I EUGLOH Conference on Pedagogical Development

Future-Proofing Higher Education: Innovation and Collaboration in Teaching and Learning across borders

University of Alcalá, 27–29 May 2026                                                                    Download here the programme in PDF format

Format: In-person Conference, Plenary Sessions via live streaming

Final Programme

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Wednesday, May 27th, 2026

Time Activity
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Workshop Sessions (WS1–WS2)

WS1. Room 1.7
“
Connecting Pedagogical Development with Quality Culture – A Scenario-Based Role Play”
Beáta Udvari, PhD, Zsófia Patyi, Dr., University of Szeged

 

WS2. Room 1.6
“Learning to Plan in a World of Trade-Offs: Stakeholder Interviews and Professional Skills Through AI-Enhanced Role-Play”
Signe Annie Sønvisen and Jarl Gunnar Taxerås Flaten, The Artic University of Norway, UiT

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Workshop Sessions (WS3–WS4)

WS3. Room 1.6
“Innovation through Improvisation: Musical Tools for Teaching Across Disciplines”
Prof. dr. Ira Prodanov, Assistant Ivana Nožica, MA, University of Novi Sad

WS4. Room 1.7
“An interactive approach to promoting intercultural communication and collaboration within the EUGLOH alliance”, Minjeong Son & Kaori Takamine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
María Jesús Fernández Gil & Raquel Lázaro Gutiérrez, University of Alcalá; Kamini Soobben & Ghislaine Tamisier (project leader), Université Paris-Saclay

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 Opening Ceremony (Streaming) 
Aula Magna

  √  Carmelo García, Rector of the University of Alcalá 

  √  Emily Helmeid, EUGLOH General Secretary

  √  Luis Felipe Rivera, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Alcalá

  √  Lorena Silos, Vice-rector for Internationalization, University of Alcalá
14:30 – 15:30 Plenary Session I + Round Table (Streaming)
Aula Magna

Plenary Session I.The Role of European University Alliances for Teaching and Learning Centres
A round table discussion with pedagogical developers from University of Amsterdam, Uppsala University and the Arctic University of Norway.

  • Geir Gunnlaugsson, Uppsala University
  • Erjo Breitler, University of Amsterdam
  • Kine Marisdatter Dørrum Maxwell, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Chair and Facilitator: Sara Westman, Lund University

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30

Parallel Sessions A1–A3 + WS5

Session A1. Institutional Support for Teaching in a Changing World Room 1.6 

Session A2. Learner-Centered Pedagogies for Global Citizens Room 1.7

Session A3. Meaningful Curricular Design and Assessment in the Age of AI Room 1.8

WS5. Room 0.5
“Workshop for university teachers: building trust in collaborative learning”
Bojana Komaromi, PhD, Jelena Jerković, PhD, University of Novi Sad                       


Thursday, May 28th, 2026

Time Activity
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:15

Plenary Session II + Round Table (Streaming)
Aula Magna

Plenary Session II. Student representatives from Lund University, University of Szeged and University of Alcalá will discuss about university staff involve students in planning, organising and running EUGLOH activities.

  • Laura Schatzl, LMU Munich
  • Juan Martín González, University of Alcalá
  • Fruzsina Nanai, University of Szeged
  • Elliot Borgstrand, Lund University

Chair and Facilitator: Rachel Forsyth, Lund University

10:15 – 11:00 Group Photo & Coffee Break  
11:00 – 12:30

Parallel Sessions B1–B3 + WS6

Session B1. Institutional Support for Teaching in a Changing World Room 1.6

Session B2. Learner-Centered Pedagogies for Global Citizens Room 1.7

Session B3. Learner-Centered Pedagogies for Global Citizens Room 1.8

WS6. Room 0.4 & 0.5

“Designing Effective Prompts for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education”
Gunda Mohr, Susanne Wesner, Felicitas John & Jean-Pascal Sopha, Centre for University Teaching and Learning, University of Hamburg

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

 

Time Activity
14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Sessions C1–C3 + WS7

Session C1. Meaningful Curricular Design and Assessment in the Age of AI Room 1.6

Session C2. Learner-Centered Pedagogies for Global Citizens Room 1.7

Session C3. Learner-Centered Pedagogies for Global Citizens Room 1.8

WS7. Aula Magna
“Recognising and Reducing Cognitive Biases in Educational Decision-Making”
Iulia Dragomir, University of Alcalá

 

15:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break / Poster Session / Networking
17:30 – 18:30 Guided Tour – Old University Building
20:00 – 22:30 Networking dinner


Friday, May 29th, 2026 

Time Activity
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:15

Plenary Session III + Round Table (Streaming)
Aula Magna

Plenary Session III. “AI in Education — Between the Promise and the Reality”  

  • Marko Lukic, Head of AI Team, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Gunda Mohr, Universität Hamburg

Chair and Facilitator: Gregor Ross Dørum Maxwell, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

10:15 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30

Parallel Sessions D1–D3 + SS + WS8

Session D1. Meaningful Curricular Design and Assessment in the Age of AI Room 1.6

Session D2. Digital Innovation for International Collaboration Room 1.7

Session D3. Learner-Centered Pedagogies for Global Citizens Room 1.8

Session D4. Special session: Linguistic Landscapes Room 0.5

WS8. Aula Magna
“Lessons Learned on the Living Lab for Pedagogical Innovation and the EUGLOH Transversal Skills Framework”
António Coelho, University of Porto; Luis Fernandez & Vera Pospelova, University of Alcalá.

12:30 – 13:00 Closing Session & Summary
Aula Magna
13:00 Networking lunch

 

Workshop Program

Wednesday, 27th May

09:00 – 10:30

WS1. “Connecting Pedagogical Development with Quality Culture – A Scenario-Based Role Play”, Beáta Udvari, PhD, University of Szeged

WS2. “Learning to Plan in a World of Trade-Offs: Stakeholder Interviews and Professional Skills Through AI-Enhanced Role-Play”, Signe Annie Sønvisen and Jarl Gunnar Taxerås Flaten, The Artic University of Norway, UiT

11:00 – 12:30

WS3.  “Innovation through Improvisation: Musical Tools for Teaching Across Disciplines” Prof. dr. Ira Prodanov, Assistant Ivana Nožica, MA, University of Novi Sad

WS4. “An interactive approach to promoting intercultural communication and collaboration within the EUGLOH alliance”, Minjeong Son & Kaori Takamine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway; María Jesús Fernández Gil & Raquel Lázaro Gutiérrez, University of Alcalá; Kamini Soobben & Ghislaine Tamisier (project leader), Université Paris-Saclay

16:00 – 17:30

WS5. “Workshop for university teachers: building trust in collaborative learning”, Bojana Komaromi, PhD, Jelena Jerković, PhD, University of Novi Sad                       

Thursday, 28th May

11:00 – 12:30

WS6. “Designing Effective Prompts for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education”, Gunda Mohr & Susanne Wesner, Centre for University Teaching and Learning, University of Hamburg

14:00 – 15:30

WS7. “Recognising and Reducing Cognitive Biases in Educational Decision-Making”, Iulia Dragomir, University of Alcalá

 Friday, 29th May

11:00 – 12:30

WS8. “Lessons Learned on the Living Lab for Pedagogical Innovation and the EUGLOH Transversal Skills Framework”, António Coelho, University of Porto; Luis Fernandez & Vera Pospelova, University of Alcalá.

Organised by:

University of Alcalá
European Union

 

 

Partner Universities:

Université Paris-Saclay Lund University  University of Szeged
Universidade do Porto Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München University of Alcalá
UiT The Arctic University of Norway Universitas Studiorum Universität Hamburg