The question is whether the governance of higher education institutions and teaching freedom should be fundamentally changed - including through a different composition of institutional boards, less influence for boards and student organizations over course reading lists, and the removal of quotas - or whether the current arrangement with institutional self-governance should remain.
Committee proposal adopted, 208–64 · ⇄ The decision would have gone the other way
Plan → Vote
»sociala snedrekryteringen till högskolan behöver brytas, bland annat«“social skewing in university admissions needs to be broken, among other things”break social skewing in admissions · party programme ↗
»Undervisning är ett lagarbete, som ska bygga på respekt både för«“Teaching is teamwork that should be based on respect for both”teaching as teamwork · party programme ↗
»studenters och doktoranders inflytande och«“student and doctoral student influence and”secured student influence · party programme ↗
»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle.«“Academic and artistic freedom, as well as free culture, are cornerstones of a vital civil society.”academic freedom · 2022 manifesto ↗
»Den akademiska friheten ska ges skydd i grundlagen.«“Academic freedom shall be protected in the constitution.”constitutionally protected academic freedom · 2022 manifesto ↗
»högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten.«“colleges shall enjoy great degree of self-determination in relation to the state.”educational institutions' self-determination · party programme ↗
»Vi måste bättre värna den akademiska friheten i Sverige och se till att forskningen står fri från politiska pekpinnar och möjliggöra banbrytande forskningsresultat.«“We must better protect academic freedom in Sweden and ensure that research is free from political interference and enable groundbreaking research results.”academic freedom · 2022 manifesto ↗
»Den politiska styrningen av högre utbildning ska minska och akademins självständighet öka.«“Political control of higher education should decrease and academic independence increase.”reduced political control · 2022 manifesto ↗
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