The event opened with a welcome from Åbo Akademi Rector Gunilla Widén and included sessions led by Senior Advisor Sidsel Valmot from the University of Oslo on core qualities, talents, and leadership pitfalls (The Core Quality Quadrant by Daniel Ofman). Participants also engaged in action learning, peer discussions, and a case study on service concept change presented by the University of Helsinki.

The gathering provided a welcome opportunity to reconnect with colleagues from across the Nordic countries and to strengthen the network built during the PLA programme. The participants thank Tapani Harkila, Financial Director at Åbo Akademi University, for a well-organised seminar.

The group’s alumni seminar for 2027 will be hosted by UiT, The Arctic University of Norway.

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Under the theme University Sovereignty – Resilient Administration in a Rapidly Changing World, we will explore the role of leaders and administrative employees in times of change.

Join us the 19^th-21^st of August in Copenhagen.

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It was an inspiring start to the programme filled with openness, reflection, and a strong commitment to personal growth.

We will be sharing more updates throughout the year. Perhaps this will inspire you to apply for the next PLA.

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Registration is open until December 10!

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NUAS Programme for leaders in Administration, cohort of 2019-2020 held their third alumni seminar on 12. -13. of June 2025. This time Karlstad University hosted the event, and pro-Rector Margareta Friman warmly welcomed the group. The academic content consisted of Senior Lecturer Eva Lid Frimans interesting lecture with recent research on remote work, working hours and productivity. Change management is always on top of the agenda for leaders at universities. After an introduction to the theme by senior advisor Sidsel Valmot from University of Oslo, the group worked with a tool to uncover barriers to change (“Immunity to change”). The participants also discussed organizational challenges at their own universities and worked with individual leadership cases.

Thanks again for a successful alumni seminar, and special thanks to Eva Lena Östlin, Head of the Department of Economics and Planning at Karlstad University, for a well-organized seminar.

The group’s alumni seminar for 2026 will be hosted by Åbo Akademi University.

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NUAS is a member-driven collaborative organization based on voluntary participation. Based on interest, the directors and the employees of the member institutions share knowledge, ideas and best practices. NUAS organizes activities and networks of high relevance and quality, through work in special interest groups. In this way, NUAS contributes to improvement through professionalization, to the benefit of universities and societies in the Nordic region. …

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