Digital sovereignty is an important (media education) topic when it comes to digitalisation, changes in higher education institutions and education. At the same time, the term points to an area of tension relating to aspects such as autonomy, self-determination and empowerment within the constraints of existing higher education guidelines and structures. In this context, questions regarding technological and infrastructural dependencies, institutional decision-making and design options, and individual scope for action are closely interrelated. The eight articles in this special issue address these various dimensions and open up perspectives ranging from a fundamental conceptual reflection on issues of higher education governance and organisational design to specific teaching and learning contexts.
