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Guest Lecture

Invitation to guest lecture with Tobias Judin

Invitation to the first of this spring's guest lectures on data protection and GDPR on Tuesday 30 March at 12.00.

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All interested students are now welcome to register for the first guest lecture in data protection and GDPR with Tobias Judin, head of the Norwegian Data Protection Authority's International. 

Topic: "The IB case: how the right to data protection supports fair decision making?"

Register in advance by clicking here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The link you will receive is your personal link and it will not work if shared with other persons

About "the IB case":Last year several international (see e.g. here and here) and Norwegian media outlets (see e.g. here and here) reported that students of the International Baccalaureate (IB) received significantly lower grades than they anticipated. The reason behind this appeared to be that so-called “school context” and “historical data” have been used by the grading algorithm, in an attempt to compensate for the cancellation of exams due to the ongoing pandemic. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has chosen to intervene in the matter. - In a way, students have been confined to a particular segment based on the historical results of their school, even though all students are different. At the same time, grading can have a major effect on their academic and professional careers and thus the rest of their lives. This is unfair to hard-working students who are unexpectedly denied of educational opportunities, says Head of International Tobias Judin.

Read more about this lecture and the other guest lectures in data protection and GDPR