Reimagining Knowledge – Interculturality, AI & Evaluation
Join us for a dynamic session exploring how interculturality and new methodologies – including Artificial Intelligence – are transforming the way we think about education, knowledge, research and evaluation.
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The Norwegian Students and Academics International Assistance Fund (SAIH) issued an external evaluation in 2024 looking at their engagement with civil society and academic partners working on indigenous and intercultural education and knowledge building.
The evaluation was carried out by Roy Krøvel (OsloMet) and Mona Thowsen (Publish What You Pay Norway). They used a combination of conventional academic methods, intercultural methodology and AI technology to identify learnings and insight into innovative practices by partners in Latin America that challenge/complement dominant academic paradigms and uplift Indigenous and community-based knowledge systems.
Through the event, we will share findings of the evaluation and explore how intercultural approaches—deeply grounded in Indigenous worldviews and lived experiences—are enabling communities to reclaim knowledge building and co-create more equitable models of higher education. Further, we will explore new ways of using AI in evaluation, analysis and knowledge systematisation, examining both its potential, opportunities and risks to consider.
Agenda
9:30-10:15: AI & Evaluation
A conversation with Roy Krøvel (author of the evaluation), and Henrik Nordal (Director of Evaluation, Norec). The session will explore innovative uses of AI in evaluation, discuss ethical risks, and assess how these tools shape what counts as valid knowledge.
10:15-11.00: Interculturality in Practice
Daniel Guzmán Paco (FUNPROEIB Andes, Bolivia), Elena Brito (Ixil University, Guatemala), Roy Krøvel, Mona Thowsen (authors of the evaluation), and Håvard Mokleiv Nygård (Director of Department for Knowledge and Innovation at Norad) delve into intercultural knowledge production and specific practices in higher education and reflect on what these mean for indigenous communities and for the role of knowledge, research and solidarity globally.
The sessions are moderated by SAIH, Norway