Conferences and seminars

A forum for discussion and dissemination of state of the art research in VET. A space for international networking and cooperation, part of the yearly academic events of VETNET (The European network of research in Vocational Education and Training)

Link to the conference webpage

 We warmly invite you to the 9th Designs for Learning conference, taking place on August 24–26, 2026, at the Department of Education, Frescati, Stockholm University. This year’s theme is Designing for participation and engagement in the contemporary landscape.

Link to the conference webpage

Our research colloquium program offers local and international scholars and practitioners opportunities to engage with issues related to the central agenda of ICER. The colloquium language is English.

Please contact meeri.hellsten@edu.su.se for zoom links.

Seminar program

ICER Colloquium Program Spring Term 2026 pdf, 216.7 kB. (276 Kb)

The Research group VETYL continuously arrange seminars were we discuss and present current research. Vocational Education and Training (VET), is a a well-established international field of research that studies questions of skills, qualifications, competences and professional knowledge in relation to early VET, upper secondary as well as adult VET, and advanced VET. See our Calendar for current seminars.

Information on upcoming seminars you will find in our calendar.

The Adult Education Seminar organises researchers, students and practitioners interested in adult learning, i.e. what and how adults learn in different life settings and how different conditions on individual, organisational and societal level impact on their learning and life careers. In the seminar different perspectives and methods are discussed and the seminar usually have guest researchers from different parts of the world. The seminar is organised by the Research Group ICER.

Contact: Camilla Thunborg or Malgosia Malec Rawinski for further information.

 The TIM data sessions provide an opportunity for researchers working on empirical interactional data, largely within frameworks such as Conversation Analysis, Ethnomethodology and Interactional Linguistics, to get together regularly to present and discuss audio- and/ or video-recordings of social activities of any kind.

Read more about the TIM-seminars

This is a new seminar series that started fall 2023. Our seminars for the first two semesters will be related to the research project:

Navigating Places, Negotiating Boundaries: A Multidisciplinary Study of Migrant Children’s Educational Transitions in Sweden

Read more about Education & Migration Seminar Series

The Heritage Seminar at Stockholm University gathers around a shared interest in heritage and museums. From various academic disciplines, we explore how memories, objects, and events are preserved, as well as how different actors select, interpret, and communicate different forms of heritage. Twice per semester, seminars are held at the art gallery Accelerator, followed by a post-seminar with refreshments and snacks.

Read more about The Heritage seminar

The Research Forum for Interaction and Learning (ReFIL) provides a methodological forum for researchers working with interactional data; primarily audio- and video recordings of interactions and activities in educational, workplace and everyday settings. 

More information on ReFIL-seminars

The Research Group Higher Education Learning Practices (HELP) runs the Swedish Higher Education Research Network (SHERN) which hosts the SHERN seminar that offers researchers within the field of higher education regular opportunities to present and discuss ongoing research work within the field.

The seminars are held digitally via Zoom, for dates and zoom links, please contact Professor Max Scheja

Nordic Research Conference on Education and Trajectories in the Arts - Educational Practices, Career Patterns, and Professional Learning, 3 June 2025

The conference explored the dynamic relationships between educators and learners in the arts, the transitions from education to working life, and the broader societal impact of art education.

9th Nordic Education History Conference, 14-16 May 2025

We warmly invite you to the 9th Nordic Educational History Conference, at Aula Magna, Frescati, Stockholm University! The theme of the conference is Power and resistance.