| Title | 43. Addressing the challenges of the new, internationalised Higher Education ecosystem by applying successful teacher adaptation strategies |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Promoting the human side of teaching in the Central European context |
| Contributor | Rita Koris (author) |
| Marta Folmeg (author) | |
| Imre Fekete (author) | |
| Ágnes Pál (author) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0462.43 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0462/chapters/10.11647/obp.0462.43 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Rita Koris; Marta Folmeg; Imre Fekete; Ágnes Pál; |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2025-07-02 |
| Long abstract | Current trends in Higher Education (HE)—including the integration of new technologies, the need for more engaging teaching methods, and the acceleration of information flow—are reshaping the development of disciplinary knowledge and global competences. However, these demands place increasing pressure on HE teachers, risking their motivation, adaptability, creativity, and wellbeing. Empowering educators with effective solutions, tools, and methodologies is critical to meeting these challenges and fostering innovative teaching practices. This chapter examines successful adaptation strategies among HE teachers in the Central European context, highlighting approaches that support teacher wellbeing and reaffirm the importance of the human dimension in education. |
| Page range | pp. 519–528 |
| Print length | 10 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Rita Koris (PhD) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Resources (HR) Development at Budapest University of Economics and Business in Hungary (BUEB), where she teaches courses in business and management. Her research interests lie primarily in innovative teaching practices of business education, internationalisation of Higher Education (HE), transversal skills development, and teachers’ academic development. She has been involved in several virtual exchange/COIL projects in HE for more than fifteen years. She has given presentations and held workshops in Hungary and abroad on internationalisation practices and virtual online collaboration in HE. She was involved in the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange Project as a co-trainer, helping university educators in their professional development to learn how to develop and implement transnational virtual exchange projects.
Márta Folmeg (PhD) is Deputy Dean of Education at the Faculty of Marketing and Business Communication and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Communication at Budapest University of Economics and Business (BUEB). She graduated from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE—Hungary) with a degree in Linguistics and Political Science, and continued her studies in Business and Management. She received her PhD from Eötvös Loránd University in 2017 and has taught in Higher Education since 2010. She has been involved in a wide range of social science and pedagogical research, curriculum development, institutional quality development and accreditation, and the development of distance learning curricula. She is a member of the Committee on Economics, Law and Social Sciences of the Veszprém Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her research interests include methodological aspects of Higher Education, innovative teaching methods for management courses, and competence and skills development. Her current research interests include methodological aspects of Higher Education, innovative teaching methods for management courses, and competence and skills development. Her current research interest is artificial intelligence literacy.
Imre Fekete (PhD) is a College Associate Professor of the Department of Pedagogy at Budapest University of Economics and Business and holds a PhD in Education (Language Pedagogy). His main research interests involve technology in education, teacher professional development, artificial intelligence (AI) literacy, and technology-mediated individualisation. He teaches study skills, (digital) media- and ICT-related courses such as virtual learning environments. He is also involved in English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher education and has been instructing language development seminars as well as ICT- and research methodology-related courses in EFL Teacher Education since 2018.
Ágnes Pál (PhD) is an Associate Professor and the Director of International Affairs of the Faculty of International Business of Budapest University of Economics and Business (BUEB), where she teaches communication and skills development courses since 2009. Her research interests include teaching methodology and innovation, learner autonomy, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She has created and coordinated, in cooperation with her colleagues, several European strategic partnership projects in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme.