Conferences and networks
Meetings and exchanges of experience are important elements of collaboration. We want to build on our strong tradition of knowledge sharing and knowledge development by welcoming you to our conferences and networks!
Conferences
Forskningsbaserad undervisning - Teori och praktik i samverkan 4 november
Jönköping Municipality and the School of Education and Communication at Jönköping University organize the conference Theory and Practice in Collaboration every November as a meeting place for practitioners and researchers. Program and more information can be found on the conference website
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Networks
DoIT meetings
The Think Tank DoIT(Delaktighets- och Inkluderings-Tankesmedjan) wants, through discussion and reflection, to focus on challenges we face in society today and discuss different perspectives on participation, inclusion, equality and learning beyond individual categories such as gender, ethnicity, class, disability, etc.
The purpose of all DoIT meetings has been and is to continuously meet and talk in a form that combines networking, culture, research and practice from different sectors. In DoIT, we meet across sectors of society in a common effort to learn from each other and to contribute to each other's work.
Further information and contact details can be found here. External link, opens in new window.
The Early Childhood Education Seminar
The Early Childhood Education Seminar is a meeting place for teachers, after-school staff, teacher trainers, principals, students, administrative staff and others with an interest in the field of early childhood education. The meetings take place once a semester.
Seminars held in 2025:
January 15
Seminars held in 2023:
February 27
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Article about the meeting Pdf, 119.3 kB, opens in new window.
Seminars held in 2022:
September 28th Pdf, 87.1 kB, opens in new window.
November 23rd Pdf, 95.9 kB, opens in new window.
Seminars held in 2021:
February 24 Pdf, 228.2 kB, opens in new window.
September 15th Pdf, 103.2 kB, opens in new window.
October 13th Pdf, 97.4 kB, opens in new window.
November 10th Pdf, 101 kB, opens in new window.
September 8th Pdf, 206.5 kB, opens in new window.
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Contact person: Maria Hammarsten
The Lead Teacher Academy
Competence development for lead teachers in Jönköping County
The Lead Teacher Academy is a joint initiative taken by Jönköping County's school managers with the aim of offering skills development for the county's lead teachers to lead collegial learning and school development processes. The initiative is aimed at lead teachers in primary and secondary schools. The Lead Teacher Academy is coordinated by Municipal Development in collaboration with the School of Education and Communication (HLK).
We started up the second round of the Lead Teacher Academy in the fall of 2025 with 30 places. The academy included three meetings spread over an academic year; two in the fall of 2025 and one meeting in the spring of 2026.
If you have any questions, please contact Ida Tedsjö at Kommunal utveckling (ida.tedsjo@rjl.se).
The History Teachers' Association
The History Teachers' Association welcomes all teachers of history in primary and secondary schools to free networking and professional development events.
With kind regards,
HLF Board of Directors
Contact person at JU: Weronica Ader
The Literature Education Network (LitEd)
The Literature Education Network (LitEd) is for researchers and teachers from the country's higher education institutions and aims to raise the profile of and strengthen literature teaching in schools, academia and society in terms of both research and practice. LitEd brings together teachers and researchers in literary studies, Swedish, Swedish as a second language, English and modern languages on issues related to fiction and teaching in schools and universities.
Further information and contact details can be found here. External link, opens in new window.
The National Meeting Place for Religious Education
The National Meeting Place for Religious Education is organized together with the National Forum for Religious Education/Pedagogical Research (NFR) and the Association of Teachers of Religious Studies (FLR). It is a national project where similar meetings will take place simultaneously at different universities around the country. Our hope is that a platform will be created to develop rewarding relationships and mutual knowledge exchanges between schools and universities, between teaching and research, and we hope that you want to be part of this.
Please visit our Facebook group, "National Religious Education Meeting Place".
Upcoming meetings: Date not clear.
Completed meetings:
2021
March 10 - Theme: The revised syllabus in religious studies
April 21 - Theme: Assessment in religious studies
October 12 - Theme: New religious movements
2022
March 16 - Theme: The revised syllabus in religious studies for upper secondary school (referral)
April 28 - Tomas Widholm - Teaching materials in practice & Fredrik Jahnke - The altar of tolerance and the considerateness of avoidance
October 18 - Mikael Stenmark - Religion and science: some philosophical perspectives & Frederik Wallenstein - Religion and science: didactic (and other) perspectives
2023
March 16 - Theme: Philosophy of life: a God-given concept?
Lecturers: Caroline Klintborg, Associate Professor of Religious Education, Lecturer at Stockholm University and Wilhelm Kardemark, PhD in Religious Studies, Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion, University of Gothenburg.
April 25 - Theme: Indigenous religions Pdf, 219.7 kB, opens in new window.
Lecture 1 - Indigenous religions: Mayan religion in history and the present.
Bodil Liljefors Persson, Professor of History of Religion at Malmö University.
Lecture 2 - Indigenous religions: Sami indigenous religion
Anna Westman Kuhmunen, PhD student in History of Religions at ERG, Stockholm University, Curator at Ájtte, Swedish Mountain and Sámi Museum in Jokkmokk.
October 12 - Theme: Sexuality and relationships Pdf, 174 kB, opens in new window.
Lecturer:
Charlotta Carlström, senior lecturer in social work with a specialization in sexology and sexuality studies, Malmö University
Emelie Magnusson and and Malin Kaas, secondary school teacher in religious education
2024
February 6 - Theme: Teaching ethics with fiction Pdf, 218.6 kB, opens in new window.
Participants are three representatives from the research project Sharpening the ethical gaze and voice, all from the University of Gothenburg:
Annika Lilja, Associate Professor of Educational Work and Senior Lecturer in Subject Didactics
Christina Osbeck, Professor in subject didactics
David Lifmark, Senior Lecturer in Educational Work
April 11 - Theme: Israel and Palestine in the classroom
Lectures and joint discussions
Håkan Bengtsson, Senior Lecturer in History of Religion and Biblical Studies at the Department of Theology in Uppsala
Björn Westerström, school developer at Pedagogisk inspiration in Malmö
Contact person: Maria Kjörning-Bertheau
The national RUC network
RUC - Regional Development Centers are located at the higher education institutions that offer teacher training and serve as arenas for collaboration between the institution and preschools/schools/principals. The School of Education and Communication (HLK) is part of the national RUC network.
The national RUC network brings together all the country's RUCs, regional development centers or equivalent collaboration functions at higher education institutions with teacher education. The purpose of the network is to promote the work of higher education institutions in joint school collaboration issues, act as a partner to national actors in the school and to serve as an arena for the exchange of experience and collegial learning.
Once a semester, a national network meeting is organized. In between, participants can meet in regional networks. The RUC network has appointed a working group that, together with the organizing higher education institution, plans and prepares issues for the upcoming network meeting and also takes care of any questions from various stakeholders.
For contact with the national RUC network, please contact Jesper Boesen, responsible for collaboration and internationalization at HLK.
The Principal Academy
The Principal Academy is a professional development initiative for school principals in our region. Municipalities nominate principals, and approximately 40 are selected each year to participate in the program over the course of one academic year.
The third round of the Principal Academy took place during the 2024/2025 school year.
During the sessions, researchers and guest lecturers present current topics relevant to the education sector.
These presentations are followed by facilitated group discussions aimed at sharing knowledge and experiences. The goal is to promote collaboration, strengthen professional competence, and support the development of school leadership.
The theme for the 2024/2025 academic year was: "How can you lead and develop your school towards equity and strong outcomes?"
Examples of researchers and speakers who have contributed to the Principal Academy include: Lars Svedberg, Niclas Rönnström, Marika Andersson, Per Kornhall, Åsa Hirsh, Erik Nilsson, Peter Wall, and Daniel Sundberg.
“The Principal Academy is a unique opportunity for school leaders in the region to engage in professional development while also strengthening their networks with colleagues across the county. We see learning together and from one another as a key success factor for the municipalities in our region.”
Per-Erik Lorentzon, Head of Education, Vaggeryd Municipality
Rebecka Florin Sädbom, Senior Lecturer in Education, leads one of the afternoon group discussions at the Principal Academy.
