Episode 26 – Studium Generale: Intellectual exchange in the university community as a “brain spa” and space for hope

Last changed: 01 June 2026

In this episode, Edutalks welcomes Pernilla Glaser, who is responsible for the development of Studium Generale at SLU.

In 2025, SLU inaugurated Sweden’s first Studium Generale, which serves as a historically grounded meeting and discussion space for all in the university community. But what is Studium Generale, and why is it so important for SLU to have this community forum?

In this episode of EDUtalks, recorded in May 2026, Educational Developer Alexandra D’Urso talks with our new SLU colleague, Pernilla Glaser, who is responsible for the development of Studium Generale at SLU. The conversation approaches topics related to interdisciplinary dialogue, meeting across boundaries and perspectives, and why we humans need each other in higher education and beyond.

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Facts:

Studium Generale is a platform where students and staff meet and reflect together on society, learning and their own roles and responsibilities. At Studium Generale, the focus is the art of thinking together and enjoying a diversity of perspectives

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