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

EDUCERE Nordic Network

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-93539-8_14

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

EDUCERE Nordic Network

University of Iceland

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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.

Translated title of the contribution	„Gerðu eins og kennarinn segir!“ Hvernig er notkun gervigreindar stjórnað í norrænum háskólum?
Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Computing and Social Media
Subtitle of host publication	17th International Conference, SCSM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I
Editors	Adela Coman, Simona Vasilache
Place of Publication	Sviss
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Pages	194-218
Number of pages	26
Volume	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Edition	15786
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-93539-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-93538-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93539-8_14
Publication status	Published - 26 May 2025
Event	HCI International 2025: SCSM: Social Somputing and Social Media / S191: Communication and Creativity in the AI Era - The Goya Towers and Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 22 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025 https://2025.hci.international/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Number	15786
Volume	LNCS

Conference

Conference	HCI International 2025
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Gothenburg
Period	22/06/25 → 27/06/25
Internet address	https://2025.hci.international/

Bibliographical note

This chapter was written in collaboration with the EDUCERE Nordic Network, which is funded by the Swedish Research Council.

Other keywords

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Ethics
Artificial Intelligence Policies
Framworks
Guidelines
Higher Education
Nordic countries
Policies
Students
Teachers
Teachers and students
Teachers' role

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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2023-2025 EDUCERE NORDIC NETWORK
Johannesdottir, S. (PI), Kjartansdóttir, S. H. (PI), Björnsdóttir, K. (PI) & Jakobsdóttir, S. (PI)
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University of Iceland
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Rules, Flexibility and Ethics: Artificial Intelligence in Icelandic and Nordic Higher Education
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EDUCERE Nordic Network (2025). “Do As Your Teacher Tells You!” How Is AI Use Regulated in Nordic Higher Education Institutions? In A. Coman, & S. Vasilache (Eds.), Social Computing and Social Media: 17th International Conference, SCSM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (15786 ed., Vol. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 194-218). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. LNCS, No. 15786). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93539-8_14

EDUCERE Nordic Network. / “Do As Your Teacher Tells You!” How Is AI Use Regulated in Nordic Higher Education Institutions?. Social Computing and Social Media: 17th International Conference, SCSM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. editor / Adela Coman ; Simona Vasilache. Vol. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 15786. ed. Sviss : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. pp. 194-218 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; 15786).

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EDUCERE Nordic Network 2025, “Do As Your Teacher Tells You!” How Is AI Use Regulated in Nordic Higher Education Institutions? in A Coman & S Vasilache (eds), Social Computing and Social Media: 17th International Conference, SCSM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. 15786 edn, vol. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, no. 15786, vol. LNCS, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Sviss, pp. 194-218, HCI International 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, 22/06/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93539-8_14

“Do As Your Teacher Tells You!” How Is AI Use Regulated in Nordic Higher Education Institutions? / EDUCERE Nordic Network.
Social Computing and Social Media: 17th International Conference, SCSM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. ed. / Adela Coman; Simona Vasilache. Vol. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 15786. ed. Sviss: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. p. 194-218 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. LNCS, No. 15786).

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