Ethics, Transparency, and Integrity in Higher Education in the Age of Digital Transformation

Abstract Submission Deadline (April 11) Paper Submission Deadline (29 Sept)

The rapid digitalization of higher education has introduced profound transformations in teaching, learning, research, and institutional governance. While digital technologies offer unprecedented opportunities for accessibility and innovation, they also raise critical concerns regarding transparency, academic integrity, equity, and accountability.

Furthermore, the main challenge of any typology of digital environment is related to “digital transformation” reforms see as holistic approach rather then creating new digital solutions, that is only a part of this new “transformation” (i.e., governance of data, quality by design, re-engineering of processes, active participation of all the actors, etc.).

The increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI), online assessments, and data-driven decision-making presents fundamental challenges related to the protection of students and faculty rights, privacy, plagiarism prevention, and emerging forms of discrimination and inequality in access to education. At an institutional level, universities must address issues of digital governance and legal responsibility in adopting new technologies and regulating digital learning and assessment practices.

This Call for Papers invites original contributions that explore the legal, ethical, and socio-political dimensions of higher education in the digital age. We particularly welcome studies examining:

– The right to education and equitable access to higher education in the digital era
– Transparency and accountability in digital university governance
– Quality assurance aspects and instruments
– Artificial intelligence, online assessments, and new challenges for academic integrity
– Privacy and data protection for students and faculty
– Anti-discrimination law and the digital divide: the impact of digitalization on gender equity and minority inclusion
– Historical and political perspectives on transparency and governance in higher education
– The role of European Union law in regulating digital education
– The impact of digitalization on academic labor rights and faculty working conditions

We welcome contributions from a multidisciplinary perspective, particularly in the fields of law, pedagogy, history, sociology, and the philosophy of education.