Institute of Communicology

Institute of Communicology was founded in 2021. Due to change processes, from a scandinavian frame to a world wide context, functional transformations has been necessary to fit into the bigger frame.

The Institute of Communicology is a non-profit foundation and serves as an organization for Communicologists around the world whose work is conducted with the same intention.

The Scandinavian Institute of Communicology (Skandinavisk Institutt for Kommunikologi in Norwegian) was founded in 1981 by Jorunn Sjøbakken and Truls Fleiner.

Intention

The intention of the institute is establishment, stabilization and continuation of the Meta-Discipline Communicology.

Operational frames 

• Systematization and classification of knowledge
• Education in Communicology and Postgraduate training
• Quality assurance of educational programs in Communicology
• Offer quality assurance of teaching communicological subjects
• Collaboration on activities and initiatives that contribute to the continuation of Communicology 

Roles and Assignments 

Within the institute there are various assignments such as members of the Management Board and Coordination team, Quality Council, Educator group and Project teams.

Management board and Coordination team:

Responsibilities: Managing the foundation’s affairs and administering its funds, in accordance with the objectives and framework set out in the statutes.

• Christina Skoglund
• Elin Isfall
• Lena Karlsson
• Marita Skogum
• Rickard Karlsson

Quality Council:

Responsibilities: Knowledge development and management of core principles and foundations (academic responsibility). Quality assurance of training in Communicology, trainers in Communicology, and providers of training in Communicology.

• Christina Skoglund
• Jorunn Sjøbakken
• Lena Karlsson
• Marita Skogum
• Truls Fleiner

Educator Group:

Mandate: Planning, coordination and evaluation of educational programmes. Quality assurance of teaching/pedagogics and frameworks for education in Communicology. Further training for educators in Communicology through the exchange of experience.

• Jorunn Sjøbakken & Truls Fleiner
• Marita Skogum & Lena Karlsson
• Christina Skoglund & Shirin Hornecker
• Bea Ahlperby & Ewa Jonason
• Eric Fransson & Mikael Strömstedt