Lifelong learning

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Livslångt lärande vid Uppsala universitet

Rapport till UKÄ: Uppdrag att genomlysa utbildningsutbudet för Livslångt lärande och omställning (dnr UFV 2022/1359) (pdf)

Content owner: Lena Strålsjö 07 december 2022

Lifelong learning at Uppsala University

The Disciplinary Domain Board for Science and Technology has begun a long-term effort on lifelong learning, and the 2021 supplementary operational plan tasked the Board with leading a university-wide initiative on lifelong learning in 2021. 
 

The Government Inquiry on Governance and Resources (SOU 2019:6) defined lifelong learning as a broad concept that can be divided into four categories (with some overlap) based on the purpose of the learning: 

• Continuing professional development: the employee’s need for training to perform current tasks judged to have changed and requiring a higher skill level. 

• Additional training: the employee’s need for new training to perform new tasks for the same employer (sometimes paid for by the employer, such as with contract education). 

• Career change: the individual’s need for training to change career. 

• Education: the individual’s need for education for personal development (e.g., current freestanding courses). 

 

Goals

Vision: Uppsala University is to be a nationally leading university for lifelong learning.

Goals of the project 
 

• That Uppsala University has clearly defined the conditions, incentives and needs identified for working with lifelong learning within the University and for each disciplinary domain. 

• That the University has developed concepts/educational models for different target groups and course types adapted for lifelong learning. 

• That the University knows what changes and adjustments are required in the University’s educational framework for sustainable and long-term efforts for lifelong learning. 

• That the University has a good system for attracting the right target group and that its work with lifelong learning is visible. 

• That the University has a good system for identifying trends within the field of lifelong learning nationally and internationally. 

 

Steering committee 
 

Led by Vice-Rector Johan Tysk 

• One person from each disciplinary domain: Dean of Education, Science and Technology: Cecilia Johansson Deputy Vice-Rector, Humanities and Social Sciences: Mattias Martinsson Deputy Dean of Education, Pharmacy: Anja Sandström 

• Director of Communications: Pernilla Björk 

• Head of the Student Affairs and Academic Registry Division: Karin Apelgren 

• One representative is appointed by the students in accordance with the provisions of the Student Union Ordinance(2009/769)

 

Co-opted members:
 

• Administrative Support: Lena Strålsjö

• Head of Contract Education: Ulrika Ljungman

 

Project group and project leader
 

Lena Strålsjö, Senior Education Officer, teknat
 

Working Committees

Workingcommittee support
Workingcommittee education
Workingcommittee collaboration, marketing

Staffing  of project groups, working committees and any reference persons are defined in the project plan. 

Timetable 
 

The project directive was approved by the vice-rectors on 18 February 2021 and adopted by the Vice-Chancellor on 9 March 2021. 

The project plan was adopted by the steering committee in March 2020. 

Deliverables according to the project plan with the initial delivery on 31 May. 

Final delivery in December 2021. 

 

Content owner: Lena Strålsjö 11 april 2022