Anna-Karin Högfeldt

Anna-Karin Högfeldt is a Lecturer and Head of Unit at the Learning in STEM department within KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Her work focuses on enhancing engineering education through pedagogical development, international collaboration, and leadership. She leads initiatives such as the KTH Global Development Hub and participates in Nordic Five Tech (N5T) and EIT projects. Högfeldt's research emphasizes challenge-driven education, sustainable development, and academic engagement in educational transformation. She has received the KTH pedagogical reward (2018) for her contributions to educational innovation.

Her research explores leadership dynamics in engineering education programs, capacity-building through North-South partnerships, and the implementation of challenge-driven curricula in Tanzania. Key projects include the STINT-funded initiative to integrate challenge-driven education at BSc/MSc levels. She coordinates networks for program directors and educators, fostering cross-border collaboration between academics, students, and staff.

Publications highlight frameworks for sustainable development competencies, CDIO syllabus alignment with UNESCO goals, and institutional capacity-building strategies. Högfeldt's work bridges educational theory and practice, emphasizing participatory action research to improve global engineering education quality and equity.

• Awards: KTH Pedagogical Award (2018)
• Key Projects: STINT Global Development Hub, N5T Leadership Studies, Tanzania Collaboration
• Grants: STINT-funded challenge-driven education initiatives

She leads KTH's educational development efforts through platforms like the Open Education Forum andcoordinates international peer evaluations. Her contributions span curriculum design, faculty development, and institutional change management in engineering education.