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Undergraduate Teaching Opportunities Programme (UTOP)

We believe teaching reinforces understanding and learning of the individual, and fosters peer-to-peer support and collaborative learning. UTOP opens up opportunities for students to impart knowledge they learned during their course of study in SUTD.
Overview
UTOP Schedule
Guide for students
Guide for faculty/ staff
Student-initiated workshops

Guide for students

1. I want to apply as a UTOPer

If you love to assist faculty in classes and answer burning questions from your juniors, join us as our undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA)!

 

UTA Application opens in week 10. Look out for our email invitation and apply. You may check your eligibility here.

2. I want to initiate a workshop

If you are keen to conduct your own workshop within or outside SUTD, submit your teaching proposal to us!

 

All student-initiated workshop proposals must be submitted via MyPortal and approved by the UTOP Office. Your proposal should include the following elements:

  1. A detailed lesson plan (download the sample template)
  2. Evidence of SUTD’s unique pedagogy (if possible)
  3. Clear alignment with SUTD’s outreach direction
  4. Budget breakdown (Note: UTOP funding is only meant for teaching materials and consumables)
  5. SUTD Faculty/Staff advisor

Students are required to source for their own faculty/staff advisor. The advisor has to endorse their proposal and lesson plan during submission. Incomplete submissions will not be processed.

 

The review process may take up to 2 weeks, do send your proposals early in time for your proposed activity.

 

Here are some tips on how to develop a lesson plan:
Reference 1

 

See our past student workshops here.

 

3. I want to submit a UTOP claim

Students will submit their UTOP claims via Concur. Please refer to the detailed user guide here.

 

Mandatory documents required for claim submission:

  1. Scanned copies of original receipts/invoices/bank transactions
  2. UTOP faculty/staff advisor’s approval email

(Note: UTOP funding is only meant for teaching materials and consumables.)
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Frequently asked questions

I know of a peer/undergraduate who does teaching without any pay or recognition; can I recommend him/her for UTOP?
Please reach out to us at utop@sutd.edu.sg.
I am interested in initiating a 3D printing workshop. Must I fulfil the minimum 26 contact hours within a term to be eligible for the UTOP certificate?
To be eligible for UTOP certification, your entire UTOP activity must fulfil a minimum of 26 contact hours (of which 1/3 of the total contact hours can be considered towards course preparatory/administrative work). However, it need not be within a term. It can be, for example, within a 3-day workshop too.
I wish to submit a student-initiated workshop proposal. When is the deadline for submission?
There is no deadline for student-initiated workshop proposal submissions as we accept proposals all year round. You have to look for a faculty/staff advisor to acknowledge the proposal. Incomplete submissions will not processed. Send in early for review in time for your activity as student proposals may take up to 2 weeks for review.

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