The Future of Higher Education

Articles

Király, G. – Géring, Zs. – Tamássy, R. (2023) Future and agency frames: how business schools construct the term future and what they claim to do about it? Journal of Futures Studies (in press)

Géring Z. – Tamássy R. – Király G. – Rakovics M. (2023) The portrayal of the future as legitimacy construction. Discursive strategies in highly ranked business schools’ external communication. Higher Education, 85(4), 775-793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00865-1

Csillag S. – Király G. – Rakovics M. – Géring Z. (2022) Agents for sustainable futures? The (unfulfilled) promise of sustainability at leading business schools. Futures144(103044) 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2022.103044

Fűzi, B. –  Géring, Z. – Szendrei-Pál, E. (2022). Changing expectations related to digitalisation and socialisation in higher education. Horizon scanning of pre- and post-COVID-19 discourses. Educational Review, 74(3), 484-516. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2023101

Fehér K. – Géring Z. – Király G. (2022) Promoting the future of innovative higher education through thousands of master’s programmes. STEM, interdisciplinary and business studies in a changing labour market. Society and Economy, 44(1), 46-64, https://doi.org/10.1556/204.2021.00019

Géring, Z. – Királ,y G. (2021) Having Nothing But Questions? The Social Discourse on Higher Education Institutions’ Legitimation Crisis. Journal of Future Studies 25(4), 57-70. https://jfsdigital.org/11953-2/

Király, G. – Géring, Z. (2019). Editorial: Introduction to ‘Futures of Higher Education’ special issue. FUTURES 111 (3), pp. 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2019.03.004

Scenario Report

Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Miskolczi, P. – Tamássy, R. – Fűzi, B. – Szendrei-Pál, E. (2022) Scenarios for the future of higher education. Report. Future of Higher Education Research Centre, Budapest Business School, Budapest DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34975.02727 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360642436_SCENARIOS_FOR_THE_FUTURE_OF_HIGHER_EDUCATION_2022

Horizon Scanning Series

Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Tamássy, R. – Miskolczi, P. – Fűzi, B. – Szendrei-Pál, E. (2020). Decline or renewal of higher education? Threats and possibilities amidst a global epidemic situation. Horizon Scanning Report Series, Future of Higher Education Research Centre, Budapest Business School, Budapest https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340685355_DECLINE_OR_RENEWAL_OF_HIGHER_EDUCATION_Threats_and_possibilities_amidst_a_global_epidemic_situation_2020

Király, G. – Géring, T. (2020). Changes in teaching and learning – the transformation of knowledge transfer. Horizon Scanning Report Series, Volume I. Future of Higher Education Research Centre, Budapest Business School, Budapest https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340685448_CHANGES_IN_TEACHING_AND_LEARNING_-THE_TRANSFORMATION_OF_KNOWLEDGE_TRANSFER_Decline_or_renewal_of_higher_education_Threats_and_possibilities_amidst_a_global_epidemic_situation_Horizon_Scanning_Report_S

Géring, Z. – Király, G. (2020). Changes in teaching and learning – the challenges of flexible learning. Horizon Scanning Report Series, Volume II. Future of Higher Education Research Centre, Budapest Business School, Budapest https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341179378_CHANGES_IN_TEACHING_AND_LEARNING_-THE_CHALLENGES_OF_FLEXIBLE_LEARNING_Decline_or_renewal_of_higher_education_Threats_and_possibilities_amidst_a_global_epidemic_situation_Horizon_Scanning_Report_Series

Miskolczi, P. – Tamássy, R. (2020). Changes in the certification of knowledge. Horizon Scanning Report Series, Volume III. Future of Higher Education Research Centre, Budapest Business School, Budapest
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341642327_CHANGES_IN_THE_CERTIFICATION_OF_KNOWLEDGE_Decline_or_renewal_of_higher_education_Threats_and_possibilities_amidst_a_global_epidemic_situation_Horizon_Scanning_Report_Series_VOLUME_3

Conference sessions organised by us

Király, G – Géring. Z. (2021) Digitalisation of higher education: Revolutionising education or the digitalisation of traditional solutions? STS Conference, Graz, 2021. May 3-5

Géring, Z. – Király, G. (2018). Roles and Responsibility of the University in Shaping Future Societies – Regular Session.  XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, Canada, Július 15-22.

Király, G. – Géring, Z. (2016). Future of Higher Education – Regular Session. 3d ISA Forum of Sociology: The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World. July 10-14. 2016, Vienna,  Austria

Conference papers

Szendrei-Pál, E. – Király, G. – Rakovics, M. (2021) Do top business schools claim to equip students with the skill of tomorrow? UIIN Conference, Online 2021.06.14-16. ISBN 9789-491-901-539, pp. 1-13.

Fűzi, B. (2019). Should we and can we motivate university students? – the analysis of the interpretation of the role and the teaching methods of university teachers. In: ‘Cermakova, Klara’; ‘Rotschedl, Jiri, Proceedings of the 7th Teaching & Education ConferenceLondon, Prága, Csehország: International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES), pp. 36-57.

Conference presentations

Tamássy, R. – Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Plugor, R. – Rakovics, M. [2022] The role and agency of students and higher education institutions in highly ranked business school discourses. CADAAD (Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines) Conference, 2022, July 6-8.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZoiuU6-4Ug&t=1s&ab_channel=CADAAD

Király, G. – Géring, Z. (2022) Action learning as a potential tool for organisational change in higher education. STS Conference, Graz, May 2-4.

Tamássy, R. – Rakovics, M. – Géring, Z. – Király, G. (2021) Uncovering the discursive construction of students in higher education. ISA RC33 on Logic and Methodology conference, Online, 2021. Sept 9.

Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Tamássy, R. – Rakovics, M. (2021) Agency in the future-related discourse of business schools. ESA Conference, Online, 2021. Aug. 31 – Sept. 3.

Király, G. – Géring, Z. (2021) The purpose(s) of learning and the digitalisation of higher education. STS Conference, Graz, 2021. May 3-5.

Csillag, S. (2019). The future of executive education. 3rd Danube Conference for Higher Education Management – ‘Trends in Executive Education’, 7-8 November, 2019, Ulm

Király, G. – Géring, Z. (2018). (Un)Bundling forces of HE and possible answers: new experimental models. 2nd Danube Conference for Higher Education Management – In search for excellence in higher education, 22-23 November, 2018 Budapest

Király, G. – Géring, Z. (2018). Theoretical Visions: How Social Theories Can Inform the Elaboration of Future Visions and Scenarios. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, Canada, Július 15-22.

Géring, Z. – Lovas, Y. – Kovács, K. – Terecskei, V. (2017). Social roles of Hungarian higher education institutions as communicated in their mission statements. 3rd Conference of Central European Higher Education Cooperation (CEHEC), Budapest, Hungary, 2017. április 24-25.

 

Backcasting Project: Business Higher Education in 2050

Book chapters

Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Köves, A. – Csillag, S. – Gáspár, T. (2017). Participatory methods in futures studies: A vision-construction process about the future of higher education. SAGE Research Methods Cases. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473997226

Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Csillag, S. – Köves, A. – Gáspár, T.(2016). Constructing Future Visions about Higher Education with Participatory Methods. In Jeroen Huisman; Malcolm Tight (szerk.) Theory and Method in Higher Education Research. Volume 2. (pp. 95-114) Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

Articles

Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Csillag, S. – Kovács, G. – Köves, A. – Gáspár, T. (2018). Vision(s) of the University. Applying Participatory Backcasting to Study the Future of Higher Education. JOURNAL OF FUTURE STUDIES 22(4) pp. 61-82.

Conference presentations

Király, G. – Géring, Z. – Csillag, S. – Köves, A. (2016). The Future through the Eyes of the Key Stakeholders: Hungarian Backcasting Scenarios on the Future of Economic Higher Education. 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology. Vienna, Austria, 10-14 July 2016.

Géring, Z. – Csillag, S. – Gáspár. T. – Király, G. – Kováts, G. – Köves, A. (2016). Back from the Future. Applying participatory backcasting to study the Future of Higher Education. UNIKE (Future of University), Copenhagen, 15-17 June 2016. Conference Paper.

Csillag, S. – Gáspár, T. – Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Kováts, G. – Köves, A. (2016). Where are you going, higher education? Applying participatory methods to study the future of higher education. Smart Cities in Smart Regions 2016, Lahti, 2016. Május 10-12.

Géring, Z. – Csillag, S. – Gáspár, T. – Király, G. – Köves, A. (2015). Where are you going, business education? Exploring future scenarios of business education using participatory backcasting methodology. ICEBM 2015, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Babeş-Bolyai University. 20 November 2015.

Király, G. – Géring, Z. – Csillag, S. – Gáspár, T. – Köves, A. (2015). Unequal future(s) of higher education in a Central and Eastern European context. 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association. 25-28 August 2015.

Csillag, S. – Gáspár, T. – Géring, Z. – Király, G. – Köves, A. (2015). Back from the Future? Exploring future scenarios of business education using participatory backcasting methodology. 16th International UFHRD/AHRD Conference in Europe University College Cork, Ireland, 3rd ­ 5th June 2015. Conference Paper