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What is Interoperability about? An interview with Evelien Renders, advisor for international education at SURF

In November 2022, Hochschulforum Digitalisierung co-organised and led a range of activities, bringing interoperability challenges and solutions for Higher Education Institutions into focus at a German and international stage. What is interoperability in higher education about – and why is it such a relevant issue? Oliver Janoschka, managing director of HFD, interviewed Evelien Renders, advisor […]

Oliver Janoschka

07.12.22

Digital transformation ahead of schedule. An interview with Kateryna Suprun

How Ukrainian Universities Survive and Transform in Times of War After the full-scale war in Ukraine started in February 2022, local universities were taken by surprise and had to adapt to a completely new and unpredictable reality overnight. After the first destructions, ongoing missile attacks and Russian troops coming closer to Ukrainian cities, academic institutions […]

Nataliia Sokolovska, Christoph König

25.10.22

The stage model of digital transformation

Where does the use of a certain technology – for example a learning management system or the use of OER – stand in the higher education landscape? A stage model, developed by Martin Ebner et al., could help to describe this in the future. Anyone who has written technical proposals for European projects knows that […]

Sandra Schön, Sarah Edelsbrunner, Sebastian Dennerlein, Martin Ebner

01.06.22

Help for people from Ukraine – how universities get involved

The Kremlin’s attack on Ukraine is shocking. But as stunned as the situation and the view of the news situation makes us, the willingness to help strikes us as equally impressive. The offer is growing daily and digital possibilities such as Twitter are also being used highly creatively to inform and organise offers of help, […]

Leandra Müller-Wolf

11.03.22

Backround: Flag of Ukraine. Text: Link Collection. Help for people from Ukraine. How Universities get involved

Inequalities in higher education: A global perspective

During the University:Future Festival 2021, Bronwen Deacon and Anne Leiser led a panel discussion that focused on inequalities in global higher education at an individual, institutional, and systemic level. The two experts in the field of international education projects work at institutions that facilitate the exchange and achievement of global education goals. In this blog entry they […]

Bronwen Deacon, Anne Leiser

15.02.22

What will the hybrid campus of the future look like? Transforming the campus into a hybrid learning space

The importance of an interactive campus culture for students and faculty was clearly emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic through its harsh encroachment on this very part of the university experience in recent years. The desire to be able to ensure this interactivity in educational spaces again in the future is great. According to Christian Kohls, […]

Christian Kohls

07.02.22

Who Is Leading Whom in Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligences?

“Leadership is a process by which a person or group influences the behavior of others. In this sense, it is associated with authority. Humans want to be the strongest. While they are currently physically stronger than most other creatures on Earth due to their ability to use tools, this advantage is rapidly diminishing as artificial […]

Johanna Gröpler, Nicolaus Wilder, Dr. Andrea Klein, Margret Mundorf, Prof. Dr. Doris Weßels

21.10.21

Accessibility in Digital Teaching: The US as a Model for German Universities?

Barrier-free access to higher education is anchored in German law. This is not just about physical barriers. Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, at the latest, it has become clear that the removal of digital barriers is also an elementary component of inclusive university teaching. However, many universities are still in the early stages […]

Dr. Inken Rabbel

31.08.21

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Digital Campus Culture: Karlstad University’s Method “Follow A Distance Student”

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Digital Campus Culture: Karlstad University’s Method “Follow A Distance Student”

As we look back on one year of remote learning in higher education due to Covid-19, it is time for a recap. What modes of teaching work and how are the students doing? This month, we focus on Digital Campus Culture, asking the question: What have we learned so far and what can we learn […]

Frida Gråsjö, Sandra Berginge, Jörg Pareigis, Claes Asker

17.03.21

Picture 3: Keep up with Kau, an interactive tool to help students better grasp what distance studies entail and what kind of support is offered by the University

Exams in the Pandemic: Online Proctoring Is No Solution

Students at German universities are in the middle of the third examination phase during the pandemic – and many universities are still ill-prepared for it. In the following, Leonie Ackermann explains why online proctoring is (still) not a good idea and at the same time gives an insight into the technical functioning of common service […]

Leonie Ackermann

12.03.21

What is Interoperability about? An interview with Evelien Renders, advisor for international education at SURF

What is Interoperability about? An interview with Evelien Renders, advisor for international education at SURF

Digital transformation ahead of schedule. An interview with Kateryna Suprun

Digital transformation ahead of schedule. An interview with Kateryna Suprun

The stage model of digital transformation

The stage model of digital transformation

Help for people from Ukraine – how universities get involved

Help for people from Ukraine – how universities get involved

Inequalities in higher education: A global perspective

Inequalities in higher education: A global perspective

What will the hybrid campus of the future look like? Transforming the campus into a hybrid learning space

What will the hybrid campus of the future look like? Transforming the campus into a hybrid learning space

Who Is Leading Whom in Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligences?

Who Is Leading Whom in Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligences?

Accessibility in Digital Teaching: The US as a Model for German Universities?

Accessibility in Digital Teaching: The US as a Model for German Universities?

Digital Campus Culture: Karlstad University’s Method “Follow A Distance Student”

Digital Campus Culture: Karlstad University’s Method “Follow A Distance Student”

Exams in the Pandemic: Online Proctoring Is No Solution

Exams in the Pandemic: Online Proctoring Is No Solution

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