Moira von Wright | |
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Born | 23 December 1957
Helsinki |
Occupation | Professor (2007–) |
Parent(s) | |
Position held | Rector of Södertörn University (2010–2016) |
Moira Johanna von Wright (born 23 December 1957 in Helsinki [1]) is a Finnish and Swedish academic, who has been the rector of first Södertörn University 2010-2016 and Åbo Akademi University between August 2019 and October 2021. [2] She grew up in Turku, Finland. [3]
Professor of Pedagogy (from 2007) and Pro-Rector (from 2008) of Örebro University. She has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Oslo for two years and a visiting fellow at Cambridge University [4]
In 2010-2016, she was rector of Södertörn University College. Her tenure proved controversial and she was openly criticised for an authoritarian leadership style. [5] [6]
Von Wright was appointed rector at Åbo Akademi University in 2019. [3] At its meeting in Vaasa on 1 November 2021, the Board of Åbo Akademi University decided to dismiss Rector Moira von Wright, citing a crisis of confidence between the rector and the rest of the university due to a perceived lack of transparency and insufficient communication, as well as differing views regarding the leadership and future development of Åbo Akademi. [7] [8]
She belongs to the noble von Wright family. [1]
Moira von Wright | |
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Born | 23 December 1957
Helsinki |
Occupation | Professor (2007–) |
Parent(s) | |
Position held | Rector of Södertörn University (2010–2016) |
Moira Johanna von Wright (born 23 December 1957 in Helsinki [1]) is a Finnish and Swedish academic, who has been the rector of first Södertörn University 2010-2016 and Åbo Akademi University between August 2019 and October 2021. [2] She grew up in Turku, Finland. [3]
Professor of Pedagogy (from 2007) and Pro-Rector (from 2008) of Örebro University. She has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Oslo for two years and a visiting fellow at Cambridge University [4]
In 2010-2016, she was rector of Södertörn University College. Her tenure proved controversial and she was openly criticised for an authoritarian leadership style. [5] [6]
Von Wright was appointed rector at Åbo Akademi University in 2019. [3] At its meeting in Vaasa on 1 November 2021, the Board of Åbo Akademi University decided to dismiss Rector Moira von Wright, citing a crisis of confidence between the rector and the rest of the university due to a perceived lack of transparency and insufficient communication, as well as differing views regarding the leadership and future development of Åbo Akademi. [7] [8]
She belongs to the noble von Wright family. [1]