Jag har den senaste tiden varit djupt involverad i arbetet med att skriva en ansökan om forskarutbildningsrättigheter inom området Metallbearbetning, som ska bedömas av Högskolan Dalarnas rektor inom kort. Förutsatt att förutsättningarna att ansökan ser goda ut så skickas den i så fall till högskoleverket under hösten. Igår var det inskrivningsdag och fullt med nya […]
Svenskt Näringsliv föreslår i en ny rapport (SvD, DN) att humaniorastudenter ska få sänkt studiestöd. Orsaken är att det är allt för stort söktryck på många utbildningar som inte leder till jobb, samtidigt som det finns ett stort underskott på studenter inom områden där det finns ett stort behov av arbetskraft. Jag själv är verksam […]
Since last fall I’ve attended a course in university teaching which is mandatory for me if I want to stand any chance to be promoted to senior lecturer. Despite the fact that I’m more or less forced to take the course, I do find it highly valuable as it provides plenty of opportunities to reflect […]
Today was a big day at the new metal forming laboratory at Dalarna University (previously mentioned in this post): After several years of talking and planning, our new cold rolling mill finally works. And I’ve spent the day playing with it to learn how it works. I and a few om my colleagues at the university […]
I had an interesting discussion today regarding why so many engineering students fail to finish their university degrees. The discussion boiled down to the insight that a frequent mistake that we do in academia is to put to much of the blame on the students themselves. True, every university student is and should be responsible […]
Last week saw the inauguration of a new laboratory at my workplace Dalarna University (Högskolan Dalarna). I wouldn’t have had anything to do with the preparations if it wasn’t for an old cast iron sign from the 19th century Falun Mining School (Fahlu Bergsskola). The Falun Mining School was the first modern engineering education in […]
After several days of volcano-related writings, it’s time I return to something that’s closer to my “core competency”. As a university lecturer and researcher I’m involved in both student recruitment and improvement of the study environment at my workplace. Perhaps the most important question that I and my colleagues face on an almost daily basis […]
According to an article in yesterday’s Dagens Nyheter, the Swedish board for study support, CSN, expect a steep downturn in the number of university students sometime in the years 2012 to 2013. Many Swedish universities have had a soaring number of applicants over the last two years. This is in stark contrast to the situation only […]
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