Interview with Trine Jensen

Trine Jensen leads the work on the strategic priority Higher Education & Digital Transformation at the International Association of Universities (IAU). She is spearheading projects spanning policy-shaping, strategy, advocacy, and monitoring of the digital transformation of HE with global partners and is the author of the IAU Global Monitoring Report on Higher Education in the Digital Era: the Current State of Transformation around the World (January 2020) and leads on the IAU Policy Statement: “Transforming Higher Education for the Global Common Good in a Digital World” in collaboration with an international Expert Advisory Group. In 2019, she launched a new IAU programme entitled: “Institutional site visits” fostering international peer-to-peer learning in relation to digital transformation of higher education institutions. She is also co-editor of the Associations’ magazine IAU Horizons . Finally, she works with the Secretary General on the IAU events and Administrative Board meetings. Trine Jensen worked several years for UNESCO as part of the Bureau for Strategic Planning before she joined the IAU in 2012.

IAU 2024 International Conference

This interview was held ahead of this year’s conference, hosted by Sophia University, which brought together over 200 representatives from institutions across 80 countries to address the theme: "University Values in a Changing World." The conference underscored the pivotal role of core values, highlighting how they guide universities in decision-making, ethical conduct, and meaningful societal engagement. Additionally, sessions explored how these values can be leveraged to address the grand challenges facing societies worldwide.