The Future of Bildung in the Nordics: Live!
Bildningens Framtid i Norden
Dannelsens Fremtid i Norden
Danningens Fremtid i Norden
Pohjoismaiden sivistyksen tulevaisuus
March 6-7, 2025, på Nordiska Folkhögskolan i Kungälv,
just north of Gothenburg, Sverige
For nordiske undervisere, policy makers, forskere og andre, der arbejder med bildning / bildung / dannelse.
Från vuggestue og dagis til erhvervsskoler, universitet, livslångt lärande och professionel træning på arbejdspladsen; sivistys från vagga til grav.
The conference will be in Scandinavian and English. Preliminary program below.
The Future of Bildung in the Nordics: Serien Online
Hvis du ikke kan vente til marts, kan du også deltage i vores online-møder i november, januar og februar – mere info om Nordic Bildung Network og vores program her: https://www.globalbildung.net/nordic-bildung-network/
Du finder også Nordic Bildung Network her.
Preliminärt Program Kungälv 6-7 Mars
Torsdag, 6 mars
10:00-11:45 Pre-Conference bildung opportunities
There are six 45-minute slots available for participants who would like to share their work pre-conference.
Please write us at if you would like to have one of the sessions.
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Official opening of the conference:
The Future of Bildung in the Nordics
Welcome by the organizers: Lauri Tuomi (FI), Lene Rachel Andersen (DK), Ludvig Claeson (NO), Kim Hjerrild (DK)
Vem är du och varför är du här? 30 sekunder til alle!
Five ultra short presentations diagnosing Nordic education:
- Education and AI (speaker TBA)
- Teens, screens, and well-being (speaker TBA)
- Lärarrollen (speaker TBA)
- Lighed og ulighed gennem skolen (speaker TBA)
- Klimat, hållbarhet och gamla läroplaner (speaker TBA)
14:30-15:00 Fika
15:00-17:30 Keynotes & Conversations
A mix of short presentations and group discussion
How could the Nordics benefit from strengthening ’dannelse / bildning / bildung / sivistys in our education systems?
Technology meets The Nordic Secret
Lene Rachel Andersen (DK)
The Finnish Year of Sivistys. Some take aways in a Nordic perspective.
Lauri Tuomi (FI)
The Nordics and the world: A vision of global change via bildung.
Sturla Bjerkaker (NO)
The political conflict over bildung and the Danish folkeskole (elementary school)
Speaker TBA
18:00 Light Dinner
19:00 Evening Talk & Debate
What are the frontlines and dilemmas in today’s discussion about ’dannelse / bildning / bildung’?
Speaker TBA
20:00-23:00 Evening Bildungtainment
Drinks, snacks, fællessang and hygge
Fredag, 7 mars
8:30 Morning Assembly
Coffee, song, and some words about Nordiska Folkhögskolan from headmaster Jonatan Rask.
9:00-10:00 Parallel Group Discussions 1
Vilken bildning behövs om vi ska stoppa rekryteringen till kriminella gäng?
Speaker TBA
Bildung and eco-bildung – A young view on bildung and education for climate action
ReGeneration2030 (Åland)
Bildung across sectors: Hur kan vi samarbeta kring bildning från vagga till grav?
Björn Wallén (FI)
10:00 Fika
10:20-11:20 Parallel Group Discussions 2
The pedagogics of ‘Folkbildung’ in primary and secondary schools
Louis Mogensen (DK)
Bildung in Nordic Education; A survey on the perceived status and importance of bildung, supported by Nordisk Kulturkontakt.
Kim Hjerrild (DK)
How to communicate about and grow the Nordic Bildung network
Ludvig Claeson (NO)
11:20 Fika
11:40-12:30 Plenary: Results from the group discussions
Hovedkonklusionerne fra de seks diskussioner
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Concluding Session & Constituent
assembly of the Nordic Bildung Network
Discussing the next steps and making a decision about how to organize the Nordic Bildung Network and what kind of activities to have in the coming year.
Tickets
Early Bird full conference package: SEK 2.990,- / € 265,-
Incl. conference, all meals, and accommodation in single room Thursday to Friday; normal price SEK 3.590,- / € 325,-
Same room 1 extra night Wednesday to Thursday: SEK 990,- / € 85,-
Early Bird conference only: SEK 1.899,- / € 165,-
Incl. conference and all meals; normal price SEK 2.190,- / € 190,-
Conference Thursday or Friday only: SEK 1.299,- / € 115,-
Early bird prices are available until December 31
Ticket sales close on February 21
Tickets will be charged in Euro
Detaljer kring pre-conference & Opening Session torsdag
10:00-11:45 Pre-conference parallel sessions
We have three rooms available for parallel sessions before we open the conference
You will have 45 minutes to present your work, get feedback, host a discussion, or run a workshop; the 45 minutes are entirely yours.
Interested?
Send us an email about what you would like to present and how before December 10 at:
13:00-14:30 Official opening of the conference: The Future of Bildung in the Nordics
Welcome by the organizers:
Lauri Tuomi
CEO, the Finnish Life Long Learning Foundation and the official Finnish Year of Sivistys, Suomi
Lene Rachel Andersen
Author of The Nordic Secret, President, Nordic Bildung, Danmark
Ludvig Claeson
Secretary General at The Adult Education Association of Music in Norway, Norge
Everybody gets to introduce themselves to everybody; 30 seconds for each of us (we will keep time!)
Keynote: The Nordic Secret 2.0: Why bildung matters
We’re facing a polycrisis of AI, climate change, mass-extinction of species, major structural changes in society, gang shootings, and more. But there is hope! 150 years ago, folk-bildning transformed the Nordics, and we need to learn from that. As educators, we need to step up to the challenges of our time and re-imagine the Nordic secret 2.0.
Nordiska Folkhögskolan, food and accommodations
Skolan grundades i 1947. Bakgrunden var en tid med krig, totalitära regimer och stängda gränser i Norden och Europa. Nu ville man skapa en samnordisk folkhögskola öppen för alla unga människor i Norden.
Läs mera här: https://nordiska.fhsk.se/om-skolan/
Skolen ligger i historiske omgivelser og naturskønt på toppen af klipperne med udsigt til Bohus Fæstningen.
Alle værelser ifm. konferencen har eget bad og toilet, skolen serverer lækker mad, og der er altid veganske og vegetariske muligheder til måltiderne.
Nordiska folkhögskolan
Olof Palmes väg 1
442 31 Kungälv
Please send us an note if you need vegan or vegetarian foold or have other special dietary requirements:
Please write us if you have any questions regarding the conference.
Nordiska Folkhögskolan is close to the freeway, and by public transportationi there is a direct bus 4X from Gothenburg main station.
