Project leader of project "HELA - Raising the maturity of higher education institutions for the implementation of learning analytics", Prof. Nina Begičević Ređep, PhD, held an Invited Speech on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, about the crucial role of strategic planning in successful digital transformation and about the importance for educational institutions to be innovative and strategically managed to be able to fulfil their mission, vision and strategic goals in the ever-changing landscape of digital transformation.

The Invited Speech was held as part of the final conference of "AMED - Advancing higher education in Maldives through E- learning Development" project. You can read more about the purpose, objectives and results achieved on AMED through the project's website.

In addition to the Invited Speech on the topic of strategic planning in educational institutions, which is also prominent on the HELA project, Prof. Nina Begičević Ređep, PhD also present the project through a project booklet that was distributed to partners present at the final conference. Through relaxed conversation and discussion with AMED project partners from Maldives National University, HELA project coordinator learned that the word HELA means "wake up" in Maldives local language.