Conference Agenda
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22 SES 11 A: Hybridity Through Transitions - How Nordic higher education Institutions are Adapting to Different Crises and Reforms
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22. Research in Higher Education
Panel Discussion Hybridity Through Transitions - How Nordic higher education Institutions are Adapting to Different Crises and Reforms 1: KTH, Sweden; 2: Jyväskyla University, Finland; 3: Tampere University, Finland; 4: University of Lapland, Finland; 5: Universitet i Agder, Norway Presenting Author:Since the 1990s, Nordic higher education (HE) has undergone significant reforms, integrating market-based elements with traditional academic values. This hybridisation was further intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which accelerated digitalisation and remote work. This session discusses how these changes led to a blending of physical and digital services, as well as other conditions of higher education institutions, into new hybrid characteristics. This hybridisation process has been crucial in enabling HEIs to adapt to crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, economic challenges, and digitalisation. The session highlights the importance of resilience, defined as the ability to withstand and adapt to adverse conditions, in maintaining the core functions of HEIs. Overall, the session sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of how hybridity and resilience mechanisms have shaped and will continue to shape the landscape of Nordic HE. The session is organised as a panel discussion between the authors of a selection of chapters from a recent book on hybridity in Nordic higher education (Pekkola, E., Andrade, L. A. de, Kettunen, K., & Lundborg, S. (2026). Hybridity Through Transitions: Crisis and Resilience in Nordic Universities. Brill. https://brill.com/display/title/73265). The authors will discuss the findings presented in the book in the face of the upcoming crises in international higher education mobility, cross-border integration, and the platformisation of higher education. References Antonowicz, D., Rónay, Z., & Jaworska, M. (2023). The power of policy translators: New university governing bodies in Hungary and Poland. European Educational Research Journal, 22(5), 741-757. De Andrade, L. A., Thomas, D. A., & Laterza, V. (2023). The Rise of EdTech Platforms in Higher Education: Mapping Themes from Emerging Critical Literature. In R. Pinheiro, C. Edelhard Tømte, L. Barman, L. Degn, & L. Geschwind (Eds.), Digital Transformations in Nordic Higher Education (pp. 27–51). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27758-0_2 Johanson, J. E., & Vakkuri, J. (2017). Governing hybrid organisations: Exploring diversity of institutional life. Routledge. Noordegraaf, M (2015) Hybrid professionalism and beyond: (New) Forms of public professionalism in changing organizational and societal contexts. Journal of Professions and Organization, 2015, 2, 187–206. doi: 10.1093/jpo/jov002 Pekkola, E. Pinheiro, R., Geschwind, L., Siekkinen, T. Pulkkinen, K. & Carvalho, T. (2021) Hybridity in Nordic Higher Education, International Journal of Public Administration, 45:2, 171-184, journal article. DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2012190 Pinheiro, R., Tømte C. E., Barman, L., Degn, L., & Geschwind, L. (2023.) Digital Transformations in Nordic Higher Education: A Step Towards Unpacking a Multifaceted and Emergent Phenomenon. In: Pinheiro, R., Tømte C. E., Barman, L., Degn, L., & Geschwind, L. (eds.) Digital Transofrmations in Nordic Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27758-0_1 Siekkinen, T., Pekkola, E. & Nokkala, T (2022): Visible organisational boundaries and the invisible boundaries of the scholarly profession. European Journal of Higher Education. Journal article. Published online. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2022.2060846 Chair Marc Perkins, marc.c.perkins@jyu.fi, Jyväskyla University, Finland Stefan Lundborg, slundbo@kth.se, KTH/Sweden | ||