Redefining the Role of Higher Education - The case of Third Mission practices of Icelandic universities

All welcome to an Open seminar at the Faculty of Business Administration, where Verena Karlsdóttir, adjunct, will give a lecture from her doctoral project.

The seminar will be in English and takes place in room M102 at the University of Akureyri and online.

This study revolves around Third Mission (TM) activities in Iceland and the factors that influence the development of such activities within a small economy. In the context of higher education institutions, TM can be seen as a socio-economic mission of a university, which comes after the first mission of teaching and the second mission of research.

The objective of the study is to provide recommendations for universities on how to achieve the TM best practices that will foster the more traditional missions within academia by analysing collaboration patterns and socio-economic engagement. The data derive from a literature review, semi-structured interviews, and a population survey.

All welcome!