Teaching and learning in the globalised university

Education facts

Code: HPA104

During the course, current issues about globalization in higher education are discussed and problematized. Based on research on globalization in higher education, opportunities and challenges are addressed. Furthermore, how globalization and internationalization are conceptualized and contextualized in research is problematized. The course also connects to critical perspectives on higher education as a geopolitical context, in research often characterized by a limited Western perspective. In this context, decolonization of education and implications for teaching and learning are discussed. Globalization also connects to issues of diversity, the multilingual university, and widened participation as dimensions of higher education. During the course, the opportunity is given to focus on specific issues of relevance to globalization in higher education, from a micro, meso or macro perspective. The course is net-based and delivered remotely.

Entry requirements

Admission to the course requires awarded bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits or equivalent degree. Furthermore, the student must demonstrate proficiency in English equivalent English 6 (Swedish upper secondary school level) or English level 2 or equivalent from an internationally recognized test for example TOEFL, IETLS.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Teaching and learning in the globalised university

  University of Gothenburg

  Ortsoberoende

  Start date: 30 August 2027

  End date: 16 January 2028

  Pace of study: 25 %