Our latest storträff meeting was held this week. This time on the theme of future education. After the 150 or so participants had been given a summarising lecture on the results to date within the framework of future education, work continued in groups. A very successful meet-up. The very strength of these storträff meetings lies … Continue reading “Building the education of the future together”
Last week, I took part in the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) annual conference in Luleå on the theme of universities of the future, to which several international speakers had been invited. This week, several KTH colleagues and I visited the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim to hear about … Continue reading “Compass set to the future”
A very large part of research done at KTH is undertaken by research students. This is not least the case for the proportion of published research articles that are written by research students. This is not unique to KTH and probably applies to most universities in Sweden. However, with the recently completed Research Assessment Exercise … Continue reading “Research + Education = Third Cycle Education?”
Vaccinations are in full swing and we can look forward to more normal conditions. Finally. And yes, we have all had to fight that bit hard at a time when there were many challenges that sometimes felt insurmountable. But what positive experiences can we take with us moving forward? The first thing that springs to … Continue reading “What can we take with us from the pandemic?”
Right now, the Board of Education is organising a series of workshops on the education of the future at KTH. They have set their sights ten years forward and to succeed, the change journey needs to start right away. A change that is not only desirable but also absolutely necessary. At the workshop last week, … Continue reading “We are taking giant strides into the future”
Right now the Swedish Higher Education Authority is engaged in a thematic evaluation of the work being done by universities and colleges to broaden recruitment. One important result of this investigation will be the good examples universities are able to present. We can all learn from each other. According to the Higher Education Act (1992:1434, … Continue reading “Broader recruitment a must for increased quality”
