Henrik HanssonProfessor

Currently, my teaching primarily focuses on supervising bachelor's and master's theses. My research also encompasses technology-supported supervision. On average, I supervise around 50 master’s and bachelor’s students each year, often in connection with research projects and real-world problems in collaboration with external organizations. These collaborations include:

1. Companies such as Ericsson, PostNord, Vital Signs, Life Academy, banks, gaming companies, amusement parks, and grocery stores.
2. The public sector, including schools, universities, hospitals, municipalities, and agencies such as the Swedish Tax Agency, as well as museums like the National Gallery, Museum of Ethnography, Swedish History Museum, Swedish Army Museum, Maritime Museum, Nordic Museum, Nobel Prize Museum, Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Hallwyl Museum, ABBA: The Museum, and the National Collections of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
3. International partners in countries such as Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Moldova, Romania, Finland, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, South Africa, England, and Peru.

Currently, my research focuses on capacity-building for Ukrainian universities, see the description below about “U-Train: Training to Teach Online in Wartime and After” funded by the Swedish Institute 2023-2024.

Upcoming publications and presentations related to this project:

Loboda, V, Katernyak, I, Hansson, H, Olsson, U, Popova, I, Karunaratne, T. (2024, submitted). Teaching Amidst Turmoil: Challenges for Online Higher Education in Ukraine from the Teachers’ Perspective. The International Journal of Education and Development using ICT.

Hansson, H, Senavirathna, H, Katernyak I, Loboda, V, Olsson, U,  Popova, I,  Karunaratne, T. (2024). The Swedish ICT Capacity-Building Program for Ukrainian University Teachers: Training to Teach Online in Wartime and After – Evaluation and Future Directions. The 7th Annual International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation, November 11-13, 2024. Seville, Spain.

Katernyak, I, Hansson, H. (2024). Transforming Online Education During War and After: Empowering Ukrainian University Teachers Through Project-Based Learning (U-Train). The 30th Annual Global, Cross-Sector Conference and Exhibition on Digital Learning.

We are looking forward to including it on the main conference agenda of the event, on November 28-29 at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin.

Our Conference Committee believes your proposal best suits a LEARNING CAFÉ so it has been accepted under the condition it will take place under this format. A LEARNING CAFÉ is designed for concurrent small group discussions on specialised topics. It happens in a large open room with a round table set-up to facilitate working in small groups as you draw conclusions together.  This participatory format allows for a highly interactive session lasting 90 minutes,

Transforming Online Education in Wartime: Empowering Ukrainian University Teachers through Project-Based Learning

Nov 28, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Learning Café

Ihor Katernyak · Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine)

This Learning Café will explore the challenges of delivering online education during wartime, focusing on empowering Ukrainian university teachers to design and deliver effective online courses. Emphasis will be placed on student well-being, engagement, resilience, and inclusivity amidst the disruptions of war.

Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and Engagement Day. Visby, October 29-31. The Swedish ICT Capacity-Building Program for Ukrainian University Teachers:  Presentation by Ukrainian partners.

We have applied for funding for “Metaverse Integration for Resilient and Inclusive Mental Health Care” with Lviv University, Ukraine and Tallinn University, Estonia.

Another current research area concerns CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the role of sensors/new devices.  

Upcoming presentation: Hansson, H. (2024). Saving lives with a digital device - experiences with an innovative sensor based cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) tool. Online Educa Berlin (OEB). The 30th Annual Global, Cross-Sector Conference and Exhibition on Digital Learning. Cutting-Edge Innovation in Health & Medical Education. Nov 29, 2024 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM

15 completed international R&D projects focused on ICT and education

Project 1:

ICT and Pedagogical Development. Advanced International Training Program (ICT)
Supported by Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency).
My role: Program design, lead lecturer, and mentor for more than 315 change projects across 16 countries:  
Description:
The program's overall objective is to contribute to capacity building and initiate change processes in participants' organizations, with the goal of integrating ICT into educational policies and strategies at all levels of the education system. The program provides knowledge on using ICT as a tool to improve administration, leadership, and pedagogical development, along with concrete methods and tools for designing, planning, and implementing change projects in the educational sector. The focus includes aspects of digital inclusion and gender equality. Participants are expected to act as change agents in their organizations.
Target Group: The program is primarily aimed at decision-makers, planners, teachers, managers, and specialists who are key contributors to strategic reform processes in the educational sector of their countries.
Target regions: Priority is given to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kosovo, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. However, the program is also open to other countries with the potential and ambition to develop ICT in their educational systems.
Modules:

1. Visions for learning: International, national, and regional education policies, with a special focus on ICT's role.
2. Managing change in education: Leadership, processes, and evaluation. This module covers how ICT can influence planning and administration in the education sector, including tools for analyzing the costs of ICT.
3. Interactive learning environments and digital inclusion: This module offers a deeper understanding of new forms of interactivity made possible by ICT.
4. Support and tools for change: This module focuses on applying the knowledge from previous modules to the Change Project, a core element of the program.

Project period: 2012–2017

Meetings were held in Stockholm and Karlstad with all participants, and Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Vadodara in India, Cox´s Bazar in Bangladesh, Kigali in Rwanda, and Kampala in Uganda.

The participants (>350) from the external partners (181) in the capacity-building project Advanced International Training Program ICT and Pedagogical Development 2012-2018 have been an active online community since the end of the Sida-funding, coordinated by Life Academy https://life.se/  The following countries and organisations participated in this project:

Afghanistan

• Embassy of Sweden/Sida in Afghanistan
• Samangan Teacher Training College
• Social Services for Young Women and Children Org.
• Tapash Computer Center

Bangladesh

• Access to Information (a2i) Programme
• Asian University for Women
• Bangladesh Open University
• BISE
• College of Development Alternative (CODA)
• Dhaka College
• Directorate of Primary Education
• Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
• Government Teachers' Training College, Dhaka
• Government Teachers' Training College, Chittagong
• Government Teachers' Training College, Khulna
• Government Teachers' Training College, Pabna
• ICT Division, Government of Bangladesh
• ICT Division, Ministry of Science and Technology
• Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Dhaka
• Jalalabad College
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
• Mofiz Uddin Khan High School
• National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM)
• Prime Minister's Office, Access to Information (a2i) Programme
• Rani Bilash Moni Govt Boys' High School
• School of Education, Bangladesh Open University
• SEQAEP (Secondary Education Quality and Access Programme)
• South Point School and College
• Thana Resource Centre
• TQI-II Project, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
• Viqarunnisa Noon School and College

Bolivia

• Center of Studies and Support for Local Development
• Colectivo Decide
• Construir Foundation
• Fundación ARU
• Red Paz Integracion Y Desarrollo
• SOS Children's Villages
• Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

Cambodia

• Academic Program Office, Paññasastra University
• Battambang Regional Teacher Training Centre
• Cambodian Children's Fund
• Dei Dos High School
• Department of Higher Education
• Department of Information and ASEAN Affairs
• Equitable Cambodia
• Faculty of Education, Royal University of Phnom Penh
• Hun Sen Balaing High School
• Hun Sen Borey 100 Khnang High School
• Hun Sen Chack Angre High School
• Hun Sen Tepnimit Palin High School
• Kampong Cham Regional Teacher Training Center
• Kampong Thom Provincial Teachers' Training College
• Lower Secondary School
• Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoYES)
• National Institute of Education (NIE)
• Obekhaom Secondary School
• Office of Higher Education Policy
• OneWorld UK
• Open Institute
• Pannasastra University of Cambodia
• PUC Faculty of Education
• PUC Testing and Admission Center
• Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)
• Teacher Training College, Siem Reap
• The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
• The Mekong School of English
• The NGO Forum on Cambodia
• VVOB Cambodia, Operational Office (SEAL Program)
• Young Women's Leadership Network

Ethiopia

• Addis Ababa University
• Haramaya University
• iCog Labs
• Mada Walabu University

India

• D.A.V Public School
• Department of Education
• The M.S. University of Baroda

Kosovo

• English Environment
• Encompass Atom
• Global Consulting Company
• High Technical School "Arkitekt Sinani"
• Innovation Centre Kosovo
• International American Academy of Kosovo
• Kosovo Education Center (KEC)
• Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MEST)
• Milenium i Trete, School
• Office of the Prime Minister
• Rahovec Municipality
• SOS Children's Village Kosovo

Liberia

• Grand Bassa Community College
• Liberian Women Empowerment Network
• LISGIS
• Ministry of Education

Rwanda

• Ecole des Sciences de Gisenyi
• Gasabo District
• Green Hills Academy
• HeHe Labs
• Idembe Ltd
• Integrated Polytechnic Regional Center (IPRC)
• Kigali Institute of Science and Technology
• National University of Rwanda
• Rwanda Education Board
• Umutara Polytechnic, Faculty of ICT
• University of Rwanda

Tanzania

• Ardhi University (ARU)
• Dar es Salaam University College of Education
• Dodoma Secondary School
• Institute of Adult Education (IAE)
• Kagera Regional Commissioners' Office, PMO-RALG
• Karani Riziki Publications
• Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
• Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology
• Morogoro Teachers College
• Prime Minister’s Office - Regional Administration (PMO-RALG)
• State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)
• Tanzania Education Authority
• Tanzania Institute of Education
• The Open University of Tanzania
• The University of Dodoma
• TIRDO
• University of Dar es Salaam
• Zanzibar Commercial Secondary School

Uganda

• College of Education & External Studies, Makerere University
• Finrad Limited
• Gayaza High School
• Health Child
• ICT4D Uganda
• International Women's Centre for Empowerment/ICT
• Kabale Bukinda Core Primary Teachers' College
• Kampala Capital City Authority, Makindye Urban Council
• Kampala Parents’ School
• KCCA, Directorate of Education and Social Services
• Kisubi Brothers University
• Kyambogo University
• Makerere University
• Mengo Senior School
• Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES)
• Mirembe College School
• Namilyango Junior Boys School
• Namirembe Primary School
• National Assessment of Progress in Education
• National Curriculum Development Centre
• SCCF
• School of Distance and Lifelong Learning, Makerere University
• Simoni Core Primary Teachers' College
• Star Secondary School
• Technology Integrators Ltd
• Uganda Christian University
• Uganda Martyrs University
• Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU)
• UMUNC, Mbarara
• UMUNC, Uganda Martyrs University Nyamitanga

Uruguay

• ORT University, Montevideo
• Plan Ceibal - Ceibal Center

Vietnam

• Center for Research, Counseling, and Empowerment
• Ngo Quyen Junior High School, Hanoi

Zimbabwe

• Africa University
• Bindura Residents Association
• Bindura S.A. Primary School
• Ministry of ICT, Postal, and Courier Services (PCS)
• Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender & Community Development
• Movement for Democratic Change
• National University of Science and Technology
• Savanna Trust
• Transformative Gender Institute
• University of Zimbabwe

Project 2:

ICT capacity building for higher education: University of Rwanda
My role: Responsible for the sub-program Instructional Design (IT and education); involved in education, curriculum development, supervising a PhD student from Rwanda, and training technicians and teachers. Training was conducted on-site in Rwanda, in Sweden, and through distance learning over five years.

Project period: 2013–2018, Sida-project

Project 3: e-skillsmatch

A project aimed at matching skills and education with jobs in Europe.

My role: Development and evaluation.

EU-project

Project 4: DiasporaLink. Education of transnational diaspora entrepreneurs

Research, education, and studies on entrepreneurship for immigrants.
My role: Research and development with a focus on how IT can support immigrant entrepreneurship.

Project period: 2015–2018. EU-project.

Project 5: We.learn.it

An EU-project developing innovative learning resources for European schools: "European Schools Enhancing Creativity, Exploration, and Science."
Partners: Aalto University (Finland), European Learning Industry Group (Austria), Club of Rome European Support Center (Austria), INTEL (Ireland), MENON (Belgium), OECD (France), Institute of Education - University of London (UK), and the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization (UK).
My role: Responsible for developing educational learning expeditions, evaluation, and development.

Project period: 2012–2014. EU-project.

Project 6: MyUniversity

This project focused on e-supported decision-making in higher education.
Coordinator: GFI Benelux Offices.
Participants: Thirteen universities from Spain, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Lithuania, including the University of Vilnius (Lithuania), University of León (Spain), Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain), and others.
My role: Development and evaluation.

Project period: 2010–2013. EU-project.

Project 7: Rural Wings

This EU project aimed to leverage European satellite technology to bring learning opportunities to digitally marginalized groups (beyond Internet coverage).
Partners: ICCS, ASTRIUM, AVANTI, EUTELSAT, INSEAD, Stockholm University, and others.
My role: Development, implementation in Sweden, evaluation, and responsibility for the global needs analysis.

Project period: 2005 - 2009. EU-project.

Project 8: e-WATCH

This project monitored developments in e-learning across Europe: "eWATCH: Monitoring Innovation and Change in eLearning."
Partners: The European Schoolnet, MENON Network, and European Experts' Network for Educational Technology (EENet).
My role: Analysis of the educational policies related to e-learning in all EU countries.

EU-project.

Project 9: Schoolforesight

The SCHOOL-FORESIGHT Project aims to realize different visions for the "intelligent school of tomorrow," particularly for school students.
Coordinator: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY SERVICES S.A. (Greece).
Partners: ALFA-OMEGA Communications Ltd (Estonia), University of Sofia (Bulgaria), and others.
My role: Evaluation and member of the European expert panel that selected the best examples in a competition.

EU-project.

Projects 10-11: Medics on the Move I and II

An advanced language support tool for healthcare personnel who do not speak the local language.
Partners: University of Antwerp (Belgium), Västra Götalandsregionen (Sweden), and others.
Project periods: 2006–2008 (MoM I) and 2009–2011 (MoM II)
My role: Development of the project's communication design.

EU-project.

Project 12: FLUENT

This EU project was a precursor to Medics on the Move, using CD technology (MoM used the Internet) and focusing on learning European languages.
Partners: University of Antwerp (Belgium), NTU (Norway), University Fernando Pessoa (Portugal), and others.
My role: Development, evaluation, and implementation in Sweden.

Project period: 2001–2004. EU-project.

Project 13: FILTER

A three-year European project investigating the cultural and economic filtering of online content.
Coordinator: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Partners: Ministry of Education (Belgium), Stockholm University (Sweden), and others.
My role: Analysis and coordination for Sweden.

EU-project.

Project 14: Visionkeepers, UNISA

As part of UNISA's research program Visionkeepers, I collaborated with guest researchers from South Africa’s largest distance university.
My role: Coordinator and researcher.

UNISA-project

Project 15: IADB (Inter-American Development Bank)

Methodological development - study to evaluate the One Laptop per Child initiative, with fieldwork in Uruguay.
Partners: Örebro University, Umeå University
My role: Method development.

IADB-project