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Equity and inclusion 9 April 2026 Education unions mobilise for the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Nordic countries
Education unions across the Nordic countries are joining forces to advance the rights of Indigenous People in and through education. Coming together in Tromsø, Norway, from the 16 to the 17 of March, unionists from Norway, Iceland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Sweden shared insights, learned from each other,...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 February 2025 Go Public! Underfunding threatens Nordic education systems
Despite their reputation for strong public education systems, Nordic countries in Europe are facing increasing inequalities, teacher shortages, and creeping privatisation. As governments shift the financial burden onto municipalities, schools are forced to compete with other public services for resources. The result? Wealthier areas can sustain higher investment in public...
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Union renewal and development 27 February 2023 European unions’ solidarity brings progress on social and policy dialogue, gender equity and union renewal
Development cooperation (DC) partners of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) – Education International’s European Region – met for a DC Café online and discussed activities related to social and policy dialogue, gender equity and union renewal.
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Union renewal and development 3 December 2021 Lärarförbundet Sweden: International cooperation is union solidarity in practice
In this interview, the Swedish education union explains how it puts solidarity at the heart of the union movement - from the workplace to the global level.
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Union renewal and development 7 September 2021 Education union community mourns outstanding advocate for quality education and international solidarity
Education International is saddened to learn about the passing on 21 August of Margareta Axell (78), former International Secretary of Lärarförbundet, Sweden.
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Standards and working conditions 7 May 2021 Education unions’ success in improving working conditions and status for the profession despite COVID-19 crisis
Around 170 education unionists from 55 countries shared success stories in ensuring decent working conditions for education workers in an online meeting organised by Education International.
Education unions’ success in improving working conditions and status for the profession despite COVID-19 crisis
Development Cooperation Projects
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Nordplus Horizontal 2020: Sustainable Ecosystems of Mentoring for Newly Qualified Teachers
- Host organizations
- University of SouthEastern Norway (USN)
- Cooperating organizations
- Danmarks Lærerforening, The Trade Union of Finland (OAJ), The Icelandic Teacher Union, Lärarförbundet, University of SouthEastern Norway (USN)
- Countries
- Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Norway
- Start date
- 2 August 2020
- End date
- 1 August 2023
Affiliates
Swedish Association for University Teachers and Researchers
SULFFerkens gränd 4 S-111 30 StockholmSwedish Teachers' Union
STUBox 3529 103 69 Stockholm