CHEF WG2 Webinar: Future institutions in, with, and for Society 2 - Thomas Ryberg

Based on his extensive knowledge and expertise into future institutions and their interactions with society in relation to interdisciplinary higher education, Professor Ryberg will share some of his research and reflections on this matter and how it specifically connects to “Future institutions in, with, and for society”.

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Thursday 28 August 2025, at 14:30 - 15:30

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No later than Thursday 28 August 2025, at 14:30

By Søren Baltzer Rasmussen

The CHEF working group on “Future institutions in, with, and for society”explores potentials and scenarios for transforming higher education institutions and engendering engaged, empowered, and co-creative future institutions in, with, and for society, focusing on co-operative, imaginative, and participatory theories, models, and institutional practices. “Future institutions in, with, and for society” explore new institutional and education formats such as quadruple helix innovation ecosystems, living labs, citizen science or research, mode three knowledge creation, speculative and utopian methods, and transformative partnerships.

“Future institutions in, with, and for society ” inquires into future roles, values and practices emerging at the intersection of education, culture and arts institutions, industries, and the public domain. It asks why and to what end new co-operative, collaborative, and co-creative theories, models and practices are needed. And how to rethink, reshape and support higher education institutions that are entangled with natural, cultural, and societal stakeholders and build transformative futures across boundaries together for the public good.

Short bio:

Thomas Ryberg is Professor of PBL and digital learning and director of Institute for Advanced Study in PBL (IAS PBL). His primary research interests are within the fields of Networked Learning and Problem Based Learning (PBL). In particular, he is interested in Problem Based Learning, and how new media and technologies transform our ways of thinking about and designing for networked and hybrid Learning.

He is co-chair of the International Networked Learning Conference and co-editor of the Springer book series ‘Research in Networked Learning’. He has participated in European and international research projects and networks (EQUEL, Kaledioscope, COMBLE, PlaceMe, EATrain2, ODEdu), and in development projects in South East Asia and Latin America (VISCA, VO@NET, ELAC). He was recently engaged in the PBL future project which is developing new directions for PBL in a digital age.

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