News 2023
10 Years of Professorship of Higher Education
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The Professorship of Higher Education celebrated its 10th anniversary with international guests from the academic community and looked back on a decade of impressive achievements.
The journey of the professorship began in October 2013, when Prof. Dr. Liudvika Leišytė was appointed to TU Dortmund University. Previously, she studied and worked at universities in Lithuania, Norway, the Netherlands and the USA. This international background is also reflected in the special focus of the professorship. Academic exchange and cooperation with scholars from all over the world are central elements in research, teaching and policy work at the professorship.
With her guests from Germany and abroad, Prof. Leišytė looked back at the past decade at her anniversary celebration on 17 October 2023: "As I reflect on our journey, it is overwhelming to see the success we have been able to achieve over the past 10 years. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of my team and the support of the academic community as well as the leadership of TU Dortmund, Center for Higher Education and the Department of Business and Economics. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to each you who has been a part of this incredible journey".
As guest speakers and long-standing colleagues, Prof. Uwe Wilkesmann (Director of the Center for Higher Education) and Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Teichler (founding director of the International Center for Higher Education Research, Kassel) warmly congratulated Prof. Leišytė on the 10th anniversary of the professorship.
Prof. Liudvika Leišytė is now looking forward to another decade of impactful research, stimulating teaching, and international collaborations in higher education at TU Dortmund University!