Professor Dr. Janja Komljenovic

Biography

Janja Komljenovic is a Senior Lecturer in the Digital Education Institute at the University of Edinburgh. Her research primarily focuses on the political economy of higher education digitalization, examining the implications of digitalization, datafication, and platformization in universities. She explores new economic and social values in digital higher education, leveraging an approach that intersects economic sociology, science and technology studies, and higher education research. Janja has published internationally on topics such as higher education policy, markets, and educational technology. In addition to her research, she acts as a consultant for international higher education policy projects and is involved in evaluating national quality assurance agencies. She has held responsibilities such as leading postgraduate teaching on the MSc Digital Education program and supervising open PhD inquiries. Her current and past projects have received funding from various organizations, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in Canada and the Economic and Social Research Council in the UK.

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