Miriam Blaauboer elected TU Delft Educator of the Year 2024
Miriam Blaauboer has been elected TU Delft Educator of the Year 2024. She received the award at the TU Delft Education Day, which took place on 7 November 2024. In addition to the title, Miriam received a cheque for €6,000 on behalf of TU Delft, of which €5,000 is intended for the development of her teaching and €1,000 for personal use. As 'TU Delft Educator of the Year', Miriam automatically becomes the TU Delft nominee for the ISO Educator of the Year award.
Miriam Blaauboer has excelled as a lecturer in the Bachelor's and Master's programme in Applied Physics for over 15 years. She is also the driving force behind the recently launched Master's programme in Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST), serving as initiator, team leader, Director of Studies, and core lecturer.
Enjoyable lectures
As a lecturer, Miriam distinguishes herself through her exceptionally clear explanations, her sparkling enthusiasm, her empathy towards students, and her disarming kindness. Miriam delivers her lectures with such enthusiasm that it inspires students to delve into the subjects. Her passion and knowledge are infectious, ensuring that students enjoy attending her lectures.
Supported and motivated
Miriam is always open to questions and discussions and is keen to continue conversations with students outside of lectures. Thanks to Miriam's dedication, students feel supported and motivated to achieve their academic goals.
Driving force
In the past three years, Miriam has been the driving force behind the new Master's programme QIST, a joint degree programme from the faculties of EEMCS and Applied Sciences in Delft, the Faculty of Science in Leiden, and the research institute QuTech. As Director of Studies, Miriam successfully leads and inspires the team that developed this – globally almost unique – programme from scratch. Thanks to Miriam's vision and commitment, QIST has become a programme that not only leads the way in terms of content in the field of quantum technology worldwide, but is also innovative in its design and pedagogical concepts. This has resulted in an interdisciplinary programme where not only physicists but also mathematicians, computer scientists, and electrical engineers can participate.