Reinstitutioning Webinar - Reworlding

Date & time: Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 12:00–13:00 (CET)
Location: Online

Join us for the Reinstitutioning webinar, part of the Reworlding series, where Prof. Maurizio Teli and Prof. Tom Børsen will explore how the concept of institutioning informs design research and educational initiatives. This session also serves as an introduction to the Reworlding Spring School on Reinstitutioning, taking place in May 2026 at UHasselt. The webinar is ideal for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in participatory design, collective imagination, and socio-environmental transitions.

Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Maurizio Teli – Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark. His work focuses on participatory design, digital technologies, sustainable futures, and socio-ecological justice. He regularly reviews and serves on programme committees across computing, design, and social science venues, and has authored more than one hundred publications.

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• Prof. Dr. Tom Børsen – Associate Professor at Aalborg University and member of the Responsible Technology Futures (Re-TECH) research group. Tom’s research explores how ethical and participatory elements can be integrated into higher education to promote responsibility in technological innovation. He has extensive experience in project and research management, is co-editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education (2025) and was awarded the Maffioli Award for Innovative Engineering Education in 2025.

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Programme:

• 5 min: Introduction by moderator

• 10–15 min: Institutioning in Research

• 10–15 min: Institutioning in Education

• Q&A 

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Registration & practical information:
Participation in the live webinar requires consent to be recorded for use in the Reworlding MOOC. Contributions during the Q&A may be edited, anonymized, or excluded. Registrants who do not consent may still view the edited webinar via the MOOC.

After registration, participants will receive a copy of their responses from Google Forms. The webinar link and access instructions will be sent by email at least one week before the session.

Register here

For any questions, please contact: info@reworlding.eu