Moira von Wright explained

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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]

Career

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. 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.

References

  1. Finlands ridderskaps och adels kalender 1965, p. 559.
  2. Web site: Moira von Wright is the new Rector of Åbo Akademi University . Åbo Akademi University . 12 February 2019 . 2020-10-17 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Nya ÅA-rektorn: Om mamma hade levat hade hon varit stolt nu. 2021-11-05. Hufvudstadsbladet . sv.
  4. Web site: Moira von Wright föreslås bli ny rektor . 2020-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812144803/http://webappl.sh.se/C1256C9300755164/tmt.view/3437D09D4059B59BC12576900038BF00?open&ref=%2FC1256C9300755164%2F0%2FD5A4FDED7E29A8DDC12573DA00439CF0 . 2014-08-12 . dead .
  5. Web site: Moira von Wright kritiserades hårt redan vid Södertörn – påverkade inte rekryteringen till ÅA . Åbo Underrättelser. 2021-11-05. sv-SE.
  6. Web site: Södertörns högskola - Moira von Wright ny rektor för Södertörns högskola - Mynewsdesk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009112012/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/sodertorns_hogskola/pressrelease/view/moira-von-wright-ny-rektor-foer-soedertoerns-hoegskola-371394. 2011-10-09. 2010-06-08.
  7. Web site: Åbo Akademi säger upp rektorn Moira von Wright på grund av brist på förtroende – styrelseordföranden: "Uppsägning ansågs som den enda möjligheten". 2021-11-03. Svenska YLE. sv.
  8. Web site: "Varken rätt eller rättvist" – ÅA:s uppsagda rektor Moira von Wright är inte nöjd med beslutet. 2021-11-03. Svenska YLE. sv.