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Symposium on Higher Education Research

Research
Education and learning

The Higher Education Hub and EDUCERE NORDIC Network invite you to a two-day symposium on Higher Education Research

Conference,
Workshop
Date
14 Oct 2026 - 15 Oct 2026
Location
Day 1: Faculty of Education, Läroverksgatan 15, Building B, room BE036. Day 2: On campus (BE036) or online

Good to know
Participation is free of charge and all meals are included.
Organizer
The Higher Education Hub and EDUCERE NORDIC Network

Day 1 Higher Education Research Hub (HE Hub)

Theme: Building research connections in higher education

Venue: Room BE036

Programme

12:00 Lunch
13:00 Welcome and short information about the HE Hub
13:15 Keynote (details to be announced) 
14:15 Short presentations (details to be announced)
15:00 Coffee break
15:15 Workshop - way forward & thematic groups
16:30 End of the day
18:30 Dinner (venue TBA) 

About the Higher Education Research Hub

Higher Education Hub represents a strategic initiative at the University of Gothenburg to gather research expertise in the field of research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. The networking day brings together colleagues for shared inspiration and concrete next steps for collaboration.

Higher Education Hub team

Linda Bradley, Associate Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, linda.bradley@gu.se  

Mona Lundin, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, mona.lundin@ped.gu.se

Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, sylvana.sofkova.hashemi@gu.se  

DAY 2 EDUCERE NORDIC Network 

Theme: Digital Transformation in Higher Education - A cross-Nordic perspective 

Venue: Room BE036 or online

Programme (preliminary)

8:30 Arrival at the university
9:00 Welcome and presentation of the Learnings from the Network 
9:30 Country briefings
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Presentations cross-Nordic findings (details to be announced)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Presentations cross-Nordic findings (details to be announced)
15:00 Coffee break
15:15 Discussion (details to be announced)
16:30 End of the day
Travel home

About EDUCERE NORDIC

The network brings together scholars in Nordic higher education providing an arena for cross-Nordic and cross-disciplinary reflection around digital transformation and AI, reshaping higher education and challenging long-standing educational traditions grounded in equity, trust, participation, and democratic values. Through a series of presentations, the symposium offers insights into current research and emerging directions in the Nordic region, inviting participants to engage in this critical dialogue.

EDUCERE NORDIC team 

Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi (PI), Professor, University of Gothenburg & Halmstad university, Sweden sylvana.sofkova.hashemi@gu.se ,  sylvana_sofkova.hashemi@hh.se 

Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström, Ass. Professor, Univ. of Gothenburg, nataliya.berbyuk.lindstrom@ait.gu.se 

Eva Brooks, Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark, eb@ikl.aau.dk 

Judit Háhn, Senior Lecturer, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, judit.hahn@jyu.fi   

Jeanette Sjöberg, Ass. Professor, Halmstad University, Sweden, jeanette.sjoberg@hh.se   



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Read more about the EDUCERE NORDIC Network here www.hh.se/educere