“Do As Your Teacher Tells You!” How Is AI Use Regulated in Nordic Higher Education Institutions?

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Þessi kynning byggir á niðurstöðum rannsóknar; ‘“Do As Your Teacher Tells You!” How Is AI Use Regulated in Nordic Higher Education Institutions?’, og er birt í Social Computing and Social Media, A. Coman and S. Vasilache, Eds., Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025, pp. 194–218. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-93539-8_14

Abstract:
This paper explores the AI policies, frameworks, and guidelines established
by Nordic universities (from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden).
The Nordic countries share characteristics such as a strong infrastructure
supporting educational technology integration. The aim is to find similarities, differences,
and gaps between the guidelines of Nordic universities in order to make
the guidelines more practical and valuable for teachers and students. The theoretical
framework focuses on guidelines and principles based on AI ethics, especially
in higher education.
A content analysis was conducted on 39 documents from 12 universities. The
analysis reveals two major themes in the documents: (1) Use of AI in Higher
Education and (2) Ethical principles of AI in Higher Education guidelines.
Nordic universities are committed to leveraging AI responsibly while maintaining
ethical, pedagogical, and institutional integrity. The results of this study
give valuable insights into what kind of issues should be considered in guidelines
of ethical AI in higher education and how, in addition to principles, practical
examples are also needed for both teaching and learning. The results show that
more research, common discussion, and collaboration are required. Additionally,
the absence of societal and environmental well-being factors indicates room for
continuous development of the policies.

Period	25 Jun 2025
Event title	HCI International 2025: SCSM: Social Somputing and Social Media / S191: Communication and Creativity in the AI Era
Event type	Conference
Location	Gothenburg, SwedenShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International