Spring 2024

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (campus)

Provides a platform for academic development with a specific focus on the challenges and possibilities facing university teachers of today. The course aims at supporting the professional development of teachers from all disciplinary areas at Stockholm University and requires no previous teaching experience

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (campus). Course start 27 Jan

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (online)

Provides a platform for academic development with a specific focus on the challenges and possibilities facing university teachers of today. The course aims at supporting the professional development of teachers from all disciplinary areas at Stockholm University and requires no previous teaching experience

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (online). Course start 3 Apr

Autumn 2024

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (campus)

Provides a platform for academic development with a specific focus on the challenges and possibilities facing university teachers of today. The course aims at supporting the professional development of teachers from all disciplinary areas at Stockholm University and requires no previous teaching experience.

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (campus). Course start ht24

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (online)

Provides a platform for academic development with a specific focus on the challenges and possibilities facing university teachers of today. The course aims at supporting the professional development of teachers from all disciplinary areas at Stockholm University and requires no previous teaching experience.

Professional development course 1 Teaching and learning (online). Course start ht24

Spring 2024

Professional development course 2 Bas 4,5 ECTS

A more flexible version of the Professional Development course 2 (equivalent to 7,5 credits). The UL2 Bas module is designed to be combined with another in-depth course in higher education teaching and learning. Aimed for teachers with previous formal training in teaching and learning (Professional development course 1 or equivalent).

Professional development course 2 Bas. Course start 22 Feb

Autumn 2024

Professional development course 2 Science academic area

The course is aimed for teachers within the Faculty of Science with previous formal training in teaching and learning (Professional development course 1 or equivalent).

Professional development course 2 Science academic area. Course start autumn 24

Professional development course 2 Human science academic area

The course is aimed for teachers within the humanities and social sciences with previous formal training in teaching and learning (Professional development course 1 or equivalent).

Professional development course 2 Human science academic area. Course start autumn 24

Professional development course 2 Bas 4,5 ECTS

A more flexible version of the Professional Development course 2 (equivalent to 7,5 credits). The UL2 Bas module is designed to be combined with another in-depth course in higher education teaching and learning. Aimed for teachers with previous formal training in teaching and learning (Professional development course 1 or equivalent).

Professional development course 2 Bas. Course start autumn 24

Spring 2024

Science education and gender

Learn how gender intersects with science practices and the teaching and learning of science. Teachers from all disciplinary areas are welcome.

Science education and gender. Course start 12 Feb

Moving feedback forward

Learn more about formative assessment and feedback processes and how to design new theory and evidence informed practices.

Moving fedback forward. Course start 4 Mar

Autumn 2024

Inclusive teaching in higher education

How to ensure your teaching provides opportunities for all your students, whatever their circumstances, to enjoy the fullest possible learning experience.

Inclusive teaching in higher education. Course start autumn 2024

Digital competencies in teaching

How do you use digital technology in teaching to increase your students' learning and motivation? This in-depth course on digital solutions that support learning in higher education will help you answer this question.

Digital competencies in teaching. Course start autumn 2024

We also offer a number of web-based self-study courses. These courses do not provide equivalent higher education credits or pedagogical qualifications, but are available as practical support in your professional practice for those who work as university teachers or with education at Stockholm University.

Introduction to Inspera — mandatory self-study course for Inspera users

A new mandatory self-study course for university teachers, administrators and exam proctors whom will use the university's new digital examination system Inspera. The course will guide you through the system and help you understand the basic functions you will need when using Inspera

Introduction to Inspera, read more and access the course on Athena

Open Networked Learning (ONL) is an open online course aimed at teachers, educational developers, learning technologists and course designers in Higher Education, who want to develop teaching using digital tools and learning environments. Stockholm University is no longer a collaborating institution in the ONL project, however, there is still the opportunity to participate in the ONL course as an open or independent learner.

Learn more about the course on the ONL webbpage

PhD student

Introduction to Teaching (equivalent to 3 credits) is a course for doctoral students that serves as an introduction to teaching at Stockholm University. It is a shorter course aimed at those who want practical tools before they start teaching. One course is offered with a focus on the Natural sciences, one specifically for PhD students from the Chemistry section and a third is aimed at PhD students from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Law sections.

If you intend to pursue a career in academia, we recommend that you take our basic course in higher education pedagogy, UL1 (equivalent to 7.5 credits). It is given in several rounds each semester, both in Swedish and in English. The course is aimed at all teachers at the university and offers a pedagogical platform for professional dialogue and reflection on the conditions and possibilities of the university teacher's role in relation to teaching and learning. The pedagogical theory and level are the same in all UL1 courses, but the structure, working methods and content emphases differ slightly. The course does not presuppose previous teaching experience or higher education pedagogical training.

Lecturer

If you are new as a lecturer or if you have recently been employed as a lecturer and do not have any previous higher education teaching qualifications, start by taking UL1 course, see above.

You then build on your teaching credentials with an UL2 course, specialising in your field. You choose the focus of the UL2 course based on your subject area, faculty, or on your desired area of specialisation. We encourage you to contact your director of studies or your pedagogical contact person at your department to discuss whether there is any particular area that you find important and interesting, and that the department would like to know more about. By linking the UL2 course work to the department's pedagogical development work, there is a better chance that what you do will actually contribute to development, that pedagogical issues will be given greater prominence at the university, and that it can contribute to a better knowledge locally at the department of the conditions and prerequisites for the programs offered there.

Previous higher education pedagogy courses at UPC (UP1 and UP2)

If you belong to the humanities field and have previously taken UP1 (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits and given at Stockholm University until spring term 2015), you can continue by taking UL2 (equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits) with a specialisation in your field. The 4.5 ECTS credit gap that arises to reach 15 ECTS in total can be filled with one of our shorter courses. You can also build up your credits by attending our workshops (3 workshops + writing assignment equals 1.5 ECTS). You are welcome to contact us for guidance.

If you have taken both UP1 (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits) and UP2 (equivalent to 4.5 ECTS credits), you should normally add on courses up to 15 ECTS credits. The recommendation is to take UL2 (equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits) towards your subject area. If you are not sure what applies to you, you can contact the administrator of the teacher proposal committee at your faculty or section.

Higher education teaching courses at another higher education institution

If you have taken 15 ECTS credits of higher education pedagogy at another university and are starting as a lecturer at Stockholm University, you are not required to take any additional higher education pedagogy courses and you can credit the courses. However, if the faculty specified anything you need to do in your appointment, you should check with your faculty.

Doctoral supervisor

Our doctoral supervisor courses are aimed at those who have supervisory experience on PhD level or ongoing supervisory assignments. You will be given the tools and space to reflect on your supervision together with colleagues from different disciplines. Your own experience of supervising doctoral students, together with the course literature, forms the basis for discussions and reflections in the various parts of the course.

Build on your teaching credentials - academic teachership

For you who want to develop your teaching and go deeper into a teaching topic of interest, we offer a number of short in-depth courses.

If you are planning to start or perhaps already running a pedagogical development project, the UL3 course can support you in your work. If you have a pedagogical development project where you work together in a teaching team, we encourage you to attend together.

You can also take the self-study course, Documenting an Educational Development Project. You will be assigned a mentor and have the opportunity to learn more about research-based teaching development and how to work with an academic teaching team.

We also aim to provide a variety of workshops and courses in addition to our core offerings, offering in-depth learning and development in different areas of academic teaching. You can read more about these under courses and workshops.

Higher education teaching qualifications required for employment or promotion at SU

The rules and criteria for the assessment of teaching qualifications to be taken into account for employment and promotion at SU are:

National rules, Higher Education Ordinance (HF) chapter 4

Local rules, Stockholm University Employment Regulations (AOSU)

In addition to the above-mentioned rules, there may be area-specific rules regarding teaching skills that are decided by the respective area or faculty committee at SU.

According to Chapter 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance (HF), the assessment of teaching skills must be given the same attention as the assessment of scientific skills or any other professional skills that are relevant to the subject matter of the position and the tasks to be included in the position.

General requirements according to AOSU

In the case of employment as an assistant lecturer: no formal requirement of training in teaching and learning in higher education.

• For assistant lecturers, senior lecturers and professors: applicants who do not have at least 15 ECTS credits of training in teaching and learning in higher education and who are not deemed to have acquired equivalent knowledge by other means must undergo such training during the first two years of employment.
•  Requirements for promotion from assistant lecturer to senior lecturer: at least the equivalent of 7,5 ECTS credits of training in teaching and learning in higher education
• Requirements for promotion from senior lecturer to professor: equivalent to 15 ECTS credits of training in teaching and learning in higher education.

Appointment of Associate Professor

Associate professor is a title indicating achieved competence and is not a position. Research merit is the most important factor for appointment to a professorship. However, the applicant must also have demonstrated such teaching skills as may be required of a university teacher.

Research supervision training

A full academic career normally requires equivalent to 15 ECTS credits of training in higher education teaching and learning plus the completion of a research supervision course (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).

For specific information regarding employment or promotion contact the Faculty Offices

CeUL does not carry out any comparative assessment of higher education teaching qualifications. For questions about requirements for higher education teaching qualifications for employment or promotion contact your faculty office.

Faculty of Science: Guidelines for employment and recruitment at the Faculty of Science

Faculty of Social Sciences: Guidelines for employment and recruitment at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty of Law: Guidelines for employment and recruitment at the Faculty of Law (In Swedish)

Faculty of Humanities: Guidelines for employment and recruitment at the Faculty of Humanities

The Association of Swedish Higher Education (SUHF) has developed seven overarching objectives for qualifying higher education higher education teacher training. All basic, intermediate and in-depth courses offered at the Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching link to these seven goals.

Read more about how courses at CeUL link SUHF's objectives

Course cost

For employees of Stockholm University, and associates, the courses are free of charge. However, registration is binding and in case of late withdrawal a fee will be invoiced to the department where you are employed.

Registration and registration conditions

Registration for the courses is done via a form on the web under each course presentation, registration opens on 15 October and 15 April for courses given in the following semester. For some courses, registration closes after an application period, after which the selection is made. Under each course presentation on the web, you will find information about the deadline for registration, if available. When a course is fully booked, it is usually possible to sign up for the waiting list.

Once you have registered for a course, you will receive an admission notification well before the course starts. We aim to notify you within three weeks of registration, at which point you will receive an automatic email with a link to confirm your place. Alternatively, you will be informed if you have not been allocated a place on a course, or are on a waiting list.

If you need to cancel your seat, you can do so free of charge up to two weeks before the start of the course. If you cancel later than 2 weeks before the start of the course, the department where you are employed will be charged 2000 SEK. Please note that registration for the Research Supervisor Course is binding once you have accepted your place. The fee is 2500 SEK in case of cancellation after you have confirmed your place.

Course certificate and credits

Attendance at course meetings is compulsory. Participants who have completed the course and met all course requirements will receive a digital certificate indicating the course content and scope.

Our courses are not reported in Ladok. If you are a doctoral student and wish to transfer credits to your degree program, please consult with your department's course coordinators. It is up to each department to decide whether you can have the course credited in Ladok. The reporting in Ladok is done at the department.

If you are not employed at Stockholm University

Subject to availability and for a fee, we accept applicants from other universities. Please note that you need to be employed at another university for us to be able to accept you. For external participants, the courses cost 3500 SEK (excl. VAT) /1.5 credit (UL1= 17 500 SEK excl. VAT). The price for the Research Supervisor course is 12 500 SEK (excl. VAT). The bill can only be sent to your university/department.

As an external participant, you can either register directly via the form on the web under the respective course presentation, you are then placed on a waiting list. A couple of weeks before the course start we will contact you if there is a seat on the course.

Another way is for your Department/your head of studies to contact us at CeUL and arrange one or more course seats on behalf of your Department. This is possible subject to availability and needs to be done well in advance of the next semester.