The Future of the University: Teaching, Research and Institutional Transformation
June 14-18 / 2027
Subjects and Speakers
Each session is designed to encourage the exchange of knowledge and experiences among participants while inspiring new cross-border lines of research.
The program features distinguished professors with extensive teaching and research experience, whose work has been widely published in their fields. Sessions feature presentations of articles, case studies, and the speakers’ own research, providing participants with insight into both the speakers’ work and current developments in the field.
LEVERAGING AI TO TEACH EFFECTIVELY
Dan Levy Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
LEADING THROUGH REFLECTION: INDIVIDUAL LEARNING
AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Francesca Pursell Senior Lecturer on Education
Faculty Co-Chair, Online Master's in Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF UNIVERSITIES: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
Eric Grimson Chancellor for Academic Advancement at MIT, Professor of Computer Science, and the Bernard M. Gordon Professor of Medical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
THE AI-DUCATION PROBLEM
Eric Mazur Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Department of Physics, Harvard University
THE CHANGING ACADEMIC PROFESSION: FACULTY RECOGNITION
AND INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITIES
James P. Honan Senior Lecturer on Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
ETHICS IN THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
Martin Puchner Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature
Harvard University
HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN: TRANSFORMING UNIVERSITY TEACHING
AND LEARNING
Matthew Kressy Founding Director, MIT Integrated Design & Management (IDM) Master’s Program Founder, Designturn
THE UNIVERSITY IN THE AGE OF AUTHORITARIANISM
Sebastián Royo Professor of Political Science
Clark University
Information is subject to change
Sessions are conducted in English and require active participation of all
attendees. Required readings are also in English.
For more details or questions, write to: iap.symposia@uam.es