AI Learning Communities in the Dutch Higher Education System: Uptake to Structural Configurations?

Ben Kokkeler; Erik Fledderus

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Uptake to Structural Configurations?

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Pages:: 65–84

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004740990_004

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Universities, and in particular Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS s), are increasingly expected to take up active roles in different parts of value chains and (regional) networks, where it concerns the adoption of emerging technologies in the context of regional innovation and societal resilience regarding climate change and the changing geopolitical situation. In recent years, the first large scale pilots were conducted to establish learning communities on emerging technologies between UAS s and networks of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME s) in the Dutch Higher Education (HE) system. Six UAS s participated in the pilot, each coordinating a regional learning community with a different thematic focus.

The chapter describes and analyses specific activities that were conducted by the six UAS s in the national pilot on AI learning communities, including first uptakes to policy formation by these HE organisations. The analysis refers to concepts of UAS s in regional innovation systems, resulting in first conclusions. Furthermore, conceptual contexts and future research questions are explored.

We conclude that learning communities, as studied here, allow for collaborative problem- and design-analysis, and can be well embedded in practice-oriented research. This type of learning communities serve CEO s, innovation leaders, and mid-career professionals of SME s. For HE organizations learning communities not only offer a new way of learning for students – in assigned teams in direct contact with networks of experts from companies. They also trigger HE research and teaching staff and policy makers to explore new configurations for learning and innovating with SME s.

The chapter is based on a two years’ national pilot conducted by six UAS s, its overall evaluation, participatory research in the pilots, and expert interviews. The authors are board members of the Dutch platform PRIO for professorships in Applied Research on ICT, Data & AI, that governed the national pilot.

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Transcending Boundaries

For a Sustainable Future of Higher Education

Series: Higher Education: Linking Research, Policy and Practice, Volume: 6

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004740990

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 16 May 2025

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