04 Nov 2025
As higher education institutions aim to demonstrate their societal relevance, this webinar series explores the link between the third mission - societal engagement - and quality assurance frameworks. We will look at how HEIs integrate societal engagement into their educational, research, and innovation activities, supported by documented procedures for planning, delivery, and improvement. The series will also examine how QA systems address and foster the societal impact of higher education. Featuring both Icelandic and international speakers, the series offers opportunities for peer learning and sharing experiences from Iceland and abroad in embedding societal engagement within higher education quality systems.
Webinar 1 - 21 November 2025, 10 am (GMT+0)
The third mission in Icelandic higher education
Speaker: Verena Karlsdóttir, Assistant Professor, University of Akureyri
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Webinar 2 - 12 December 2025, 10 am (GMT+0)
Examples of practice from Icelandic universities
Speakers: Halldór Jónsson, Director of the Division of Science and Innovation, University of Iceland and Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, Professor, University of Akureyri
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Webinar 3 - 16 January 2026, 10 am (GMT+0)
Regional Engagement
Speaker: Vaidotas Viliūnas, Independent consultant in Higher Education and member of the Senate of Kazimieras Simonavicius University, former Rector of Marijampole College and Policy and Project Officer at EURASHE
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Webinar 4 - 30 January 2026, 10 am (GMT+0)
Societal engagement and QA in Higher Education
Speaker: Ellen Hazelkorn, Professor emerita, Technological University Dublin, and higher education policy consultant
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Webinar 5 - 13 February 2026, 10 am (GMT+0)
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Speaker: Þór Hauksson, Director of Strategy and Quality, University of Iceland
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