Mathematicians' views on undergraduate students' creativity

International audience; There are studies investigating mathematical creativity in the primary and secondary levels, but there is still a need to explore creativity in the tertiary level. Our effort of expanding research to this level started with investigating mathematicians' views on creativity and its role in teaching and student learning of mathematics. One 60-minute interview was conducted with six mathematicians who teach courses at the tertiary level and are active in research. Two themes, Originality and Aesthetics, were observed capturing participants' views of creativity in their work, aligning with existing process and product views. In addition, all participants believed creativity could be encouraged in undergraduate courses and provided suggestions on how to cultivate and value creativity in courses focusing on proving and problem solving.