Uppsala University welcomes you to the fifth ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Conference on the theme of Playfulness for the Future of Higher Education. During two and a half days we will share experiences on various playful teaching methodologies promoting spontaneity and open ended conversations. May it be through collaboration or competition; board games or role play; puzzles or treasure hunts, playful approaches to teaching and learning aims to inspire participants to fantasise and explore new topics in a playful environment sparking joy and engagement while developing highly sought after competencies such as curiosity, creativity, a flexible mind set and ingenuity.

Sub-themes

1. Collaboration & Competition: Sparking a learning process that focus on the relationship with your peers. Designing group   activities to match the envisaged outcome.
2. Discovery: Venture into the unknown to unveil new clues as you go. Where will you end up?
3. Experimentation: Imagine a world where you can safely test your theory over and over again until perfection.
4. Futuring: Combine analytical skills with artistry to shine a light on the range of possible futures for societal   changes.
5. Gameplay: Applying game design theories to educational activities to promote engagement and active   participation.
6. Toys & Tools: How to use physical and digital tools to encouraging playful and active learning.

The conference will take place on 8–10 October 2025.

The T&L 2025 ENLIGHT target groups are:

• Academics: Teachers, educational leaders, learning design specialists and researchers, with particular emphasis on those designing educational courses and programmes.
• Students & alumni: The ENLIGHT conference strives to involve students as presenters, attendees, or both, to balance viewpoints between teaching and learning counterparts and stimulate a constructive dialogue.
• Educational developers: Those responsible for disseminating teaching practices in their own universities will benefit from, and add significant value to, this event and good pedagogical practices.
• Administrative & support staff: For instance, staff from International Offices, IT departments, library personnel, student services, campus development services, career services.