Academic freedom The first task was to find out if our students were alive
UKÄ: ”Accumulation of fixed-term positions unusual”
Conditions Temporary employment is very common in higher education. However, a report by UKÄ, the Swedish Higher Education Authority, shows that it is not as common for people to have different types of temporary contract consecutively.
Is the spread of English ‘anglification’ of Swedish academia?
Opinion The spread of English in Swedish academia is not necessarily a threat and can not be fully identified as anglicization, writes Hyeseung Jeong and Tuba Inal, University West.
From civil war to life as a doctoral candidate
Profiles Mohamed Al-Sabri left his everyday life of civil war for a research scholarship in Sweden. Four years later, he is a doctoral candidate at Uppsala University and feels secure, even though the journey towards his dream of a new life is far from over.
English is increasingly dominant in higher education
Education According to a new report from the Language Council of Sweden, Språkrådet, English is taking over more and more in Swedish higher education and research, both as the language of teaching and the language of publication. Especially in the humanities and social sciences.
The pandemic continues to make its presence felt in the Swedish-English Dictionary of Higher Education
Education Is there a difference between hybrid teaching and blended learning environments? Yes, says the Swedish Council for Higher Education in the latest edition of its Swedish-English dictionary. Many of the new words are cumbersome and long - the longest being 26 letters.
Record student numbers could have an impact on work environment
Work environment Higher education institutions have seen an increased number of students in recent years, largely due to the corona pandemic. This is positive but challenging, say union representatives.
Huge sacrifices by staff during the first year of corona
Work environment Higher education institutions have mostly coped well with the added pressure of the pandemic, but staff and students have made great sacrifices. This is the finding of a report published by UKÄ, the Swedish Higher Education Authority, which summarises how the first year of the pandemic has impacted academia.
Member of Parliament emailed Vice Chancellor: Is this course “meant to be taken seriously”?
Academic freedom
Kristina Axén Olin, second vice chair of the Standing Committee on Education, asks in an email to the Vice Chancellor of Malmö University whether a course is “meant to be taken seriously” and about the university’s “thinking”.
Unacceptable, meddlesome and a reminder that academic freedom must be strengthened are among the reactions from the higher education sector.
Europe needs to cooperate to transform higher education
Opinion Public consultation will be important for the EU’s new Higher Education Transformation Agenda.