin is a lecturer and thesis coordinator within the Master's programme Software Engineering and lecturer within the Bachelor's programme Informatics.

For his STQ project, he developed a Master's thesis project tracking system, aiming to streamline the Master's thesis process by providing student project guidance and regular progress monitoring, reducing administrative burden for supervisors, and offering programme directors clear visibility into student development and challenges. This system aims to enhance the overall Master's thesis experience for all stakeholders involved.