Centre for Educational Development
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The Centre for Educational Development (UPL) has the overall task of promoting pedagogical development and research in higher education at Umeå university. Through a wide range of courses, workshops and seminars for professional development in higher education we give all teachers at the university an opportunity to continuously develop their pedagogical skills.
You can find the upcoming courses in the course portal. The applications for the autumn courses open 15 Februa...
Here are our workshops and seminars regarding, for example, e-learning and your pedagogical portfolio. You can...
UPL offers teachers a number of different seminars and seminar series.
Our vision is to support and inspire professional and strategic pedagogical development.
UPL offers support for both staff and students in the e-learning systems at Umeå university.
UPL is initiating the AI for Learning initiative with the aim of establishing, over a three year period, a sha...
Read and reflect together through a new reading circle and a literature seminar.
The programme is part of a three year EU funded project.
Teachers were recognised for their competence: 18 as Recognised Teachers and 7 as Distinguished Teachers.
On 1 July, Åse Tieva will take up the position of Director of the Centre for Educational Development.
During the 2025–2026 academic year, UPL offered a workshop series on course and programme design.
To help ensure that teaching and examination can continue, UPL is ready to support teachers with questions.
35 teachers have been appointed within Umeå University’s model for the recognition of teaching qualifications