Essays about: "Higher education institutions HEIs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Higher education institutions HEIs.

1. 1. IMPLICATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG TO ALIGN WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S TARGET REGARDING CLIMATE NEUTRALITY BY 2045 - Scenarios and Consequences

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Nafiseh Kazemi Ashtiani; [2023-06-21]
   Keywords : Climate Neutrality; GHG emissions; higher education institutions HEIs ; Net Zero emission; carbon footprint; carbon capture and storage CCS ;

   Abstract : It is widely acknowledged that one of the most significant global challenges of the 21 st century is climate change. In its Fifth Assessment Report (2014), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) described the present extent of the problem and the hazards involved, citing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities as the primary contributor to global warming since the mid-20th century. READ MORE

3. 2. Staff’s perception of students’ informational privacy in higher education: The case of Canvas

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Jan-Philip Tummes; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; informational privacy; dataveillance; surveillance cultures; learning management system; Canvas;

   Abstract : This study aims at discussing how students’ informational privacy in the learning management system (LMS) Canvas is perceived by staff at higher education institutions (HEIs), as well as identifying challenges arising from dataveillance and from perceptions of informational privacy themselves. The study of perceptions is based on a range of interviews at five HEIs in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. ICT in Education: Continuing Education During Wartime in Ukraine

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Sofia Berghager; [2023]
   Keywords : Ukraine; Russia; wartime; Information and Communication Technologies; ICT; higher education;

   Abstract : On February 24, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine. This quickly escalated into a full-scale war that is still ongoing. The current war has forced drastic changes to all sectors in Ukrainian society, one of the most affected is the higher educational sector. READ MORE

5. 4. Is this a threat to my individual self-perception, or an opportunity? A qualitative study unfolding the effects of generative AI chatbots on students' individual self-perception in the process of revising and updating their "selves"

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Wilma Augustsson; Karin Östberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Self-Perception; Identity Work; Identity Opportunities; Identity Threats; Generative AI Chatbots;

   Abstract : For long, scholars have been interested in the concept of identity and its continuous development, conceptualized as identity work - emphasizing its ongoing process rather than a fixed state. As a subject to change, our identities are seen to be influenced by various factors, playing a significant role in shaping our self-perceptions and determining who we are, as well as who we aspire to become. READ MORE

6. 5. Empowering Future Leaders to Advocate Sustainable Action : A comparative analysis between two university programmes focusing on leadership and sustainability in Sweden and Germany

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Frauke Hinz; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainability; leadership; Sustainable Development Goals; Higher Education Institutions; leadership for sustainability; Sweden; Germany; change agents;

   Abstract : Sustainability must be integrated into our everyday world. To achieve that, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established. Some scholars agree that the SDGs are not enough. So, a new strategy is needed to conquer the challenges. READ MORE