Kristina Edström
Biographic Data
| ID | 6544068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristina Edström |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Edström |
| SIGNATURE | EDSTRÖM K |
| AFFILIATIONS | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8664-6854 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unveiling pathways
Like other parts of Africa, Mozambique’s higher education system is deeply entwined with the nation’s colonial past. Calls for decolonising university rules and processes are heightened due to this impact. Demands for decolonising university procedures are rising worldwide, including in Africa. Although recognised as a university practice, internationalisation is still mostly Eurocentric in African higher education, leaving an opportunity for a d…
Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions in Mozambique
Internationalisation is transforming higher education institutions worldwide. However, the understanding of internationalisation, the rationales presented, the strategies applied and the challenges encountered differ between contexts. One challenge, especially for universities in the Global South, is how to consider internationalisation with a decolonised approach. This study explores internationalisation in two major universities in Mozambique t…
Academic and Professional Values in Engineering Education
The tension between academic and professional aims of engineering education is a remarkably consistent challenge facing engineering educators. Here, some historical roots of this issue are traced through the life and work of Carl Richard Söderberg (1895–1979), who emigrated from Sweden to the US for an illustrious industrial and academic career. While Söderberg was a proponent for a more science-based curriculum, his rationale was related to solv…
From Schottis to Bonnjazz
Pendant le dernier quart du XIX eme siecle, plusieurs danses comme le schottis, le rheinlander et le pas de quatre, etaient pratiquees en ville comme a la campagne en Suede. Les pas de danse variaient mais la musique etait similaire pour chacun de ces genres. Vers les annees 1920, un nouveau style, le bonnjazz ou jazz rustique (pejorativement le jazz des fermiers) etait joue et danse a travers tout le pays, influence par les sonorites et les ryth…
Chants et poesies des sames laponie
Academic and Professional Values in Engineering Education
The tension between academic and professional aims of engineering education is a remarkably consistent challenge facing engineering educators. Here, some historical roots of this issue are traced through the life and work of Carl Richard Söderberg (1895–1979), who emigrated from Sweden to the US for an illustrious industrial and academic career. While Söderberg was a proponent for a more science-based curriculum, his rationale was related to solv…
Chants et poesies des sames laponie
From Schottis to Bonnjazz
Pendant le dernier quart du XIX eme siecle, plusieurs danses comme le schottis, le rheinlander et le pas de quatre, etaient pratiquees en ville comme a la campagne en Suede. Les pas de danse variaient mais la musique etait similaire pour chacun de ces genres. Vers les annees 1920, un nouveau style, le bonnjazz ou jazz rustique (pejorativement le jazz des fermiers) etait joue et danse a travers tout le pays, influence par les sonorites et les ryth…
Academic and Professional Values in Engineering Education
The tension between academic and professional aims of engineering education is a remarkably consistent challenge facing engineering educators. Here, some historical roots of this issue are traced through the life and work of Carl Richard Söderberg (1895–1979), who emigrated from Sweden to the US for an illustrious industrial and academic career. While Söderberg was a proponent for a more science-based curriculum, his rationale was related to solv…
Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions in Mozambique
Internationalisation is transforming higher education institutions worldwide. However, the understanding of internationalisation, the rationales presented, the strategies applied and the challenges encountered differ between contexts. One challenge, especially for universities in the Global South, is how to consider internationalisation with a decolonised approach. This study explores internationalisation in two major universities in Mozambique t…
Unveiling pathways
Like other parts of Africa, Mozambique’s higher education system is deeply entwined with the nation’s colonial past. Calls for decolonising university rules and processes are heightened due to this impact. Demands for decolonising university procedures are rising worldwide, including in Africa. Although recognised as a university practice, internationalisation is still mostly Eurocentric in African higher education, leaving an opportunity for a d…
Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (2 works) · Internationalization (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Business (1 work)