News from Learning in STEM
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TU Delft taking the initiative for innovation in education
Published Feb 12, 2024TU Delft, in the Netherlands, is making a major investment in educational enhancement, called Initiative on Innovation in Delft Engineering Education (IDEE). Kristina Edström will dedicate 20% of her ...
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From basic course to deep dive: Students return to technology!
Published Nov 17, 2023Stockholm University and KTH (The Royal Institute of Technology) are working together to train future primary school teachers on the Science and technology for primary teachers, F-3, II course. Studen...
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Promoting excellence in engineering education: Kristina Edström made a Fellow of SEFI
Published Sep 25, 2023Kristina Edström Associate Professor at the Department of Learning in Engineering Sciences at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to engineering ...
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Lena Gumaelius appointed as the new manager of the KTH Global Development Hub
Published Sep 19, 2023Lena Gumaelius has recently been appointed as the new manager of KTH's Global Development Hub (GDH). This is an initiative created at KTH to promote education and innovation in a global context. The m...
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Research Handbook on the Transformation of Higher Education
Published Aug 18, 2023Lars Geschwind Secreatary General for SULF and head of the research group HEOS (Higher Education Organization Studies) at The Department of Learning in Engineering Science with Stefan Lundborg Industr...
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Unveiling Pathways: Embracing a Decolonized Approach in internationalising the curriculum
Published Jun 13, 2023Dr. Charnaldo Jaime Ndaipa Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis, The Interpretation and Translation of Global Ideas into Local Practices. A Study of the Internationalisation of Higher Education in Mo...
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Unpacking emerging hybrid arrangements in Nordic higher education
Published May 17, 2023The first workshop in the series was held in Tampere University, Finland on 10th - 11th May 2023.
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New report out - Crisis and catalyst by Dr Ruth Graham
Published Oct 27, 2022Dr Graham brings 20 years of professional experience in academic research and higher education reform, working with universities, professional bodies, industry and governments from across the world. H...
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Science books for everyone everywhere at the Forskartorget
Published Sep 28, 2022On Friday 23 September, Lars Geschwind participated in Forskartorget and talked about scientific books.
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HEOS researchers present at the The European Higher Education Society (EAIR)
Published Sep 13, 2022HEOS group members Lars Geschwind, Per Fargell, Kieve Saling and Khayala Ismayilova presented at: The European Higher Education Society (EAIR) 44th annual form hosted by Malta College of Arts, Science...
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Comparing public policies in Higher Ed to bring women to the board
Published May 10, 2022The purpose of this study is to compare academic leadership prospects for women in four countries: Germany, Poland, Norway, and Sweden.
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The university as Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
Published May 04, 2022The authors use Tönnies' twin concepts of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft to analyze what early career academics (ECAs) gone through when they were recruited as assistant professors to gain tenure.
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Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions in Mozambique
Published Apr 26, 2022University curriculums have undergone major reform with international content, branch campuses have been established, cross-border collaborations have been formed and programmes for international stud...
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Nordic researchers do not suffer from the law of Jante
Published Apr 11, 2022How do Nordic academics assess their own performance in teaching and research when compared to their peers? What does that assessment tell us about the changing culture of the academic profession in...
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Job satisfaction findings for Swedish faculty
Published Apr 07, 2022The project Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society (APIKS) held a conference in Aveiro, Portugal. The Swedish APIKS team, Khayala Ismayilova, Anders Broström and Lars Geschwind from HEOS were...
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More space technology at KTH
Published Mar 24, 2022Space technology is literally speeding ahead in the world and it is important for Swedish schools to keep up with developments. KTH wants to support teachers in keeping up with developments and can de...
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Do you want to become a VFU supervisor?
Published Feb 24, 2022The university and the municipalities / districts have a joint task to collaborate on teacher students' VFU (work-based education) and to develop teacher education.
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Crossfire of interests in the recruitment of academic staff
Published Feb 15, 2022Malin Henningson and Lars Geschwind publish an article in the magazine Universitetsläraren about the employment process in universities.
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Research school ROCIT
Published Jan 20, 2022ROCIT is a new graduate school in collaboration between eight higher education institutions.
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Peer review in an Era of Evaluation
Published Jan 10, 2022Over the past few decades, peer review has become an object of great professional and managerial interest (Oancea, 2019) and, increasingly, academic scrutiny (Bornmann, 2011; Grimaldo et al., 2018). N...
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