The Higher Education Pedagogy Days – Pedaforum is an annual conference focusing on the pedagogy of universities and universities of applied sciences.
The theme for 2025 is: Higher Education Pedagogy in a Changing Society: Solutions for Current and Future Needs.
Contacts:
Abstracts: pia.koirikivi(at)metropolia.fi
Co-operation: enni.leskinen(at)metropolia.fi
Other: kirsi.kuosa(at)metropolia.fi
The Pedaforum 2025 invites you to join us on June 4–5, 2025, at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ Myllypuro campus. The Higher Education Pedagogy Days – Pedaforum is an established event that brings together top experts in higher education pedagogy.
This year, we will delve into the theme Higher Education Pedagogy in a Changing Society: Solutions for Current and Future Needs. Pedaforum 2025 is an interactive forum that encourages innovative solutions in higher education pedagogy.
Join us and be part of shaping the future of higher education and advancing learning!
Developing higher education pedagogy supports various societal developments and creates solutions for current and future needs. Universities must address evolving labour market demands and the diverse needs of learners. Universities must adapt to changes by adopting new learning solutions and opportunities. At the same time, they play a significant role in producing the skills and knowledge needed to advance sustainability transitions and green growth. Responding to these changes requires innovative and evolving higher education pedagogy that fosters new approaches, practices, and research to address current challenges.
The main theme of PedaForum 2025 is “Higher Education Pedagogy in a Changing Society: Solutions for Current and Future Needs?” We warmly invite presentations that address this theme from the perspective of research, practice, or a combination of both.
Submit your presentation to the appropriate thematic group. The sub-questions provided with each theme are indicative. Proposals can be submitted in either Finnish or English. Presentations may take the form of oral presentations, workshops, or posters.
Abstract submissions open 8.1.2025 - 16.2.2025
High-quality higher education requires pedagogical leadership. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
Data has become one of the most critical resources, and its effective use can be decisive for an organisation’s success. Data-driven leadership helps make better decisions, improve predictability, and achieve sustainable competitive advantages. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
Lifelong learners form an essential part of the educational mission of higher education institutions. Developing educational offerings requires collaboration and foresight. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
Digitalisation and AI significantly influence the forms, objectives, evaluation, and concerns of learning and teaching. As tools evolve, higher education institutions need innovative experiments and solutions. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
Learning increasingly takes place in various networks, smaller modules, and workplaces. New learning platforms and formats require identifying the needs of target groups and utilising service design. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
Many factors, both internal and external to higher education institutions, affect student well-being. New tools and approaches allow for identifying factors influencing well-being and providing better support. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
Sustainability encompasses ecological, social, cultural, and economic dimensions. Higher education institutions play a crucial role in advancing societal sustainability transitions and adopting new ways of thinking and acting. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
Higher education is undergoing significant changes and reforms, such as the doctoral education pilot and the aspiration of universities of applied sciences to establish their own labour market-oriented doctoral programmes. Have you addressed any of the following topics in your work or research?
The abstract for an oral presentation should include:
a) the purpose of the research or development work and possible research questions,
b) the main theoretical framework and connection to the session theme,
c) the methods used or the implementation of the development work,
d) key results or findings, and
e) the theoretical or practical applicability of the results in different contexts.
Presentations may address ongoing or completed research or development work.
The duration of an oral presentation is approximately 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions. Each session lasts 90 minutes and typically includes three presentations.
Individual proposals will be grouped into thematically coherent sessions.
Posters may present ongoing or completed research or development work. The abstract for a poster should follow the same structure as for oral presentations.
Digital posters will be presented during a poster session where authors will be available to discuss their work. The presentation time for each poster is approximately 5–10 minutes. Posters will also be displayed on smart boards throughout the conference.
The purpose of the abstract is to briefly introduce the content and goals of the presentation. The committee will use the abstracts to make selections and plan the conference program.
Some presentations may be featured on the main stage and streamed for remote participants. The committee will select proposals from those who indicate their interest in presenting on the main stage by checking the relevant box when submitting their abstract.