Janja Komljenovic

Dr. Janja Komljenovic is a Senior Lecturer in Education Futures at the University of Edinburgh's Moray House School of Education and Sport, affiliated with the Centre for Research in Digital Education and the Institute for Education, Community and Society. She holds a PhD from the University of Bristol (2016) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research critically examines the political economy of higher education digitalisation, focusing on platformisation, datafication, and assetisation processes. She has led major grants including an ESRC-funded project on digital assets in higher education and co-investigated a SSHRC grant on digital data value paradoxes.

Key roles include Programme Director for the MSc in Digital Education, Editor of Critical Studies in Education, and Co-Convenor of the Digital University Network (SRHE). She advises international bodies such as the European Quality Assurance Register and evaluates national quality assurance agencies. Her work bridges economic sociology, science and technology studies, and higher education policy analysis.

Research outputs highlight themes like EdTech investor strategies, digital rentiership, and governance challenges in data-driven universities. Her recent articles (2025) explore architectures of assetization, datafication limitations, and mapping rentiership in education. She frequently speaks at global forums including UN dialogues, NORRAG summits, and SRHE conferences, addressing topics like academic freedom in digital contexts and EdTech's socio-economic impacts.

Professional activities include organizing international panels on digital higher education value, assetization, and AI ethics. She advises on policy projects for UNESCO, ETF, and the European Commission, contributing to debates on equity in digital education and regulatory frameworks for EdTech companies.