Call for Papers: The Danish Journal of Higher Education No. 42
CFP DUT 42 – Pedagogical Design in Higher Education
Call for Papers: The Danish Journal of Higher Education (DUT) No. 42
Special Section: University Pedagogical Design of Programmes and Teaching
In a special section of DUT 42, we focus on the themes presented at the Danish University Pedagogy Conference (DUNK) in 2026: Pedagogy in higher education is constantly propelled forward by thoughts, ideas, motivations, and demands. In recent years, our work has also been framed by a fundamental transformation of the Danish educational landscape. We glimpse the contours of a university future with shorter Master's programmes, part time professional Master's degrees, and an increased focus on lifelong learning. This challenges us to rethink how we design both study programmes and teaching. How do we ensure academic depth and progression when programmes become shorter and more flexible? How do we build coherence between learning objectives, activities, and assessments—while also making room for industry relevance and interdisciplinarity? How do we ensure strong collaboration between academic environments and pedagogical consultants throughout the process?
Aligned with the conference themes, we therefore invite contributions to DUT 42 that examine and discuss pedagogical design of programmes and teaching—from initial ideas to fully developed course offerings. In addition to the questions above, we welcome contributions addressing, for example:
- How we can develop robust yet flexible programme structures.
- How technology and data may support design decisions—without compromising quality or ethics.
- How we can create inclusive learning environments as a design task, enabling more students to become co-creators of knowledge.
- How programmes and teaching can be designed in practice.
Open Section
Contributions that fall outside the conference themes may be submitted to the open section of DUT 42. Submissions must address themes relevant to the journal. Read more about the journal here: https://tidsskrift.dk/dut/about.
Important Dates
- Deadline for manuscript submission: 20 October 2026
- Expected publication date of DUT 42: 20 May 2027
Author Guidelines
We accept contributions in the following four categories:
- Article (https://tidsskrift.dk/dut/forfattervejledning/artikel)
Peer review: double-blind
Length: Max 7,000 words excluding references - Debate (https://tidsskrift.dk/dut/forfattervejledning/debat)
Peer review: Editorial review
Length: Max 2,000 words excluding references - Guides (https://tidsskrift.dk/dut/forfattervejledning/guide)
Submitted by invitation or prior agreement with the DUT Editorial Team
Peer review: Combined editorial and open review
Length: Max 3,000 words excluding references - Inspiration (https://tidsskrift.dk/dut/forfattervejledning/inspiration)
Submitted by invitation or prior agreement with the DUT Editorial Team
Peer review: Editorial review
Length: Max 2,000 words excluding references
Submissions must be uploaded through our online submission system, with indication of genre and using the correct template: https://tidsskrift.dk/dut/about/submissions.
Contributors must be willing to peer review 1–2 other submissions to the journal.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and to continuing the dialogue about how we can best develop university pedagogy in Denmark.
