In 2024, the vice-chancellor decided to decentralise commissioned education by outsourcing the main responsibility for this to the faculties, and thus discontinuing the division Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE). The Faculty of Social Sciences has now hired Emma to set up a support function for commissioned education at the Faculty. Emma has previously worked at LUCE as a project manager and to some extent in business development.
In the spring, the forms for the work will be set and initial meetings with the heads of departments, directors of studies and possible collaboration coordinators have been scheduled.
"These initial conversations will form an important basis for my further work with commissioned education at the Faculty. I want to listen to the specific needs of the departments, and the challenges and conditions for running commissioned education," says Emma.
A coordinating university-wide node for commissioned education is also currently being established at the Division for Student Affairs. The node offers system and structural support and is the convener of the LU network for contract education that has been established and in which Emma is included. Commissioned education, as far as possible, should be handled in the same way as regular education in terms of study administration. The forms for this will be developed in 2025.
The faculty wants to work to increase the proportion of commissioned education in the longer term, as this is a way to strengthen the impact of research and contribute to societal development. The main focus is to offer high-quality commissioned education to external actors where there is an opportunity to build long-term relationships.
If you have thoughts or ideas about contract training, you are welcome to contact Emma directly.
