Our Members

The division for educational development (AHU), is an academic development unit commissioned to contribute to the development of education on all levels. We collaborate with the faculties and other educational development units within the university in offering courses on higher education pedagogy and supporting teachers. Research regarding development of higher education pedagogy is conducted at the unit. AHU also is specially commissioned to support the development of e-learning at the university and has responsibility for managing and supporting some systems for e-learning, including learning management systems, video platforms, and e-meeting tools. Drop-in online workshops held regularly help the university’s teaching staff with the use of these platforms and tools. AHU also houses a video studio for the filming, editing, and production of educational videos. Similar video studios are found at some other faculties at Lund university, too.

Laurea University of Applied Sciences operates in Uusimaa region, Finland at six different campuses. There are about 9,900 students, 660 staff members and 34,700 alumni in our community. Laurea offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in both English and Finnish. In 2024, Laurea provided degrees in the following fields: Business Information Technology and Developing Services, Business Information Technology and Cyber Security, Business Management, Safety, Security, and Risk Management, Nursing, Social Services, Hospitality Management and Service Design, Service Innovation and Design, Global Health and Crisis Management, and Leading Transformational Change. Laurea engages in research, development, and innovation across several areas, including entrepreneurship, pedagogy and co-creation, as well as digitalisation and information management in society. In 2024, the research programmes focused on coherent security, sustainable and versatile social and health care, and the service business and circular economy.

The Learning and Teaching Spaces Managers Group was created to provide Higher Education AV, Media and IT managers with a forum to share knowledge and ideas through a private mailing list. As well as an active mailing list our key focus is our annual conference in November, which provides members with the opportunity to network and exchange ideas.

We believe that moving image and sound play a crucial role in education and research. By incorporating these dynamic elements alongside the written word, our members can enhance comprehension, cater to diverse learning styles, and engage attention. Through audiovisual means, we can effectively convey emotions, demonstrate practical skills, and provide valuable context to the subject matter.

LLInC is a major partner in the educational network of Leiden University. We coordinate innovation initiatives across the University, provide consultation, coaching and training for teachers and faculties, and advise at a central level. We focus on people and context. We develop learning experiences, applications, technologies, and methodologies, focused always on understanding, exploring and impacting root issues. Our expertise fosters collaboration within Leiden University and between (inter)national academic institutions, societal actors and the private & public sector. Our work is focused within our four themes: Digital Solutions for Education & Research, Learning Experiences, Lifelong Learning and Data & AI for Social Impact. These themes are areas of research, action, and opportunity. Our focus areas within each theme evolve and change over time as we identify new trends or implement and scale our innovations. Our goal is always to transfer our innovations into education and society. LLInC also runs the XR ERA community which aims to stimulate the sharing of XR knowledge and applications to enhance education and research in academia. The Media & Learning association is a partner of XR ERA.

Lie Detectors is an independent, award-winning media literacy organisation based in Europe, dedicated to addressing the harmful effects of online disinformation and polarisation on democracy. Focused on empowering young people and educators, its mission is to help individuals resist disinformation and polarisation while fostering a deeper understanding of ethical journalism. The organisation’s activities include workshops for journalists, children, educators, school managers and educational decision-makers, and the provision of educational resources such as worksheets and classroom materials. These efforts aim to raise awareness about the risks and benefits of digital media and equip students and educators with the tools necessary to critically engage with information content. Through interactive training sessions led by trained journalists and media experts, participants learn essential skills for fact-checking, understanding news media, making informed decisions, and resisting peer pressure when forming their worldviews. Lie Detectors’ training approach, created by founder and Executive Director Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, includes a high focus on trust indicators, transparency and honesty that are based on evolving research in the area of cognitive psychology. With a network of 500 professional media experts across Europe, Lie Detectors reaches more than 25,000 students and more than 800 teachers annually, impacting more than 1300 classrooms. The organisation delivers training in five languages, working with children aged 10-15, as well as teachers and teacher-trainers. As a “Supportive Partner of eTwinning,” Lie Detectors also offers online and in-person training for educators beyond Europe. Its work in education has earned several prestigious awards, including a 2018 Digital Skills Award for its work in education. Beyond education, Lie Detectors plays an active role in policy development related to education and digital rights, working to build long-term resilience against disinformation and to advocate for the inclusion of news and information literacy in educational curricula across Europe. The organisation was a member of the 2018 High-Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation, of the 2022 Steering Committee on Structural Indicators of the Code of Practice, co-authored the EU’s Guidelines on Tackling Disinformation and Promoting Digital Literacy through Education and Training (DG EAC and DG CNCT), and it’s part of the Expert Group updating the EU’s Guidelines on Digital Literacy. Independent of any commercial or political funding, Lie Detectors remains committed to providing unbiased, high-quality educational activity. Its unique position at the intersection of journalism, education, and media literacy enables it to create lasting impact through its vast network of journalists, educators, and students, making it a key player in the fight against disinformation in Europe.

Our mission is to inform and inspire better management in practice by challenging and extending the understanding of people, teams, organisations and markets, and the economic, psychological, social, political and technological contexts in which they operate worldwide. From our setting in a world-class social science institution at the heart of a leading global city, we achieve our mission by producing original and robust research insights, and delivering high-quality, evidence-based education. We are proud to be part of LSE, an institution that ranks #5 in the world for social sciences and management (QS World University Rankings 2023) and #2 in the UK by percentage of overall four and three star in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). We engage with people and organisations worldwide, across the private, public, and third sectors, who are motivated to improve the world through better understanding and practice of management.

INSPIRING THE OUTSTANDING KU Leuven is one of the world’s great universities, home to leading researchers who have made us Reuters’ highest-ranked European university for innovation. This achievement builds on a 600-year tradition of academic excellence and ethical integrity that serves as the backbone for everything we do. As a comprehensive university, we offer a wide selection of academic programmes, all of which are in the top 100 of the world rankings for their respective fields, half of which are in the top 50. More than 140 different nationalities are represented amongst our 10,000+ international students, with more than 20 international student organisations on campus and a dedicated international student centre, Pangaea. The city of Leuven is a only a stone’s throw from the Brussels, the capital of Europe and home to a wide array of leaders in government and industry. Strong governmental support for higher education allows us to pair our world-class degrees with affordable tuition rates, offering students the best possible value.

The Korea Press Foundation is a public institution under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea. Its mission is to improve the quality of journalism and to promote media literacy among citizens. The Media Education Team leads nationwide efforts to support media literacy in schools by developing educational content and curricula, training school teachers and professional instructors, and conducting related research. The team also operates public campaigns, national contests, and civic engagement programmes aimed at enhancing media literacy across all age groups. Through these diverse initiatives, the Foundation is committed to building a sustainable and inclusive media education environment from a public-interest perspective.