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CDI building on the campus of TU Dortmund University © A. Krelaus​/​TU Dortmund

Internationalization, Diversity, and Institutional Autonomy

Porträtfoto von Prof. Dr. Liudvika Leišytė. Im Hintergrund Poster des DGS-Kongresses © Mara Hüwel
Prof. Leišytė discussed HE transformation in the Dutch higher education system at the 2026 DGS Congress.
Contribution to the 43rd Congress of the German Sociological Association (DGS – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie), held at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz from 28 September to 2 October 2026.

In a time shaped by climate change, demographic change, and the growing use of AI, the congress explored possible, desirable, and feared futures of society and brought together researchers from across the field.

Prof. Liudvika Leišytė contributed to these discussions with her paper “Internationalisation, Diversity, and Institutional Autonomy in Dutch Higher Education”. The study examined how internationalization and diversity in Dutch higher education were shaped by political and institutional developments between 2022 and 2026. It highlighted the role of institutional autonomy in responding to political pressures, as well as the contributions of university leaders and academic grassroots initiatives.

The presentation was a part of the ad hoc group AdH24: Diversität und Internationalisierung an Hochschulen: Kopplungen, Spannungen, Gegenbewegungen, organized by Dr. Daniel Schumann and Prof. Dr. Kathrin Zippel.

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