Information in English

Menntakvika, the annual conference of the University of Iceland School of Education, will take place in Saga, the School’s new building, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 2–4, 2025. This will be the 29th Menntakvika conference.

The theme of Menntakvika 2025 is: Creative Approaches in School and Leisure Activities: Shaping a New Future.

This year’s programme features 235 presentations across 57 sessions, along with creative workshops on Saturday, October 4.

The aim of Menntakvika is to highlight and share the latest developments in educational sciences and related fields. This year, we also celebrate our move into Saga and invite participants to explore the building and the opportunities it offers.

  • On Thursday, October 2, from 14:30 to 16:00, the Opening Session will take place under the title: Teacher Education in the Spotlight – Where Do We Stand? in Room 114, 1st floor, Saga.
  • On Friday, October 3, from 09:00 to 17:00, the conference sessions and presentations will take place in Saga.
  • On Saturday, October 4, from 11:00 to 12:00, creative workshops will be held in Saga.

On Saturday, October 4, creative workshops will also be offered in the School of Education’s impressive new facilities in Saga, providing a unique opportunity for collaboration between research and professional practice.

The School of Education welcomes all researchers in education and related fields, as well as staff from other institutions engaged in relevant research or practice. Sessions will also be available live on Zoom, though they will not be recorded.

Participation is free of charge. 

The conference is open to everyone. 

Further details are available on the Menntakvika website www.menntakvika.hi.is 

You are warmly invited to join us at Menntakvika 2025 in Saga!

Submit Abstract

The theme of this year’s Menntakvika is
Creative Approaches in School and Leisure Work: Shaping a New Future

The aim of the Menntakvika conference is to highlight and share the most current developments in the field of education and related disciplines. This year, we are also celebrating the move into Saga, and we invite guests to explore the facilities and the opportunities they offer. On Saturday, October 4th, creative workshops and booths will take place in the impressive new facilities of the School of Education, providing a valuable opportunity for collaboration between academia and the professional field.

The School of Education invites all those conducting research in education and related fields to participate in the conference, as well as employers from other institutions who research or work with relevant topics.

As in previous years, we welcome abstracts for individual papers, pre-organized symposia, and posters. This year, we introduce something new: Creative workshops and booths, which will be held on Saturday, October 4th.
It will be possible to follow the sessions on Zoom (apart from the creative workshops and booths), but they will not be recorded.

The conference is open to everyone and free of charge.

*ATT* The submission form is now closed for Individual papers, Pre-Organized Symposia and Posters. But we are still collecting submissions for creative Booths and Presentations until September 15, 2025. 

We hereby call for abstracts for diverse contributions to Menntakvika.

– Please read the guidelines below carefully before proceeding further –

  • The maximum length for abstracts is 250 words.
  • Abstracts should not include references.
  • Each participant may be the first author of only one presentation, but can be a co-author on up to two others. Therefore, each participant may only give one presentation at the conference. This applies to individual papers, pre-organized symposia, and posters, but not to creative booths and presentations.
  • Undergraduate students (B.Ed., BS, BA) are not permitted to present at the conference.
  • All abstracts must be proofread before submission.
  • Abstracts must be submitted through the official Menntakvika submission form. No other methods of submission will be accepted.
  • Supervisors do not always need to be listed as co-authors of presentations/posters based on master’s theses, but they should always be acknowledged as supervisors.

Researchers, professionals, and experts in the field of education are invited to submit presentations. Each submission will be grouped with similar topics into thematic sessions held on Thursday, October 2nd and Friday, October 3rd.

All submitted abstracts for individual presentations must include:

  • A brief description of the purpose and objectives of the research
  • A brief description of the methods used
  • The main findings and conclusions, along with lessons learned from the project

References should not be included in abstracts.

Pre-Organized Symposium:

A pre-organized symposium with 3–5 presentations, where a group of scholars or field experts come together to focus on a specific topic or area of research. These sessions will take place on Friday, October 3rd.

All submitted abstracts for organized sessions must include:

  • A brief description of the purpose and objectives of the research
  • A brief description of the methods used
  • The main findings and conclusions, along with lessons learned from the project

References should not be included in abstracts.

Posters:

We encourage everyone — and especially doctoral students — to present their research in the form of posters.

All submitted abstracts for poster presentations must include:

  • A brief description of the purpose and objectives of the research
  • A brief description of the methods used
  • The main findings and conclusions, along with lessons learned from the project

References should not be included in abstracts.

Presentations of development projects where conference guests will have the opportunity to engage, explore innovations, and gain insight into diverse initiatives led by the School of Education and the broader professional field. Are you working on an exciting project connected to practice? Do you have innovative methods or tools that professionals could benefit from trying out or learning about?

Creative booths and presentations will take place on Saturday, October 4th.

You may choose to apply for either or both formats:

  • Booth: An open station where you present your project, idea, or materials and engage in open dialogue with attendees (2–3 hours).
  • Workshop: A session where you invite participants to explore and try out tools, methods, ideas, or technologies that are useful in educational or research contexts (30–45 minutes).

Creative Booths and Presentations

All submitted abstracts for booths/workshops must include:

  • Contact information for the responsible person
  • Title of the booth/workshop
  • Description of the booth/workshop
  • Information on equipment/facilities needed (e.g., computers, electricity, internet, screens)
  • For workshops, please also include the estimated number of participants

In the next step, you will log in to Oxford Abstracts and submit your abstract from there:

English Symposia

How to find symposia in English in the conference program?

There are several options for those who would like to attend presentations in English.

  • All presentations with yellow color in the program are in English (see photo to the right).
  • If you write “ in English“ in the „search program“ field, you will sort together all papers in English.

Skapandi leiðir í skóla- og frístundastarfi: Mótum nýja framtíð 

Ég býð ykkur öll hjartanlega velkomin á Menntakviku, stærstu menntaráðstefnu landsins, þar sem kynntar eru nýjustu rannsóknir á sviði menntavísinda og fjallað um brýn viðfangsefni á sviði náms, kennslu, farsældar, velferðar, samfélags og íþrótta og tómstunda.  Ráðstefnan verður nú haldin í Sögu, nýjum glæsilegum húsakynnum Menntavísindasviðs, og markar því mikilvæg tímamót í sögu Háskólans.  

Markmið Menntakviku hefur frá upphafi verið að skapa vettvang fyrir fræða-og fagfólk í skóla- og frístundastarfi til að miðla þekkingu, hugmyndum og starfsháttum sem skila árangri. Á undanförnum árum hafa orðið miklar samfélagslegar breytingar og tækniþróun sem umbreyta um þessar mundir umgjörð náms og kennslu. Segja má að við stöndum á tímamótum og þurfum að spyrja okkur grundvallarspurninga um hvaða hæfni og þekkingu skipti mestu máli að leggja grunn að. Víða um heim er kallað eftir auknum áherslum á verklega og skapandi starfshætti þar sem leitast er við að tengja saman hug og hönd, efla sjálfstæða og skapandi hugsun, hlúa að samskiptahæfni og samkennd, og síðast en ekki síst, gera öllum kleift að njóta sín og vera virkir þátttakendur í samfélaginu.  

Eitt af lykilmarkmiðum flutnings Menntavísindasviðs í Sögu er að stórbæta náms-og kennsluaðstöðu og efla fjölbreytni í námsumhverfi háskólanema. Það er mikill áfangi að taka í notkun þessi glæsilegu kennslurými og má sérstaklega nefna sértæk námsrými fyrir listgreinar, meðal annars leiklistarstofu, myndlistarstofu, textílrými, smíðastofu og tónlistarstofu. Þá verður hreyfirannsóknastofa fyrir íþrótta- og heilsufræði sem er mikið framfaraskref, sérhönnuð rými fyrir kennslu náttúruvísinda og stærðfræði og sérútbúnar leikstofur fyrir kennslu í menntunarfræðum yngri barna. Nú er það okkar að skrifa nýja sögu og móta kennara og fagfólk framtíðarinnar sem kunna að valdefla og mennta ungu kynslóðina, já og okkur öll.  

Opnunarmálstofa Menntakviku fimmtudaginn 2. október setur mikilvægt viðfangsefni í kastljósið, og ber heitið Kennaramenntun í deiglunni. Þar verður tekist á við eftirfarandi spurningar:  

Er sameiginleg sýn á kennaramenntun hér á landi? Hver er uppskriftin að góðum kennara? Hvernig gengur háskólum sem mennta kennara að brúa bil fræða og fags, að undirbúa nýja kennara undir öll þau fjölbreyttu verkefni sem bíða þeirra í starfi?  

Föstudaginn 3. október verða flutt 235 erindi í 57 málstofum og því er úr nægu að velja. Þá verður einnig hægt að fylgjast með málstofum í beinu streymi á ZOOM.  Ég vek sérstaka athygli á því að á laugardeginum 4. október verður boðið upp á um 30 vinnusmiðjur og kynningar kl. 13-15 í Sögu þar sem gefst dýrmætt tækifæri til samvinnu fræða og fagvettvangs. Ráðstefnan er öllum opin og ókeypis. Verið velkomin á Menntakviku 2025! 

Kolbrún Þ. Pálsdóttir 

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