News - Luleå University of Technology

High quality on teacher education programmes

Two teacher education programmes have been assessed to have high quality by the Universitetskanslerämbetet, UKÄ. A review revealed that the syllabi needed to be clarified.
– We already had it in the courses, but we needed to write it down, says Åsa Bjuhr, Faculty Programme Director at Luleå University of Technology.

New project for development in preschool and school

To promote development in preschool and school, Luleå University of Technology is starting a series of seminars with different themes. So far, eight seminars are planned.
– It is a new collaboration with preschools and schools in the county, and the organisation Norrbottens Kommuner, says Ulrika Bergmark, associate professor of education.

Opportunities and challenges with digital teaching

There are both differences and similarities when teaching is moved from the classroom to digital. This is shown by a study by Catrine Kostenius, professor of health sciences and Eva Alerby, professor of pedagogy, both at Luleå University of Technology.
– We are interested in the interpersonal relationships when we have a screen between us, they say.

Nobla dagen went digital

Traditionally, the Nobla dagen has been held at the Department of Health Sciences. It was carried out digitally, due to the ongoing pandemic. The day was about the new Department of Health, Education and Technology.
– It was a very interesting day. We gained insight into each other's educational programs and research, says Eva Alerby, professor of pedagogy.

What happens when teaching becomes digital?

A network project for researchers in the field of educational science has been created, with headquarters at Luleå University of Technology.
– Among other things, we will explore what the digitalisation of teaching means for teacher educators and teacher students, Eva Alerby and Niclas Ekberg says.

Examines students' study motivation

What is it that motivates students in their school work and can you find keys to unlock the individual's driving forces? These are questions that a new project at Luleå University of Technology hopes to find the answers to.

Creating an app to help children read

An application will help children in special school to improve their reading ability. Better reading ability will hopefully contribute to greater participation in society. – We want to find out if computer game technology can increase the children's intrest in reading, says Peter Parnes, Professor of Pervasive and Mobile Computing.

Safety assignments are not prioritized at school

One of the primary school principals' most important tasks is to lead the work against abusive treatment, discrimination and harassment. Although the task plays a major role for students' health, development and learning, the assignment is often lower prioritized, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology.

Collaboration strengthens the school's scientific foundation

For two years, Ulrika Bergmark, assistant professor at Luleå University of Technology, has worked as a flexite scientist at Piteå municipality. A form of collaboration where the university's research is moved out into society with the aim of building bridges between academia and school activity.

New communications app is being developed for aphasia patients

Being able to express oneself is important for everyone, but not everyone has the same opportunities. People with aphasia can often only express single words and are therefore excluded from more in-depth conversations. A new project at Luleå University of Technology will simplify and enable advanced communication for this group through the development of a new mobile application.

Research school inaugurated

Luleå University of Technology's new research school PROFS was inaugurated at Vetenskapens hus on Friday. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure the university's scientific competence in close cooperation with the schools in the region.

Symposium on body and learning

Researchers from a variety of disciplines gathered this week at Luleå University of Technology for the inaugural symposium of The Nordic Network for Embodied Learning.

Graduate school with business anchorage

Luleå University of Technology's commitment to a practical research school in learning is about to start. After the turn of the year, eight new PhD students will be employed who will conduct their research in close relation to the schools. The hope is that the effort will strengthen teacher training and create closer and more lasting cooperation with school activities in the region.

New research questions human-centered pedagogy

Pedagogy has historically and in contemporary research focused on human prosperity, where humanity is in stark contrast to the animal. New research at Luleå University of Technology shows that this approach is in need of renegotiation.

Research school will strengthen teacher education

A research school to strengthen education for teachers at Luleå University of Technology. This is the goal of a new collaboration between Luleå University of Technology, Region Norrbotten, Boden Municipality and Luleå Municipality.

Why become a teacher?

What motives do students have for choosing a teaching career? That has been identified in new study from Luleå University of Technology, involving over 250 student teachers.

Ten million to develop teacher leadership

Teacher leadership is a key factor in motivating young people to higher education. In a joint venture from Kiruna municipality, LKAB and Luleå University of Technology, 130 teachers and preschool teachers in Kiruna will undergo a leadership program.

Concerted effort to strengthen learning

Luleå University of Technology has identified the subject area of learning as strategically important and has therefore appointed a project manager to visualize the area.

Programming in school kicks off media week

This year Norrbotten Media Week starts with a theme day, arranged by Luleå University of Technology, on learning, programming and digitization. – It is a matter of democracy, says Peter Parnes, professor of Pervasive and Mobile Computing and one of the day's many lecturers.

More men at Teacher Education Programme

Luleå University of Technology's Supplementary Study Programme in Education is popular – especially among men, who are in the majority of the new students in the autumn semester of 2017.

They move their research to the municipalities

Luleå University of Technology’s Catrine Kostenius and Ulrika Bergmark have been appointed to ”Flexit researchers”, which means that they will move their research from the university to organisations outside the academia.

110 year old teacher education was celebrated

Teachers have been trained in Luleå for 110 years. This historical fact was celebrated during the three days that included afterwork, debates and exciting conversations.

Students’ attitudes to school affect their grades

Students' attitudes and intentions with their high school studies affect their grade performance, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology.
– Those who intend to continue to higher education make sure to perform to become eligible to apply, says Malin Malmström, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

School's key to successful integration

School's plays a crucial role in the integration of refugees and immigrants into society and the democratic process. Challenges exist but with the right conditions there are great social benefits to be had.

Well-being gives better learning

Appreciation and working relationships are of great importance for childrens’ well-being in school, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology.
– Learning and well-being go hand in hand, says Catrine Kostenius, Professor of Health Science.

In media: Nature is reflected in children's drawings

Collaboration for accessibility

The right to communication and participation are regulated in a number of policy documents and the lack of this is since 2015 reason for discrimination. Against this background, a day with the aim of spreading knowledge, experience and above all inspire the communication support were recently organized.

Cooperation for broadened recruitment of teachers

A new collaboration between Luleå University of Tecnology and the foundation Teach for Sweden aims to broaden recruitment and attracting new teachers to the profession. Special focus is placed on students with higher education in mathematics and science.

New project focusing on health and learning

Health, appreciation and participation - are some areas that researchers and students from Luleå University of Technology focuses on in Övertorneå Municipality's project for health promoting school improvement.

New course will tackle racism

This spring the university offers a new course with the aim of combating racism. The course is aimed at teachers in schools and preschools and provided by Forum för levande historia in cooperation with Skolverket.

Make room for silence

Quiet environments are increasingly in demand in today's schools, while the spoken word is valued higher than quiet reflection in the national curriculum. A paradox in line with an increasingly extroverted contemporay time.

Calling for new ethics topic

New research at Luleå University of Technology shows that a new ethics substance and changes in curriculum can improve ethics education in schools.

New special education training attracts

This week the semester started for the new distance education for special education teachers at Luleå University of Technology. The number of applicants were high and the 20 places could have been filled several times. One of the explanations for this is the flexible study form.

Employers met the student teachers

Student teachers were this week given the chance to make contacts with potential employers when the university organized an recruitment day.

The study environment important in selecting university's

Calm surfaces in a social environment. These are some of the wishes of the university students in a new research report on the future study environment at Luleå University of Technology.

Technology gives the disabled a voice

Research at Luleå University of Technology shows that people with intellectual disabilities through the use of information and communication technology (ICT) can affect their everyday lives.

Crossover effect make students learn more

Mental illness is increasing among Swedish 10-14-year-olds. At the same time international measurements shows of declining school performance. Lulea researcher Ylva Backman study 200 students in four Norrbotten schools and their experiences of conditions and relationships between learning and well-being at school.

Teacher Abilities developed in new project

This article is only available in swedish.

Distance education can counteract the shortage of teachers

Basic Teacher Education at Luleå University of Technology is since the fall of 2015 given at a distance. Despite some initial concerns, the new study form has been shown to be successful and popular. Distance adjustment may even be a way of countering the shortage of teachers.

Teacher education is investing in digital literacy

Computers, apps and easier programming tools. Teacher education at Luleå University of Technology is at the forefront when it comes to digital literacy. The aim is that digitization will go like a red thread through the entire program in order to strengthen future teachers.

Supervisor training at the university

The supervisor has a key role when teaching students go out on practice. It is with their help that the students learn to apply theoretical knowledge to practical operations. According to educators at the university supervisors can even counter the shortage of teachers.

High school students tested the University

Teacher leadership – a key to future competence acquisition

When children and adolescents in Malmfälten respond to what is required of them to be motivated to engage in higher education, teachers' leadership is in focus. This is evident by an on-going research project at Luleå University of Technology and the implementation of activities to strengthen teacher leadership in pre-, primary- and secondary schools is about to begin.

Interdisciplinary project awarded

Anna Öqvist and Malin Malmström have received Noaks research prize 2015.

Brilliant teaching efforts awarded

Håkan Jonsson, Senior Lecturer, and Lena Nyström, Lecturer, were awarded for their educational efforts at the Academic ceremony. – I am very happy for the award! It feels nice and it is an honor to be recognized for my work on teaching, says Lena Nyström.

Praised by the Swedish Academy

Agneta Nystrom, teachers and tutor for the university student teachers, was recently awarded the Swedish Academy Swedish Teachers' Prize for 2015. She was rewarded for her work in promoting student interest in the Swedish language and literature.

Success for distance education

This week the undergraduate teacher education started at Luleå University. This year adopted almost twice as many students as last year and the future teachers was received with open arms.

Networking for more male preschool teachers

A new network for male preschool teachers in Luleå wants to help attract more men to the profession and to support already professionally active as well as students at Luleå University of Technology.

Eva Alerby awarded prestigious price

Eva Alerby, professor of education at Luleå University of Technology has been awarded the Royal Skyttean community education science prize. The prize is awarded every two years to senior researchers at the northern universities. The prize sum is 30 000 SEK.

Debate: Does Sweden have something to learn from the best Pisa States?

International studies show that teacher's skill is decisive for what students learn. If Sweden is to perform better in PISA tests, we need to learn from other countries. We propose a research project on the site in the best countries chart the qualities in teaching there, writes Eva Alerby along with three other professors of education at DN debate. Read the full debate this entry through the link.

Workshop on the Future study enviroment

Luleå University of Technology has set a goal to have the best student environment in 2017. As part of this work a workshop was recently organized with students from the university who got to express their wishes for the future study environment.

Research provides better student environment

A new research project will make a student environment at the universities better. The project is led by Professor Eva Alerby and Assistant Professor Ulrika Bergmark from Luleå University of Technology.

Committed teachers praised

At the academic celebration Ulrika Bergmark, Associate Professor of Education, and Erik Elfgren, Senior Lecturer of energy technology, were awarded for their educational efforts.
– I feel happy about recieving the price, but even happier to have the privilege to teach subjects that I love to students who appreciate it, says Erik Elfgren.

Record interest for conference

150 preschool teachers, preschool directors and other educators gathered at Luleå University of Technology when the conference National Network for Science and Technology in preschool was held. The program included lectures and exciting experiments.

In the media: Every third teachers will retire

There is competition for places at the teacher programmes at Luleå University of Technology. Within the next few years, nearly one in three teachers in Norrbotten retire. Senior Lecturer Anna Vikström is interviewed by SVT.

In the media: No thanks to the "vehicle inspection" at school

Children does not learn more just because we test them often, writes Assistant Professor of Education Ulrika Bergmark on SVT's opinion pages.

In the media: Independent students learn more

Students at universities and colleges could have fewer lessons but still learn more. That writes the newspaper Ingenjören about Oskar Gedda's research.

Independent students learn more

University students could have fewer lessons and still learn more. That shows new research from Luleå University of Technology
– The students could learn more from each other and only use the teacher when it is really needed, says Oskar Gedda, Senior Lecturer in Education.

Big questions in new light

Eve Mayes, University of Sydney, Australia, has visited the education researchers at Luleå University of Technology. During the workshop they have thought together about how theory and philosophy is associated with educational research.

Science studies that makes you feel

To feed a lamb and gut a fish, can that be teaching of science? Yes, very much so, answers Gunnar Jonsson, Senior Lecturer at Luleå University of Technology, who want to get into more emotions in school.

Ulrika Bergmark gave Docent Lecture

The theme of the lecture was: What is the role of interpersonal relationships in a school with an increased and measurable proficiency?

European Day of Languages at LTU

Strengthened by the success of Grammar Day LTU will organize a series of lectures on the theme Language on Friday 26th September, the European Day of Languages. The lectures are free and intended for interested teachers.

Successful collaboration gives teachers inspiration

To improve the skills of teachers who teach science and technology in Luleå. That is the benefits of the project LuTek that lasted five years, and where Luleå University of Technology along with House of Technology and Luleå kommun has cooperated. The first part of the project is now completed and documented, but more is to come.

Social relations in school

An increased focus on measurable and rational knowledge in school by the recent school reforms have put the social relations in the background. This is despite the recent research pointing to good relationships is school as a key to good learning. Ulrika Bergmark discusses in her docent lecture June 4 more on her research concerning relationships importance, when it comes to learning, from different perspectives!

The Lecture is held 4th of june at 12.00
A warm welcome!

Teachers seen with philosophical eyes

Today's public debate on teachers' work often involves simplistic explanations. In her dissertation Susanne Westman lifts her eyes to examine teachers' work from a philosophical perspective.
- We should ask ourselves what we should use education for in our country, says Susanne Westman.

LTU hosted Technology in the school-conference

170 participants from across the county gathered at Luleå University of Technology to attend the conference Technology in the school.
- I'm very happy that so many attended and that the focus of the conference met the requests from those working out in the field, says Per Högstrom, senior lecturer at the university.

Susanne Westman posted thesis

Friday, February 28th, it was time for Susanne Westman to post her thesis in the library at Luleå University of Technology.

History lesson from the other side of the globe

Prospective history teachers at LTU has during the end of the year had the chance to learn more about the history of South Africa thanks to guest teacher Kalpana Hiral from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Philosophising back a "new" life

Philosophical conversations as a method to develop social and cognitive abilities of persons with acquired brain injury. A research group at Luleå University of Technology has received 5.4 million from the Swedish Research Council for running the project "Education for inclusion: To philosophize back a "new" life after acquired brain injury".

Preschool Experts in science and technology

Children are born scientists. They like sorting and want to know more. At the Bachelor programme in Early Years Education at Luleå University of Technology Natural Science and Technology is an important part of the studies.

LKAB project get more youths to study

In an interdisciplinary project funded by LKAB Academy, will researchers from pedagogy and business economics at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) find a model that stimulatesc children and youths in north of Sweden to higher education.

Bliss – a business idea

Since 2011, researchers Åsa Gardelli and Solange Perdahl has conducted research and evaluation in a project at Sunderby folkhögskola, where people with speech impairment and additional disabilities in the form of cerebral palsy using symbolic language "Bliss".

Lecturer at the university receive educational price

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International - Swedish National Association has since 1999 annually distributed an educational award to a woman who works in education - teaching and learning within or outside the compound. This years winner is Ulrika Bergmark, Lecturer in Education, Luleå University of Technology.

iPads helps students to better lifestyle

Students can take their iPad or mobile to help feel better in school. Researchers Catrine Kostenius and Krister Hertting, Luleå University of Technology, develops, new ways to improve schoolchildren's health where iPads, mobiles and computers has a central role.

Focus on results changing role of the teacher

A survey of teachers and students in Hong Kong, Australia and Sweden, suggesting that the perceive control is as a prominent aspect of teachers' work. This can be explained by the global standardization reforms that dominate school today.

Social skills in school

For students to perform and achieve learning goals, they must be complemented by social goals. For educational leaders, this means, among other things, that the statutory equality work priorities in a different way than before. It says researcher Greta Rova Lindberg studying the school as a social arena and in particular how the Swedish school manages conflicts and equality.

Fuzzy control of Leisure-time centers

Published:16 January 2014

Updated: 31 March 2020

By:Karin Sjöberg

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