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Jorge Martinez Castaneda

EEMCS Faculty | IDEE Community 

As of late, my focus has been on what I have been calling “empathic and inclusive scientific education”. I want to be part of a learning community that not only respects, but welcomes and celebrates the richness and potential of diversity, and I am here to help create it.

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Background 

Jorge Martinez Castaneda is an Assistant Professor with focus on Education at the Multimedia Computing Group of the Intelligent Systems department of the faculty of EEMCS, where Jorge does research on improving speech recognition in adverse conditions. From very early on in his career, Jorge has had a strong interest in and passion for education. “I was very enthusiastic about the UTQ training I received at TU Delft, implementing what I could in my own education. Throughout the years I’ve thought about the use of technology in education, how to build communities for learning, our quality assurance system and how to improve it. As of late, my focus has been on what I have been calling “empathic and inclusive scientific education”. I want to be part of a learning community that not only respects, but welcomes and celebrates the richness and potential of diversity, and I am here to help create it.”

Towards IDEE 

When Jorge heard about IDEE, he saw that the idea behind IDEE very much aligned with his own vision on education. All three themes appealed to Jorge, but they came together for him in the theme future engineering skills. “What I find so exciting about IDEE is the scientific approach we are taking here. We are going to make things formal, document it, design evidence-based innovations, share our findings with our peers and the scientific community. Meaning that the framework and the tools are here to really make this a success, to make a difference.”

As part of IDEE 

“With IDEE, I want to have a positive impact on our education, with students who leave university well-prepared for the challenges out there and colleagues who feel confidant and empowered in providing the education necessary to achieve this.”

Did you know that ...?

  • Jorge used to chair his faculty’s Diversity and Inclusion Team, EDIT, and is still an active member. 
  • Jorge is a member of his faculty's Work's Council (OdC). 
  • In case you would like to spar with someone about your ideas of and vision on inclusive education, do not hesitate to reach out to Jorge by sending an email to J.A.MartinezCastaneda@tudelft.nl!