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Results

The AllWell? student survey gives students a chance to present their views on the teaching and guidance they have received at Aalto and reflect on Aalto as a learning environment. In addition, students assess their own personal resources and study skills. 

Students' experience of study wellbeing has improved since the pandemic years. This year, 17% of students were clearly at risk of study burnout, while in 2023 the share was 23%. According to this year's results, 15 % of the respondents assessed their study wellbeing as poor or very poor, 30 % moderate and 55 as good or excellent. Although the state of students’ wellbeing has improved, many students study under great pressure: 39 % of the respondents felt that the programme workload was too high (10 % completely agree, 29 % agree to some extent) and 47 % feel overwhelmed by the work related to their studies (15 % completely agree, 32 % agree to some extent). Also the survey’s open-ended responses gave feedback on programme workload, mentioning for example that the amount of coursework was unevenly divided over the academic year and the teaching periods.

Experiences of the quality of teaching have developed favourably at Aalto for several years in a row, and also this year experiences of the alignment of teaching improved from last year. In questions involving sense of community and the grouping of students, 36% of respondents disagreed with the view that the way teaching is organised in the programmes helps students to get to know one another (8 % disagreed completely, 28 % disagreed to some extent). On the other hand, a large portion of respondents felt they had received peer support from other students when needed (55 % agreed completely, 34 % agreed to some extent). The open-ended responses on teaching expressed a desire for more flexibility with study schedules and course completion methods. Students also requested for more teacher feedback on coursework and examination. 35 % of the respondents felt that they did not receive enough feedback that supported learning  (8 % completely agreed, 27 % agreed to some extent). All in all, the study environment at Aalto was perceived positively; however, both the numerical and the verbal responses pointed to difficulties in finding free self-study spaces on campus (9 % agreed completely, 20 % agreed somewhat). 

Next steps

Based on their survey responses, we have sent each survey respondent individual feedback and a link to a feedback page, which contains detailed descriptions of each area of the survey and tips on developing one’s competence in them. Teachers are offered this page of AllWell? student survey areas as a support for the work of teachers.The schools and programme directors can view the results of their school and programme through the Degree programme report tool, and support is available for them to develop teaching based on the AllWell? results. All Aalto staff members can access the AllWell? results through a using their Aalto staff credentials. 

The results will be discussed in school- and programme-level events over the spring and autumn. The goal is to make use of the results in the development of curricula, programmes and teaching. The results of the AllWell? student survey give valuable information on student wellbeing as well as on how the university operations and services could be developed to better meet the students' needs. A warm thank you once again to all students who responded to the survey!