GiftED doctoral programme and Nordic Network for Gifted Education

Genrebild för NNGE_Nordic network for gifted education

GiftED doctoral programme

The GiftED doctoral programme (Forskarskolan GiftED) has funding from the Swedish Research Council 2021-26. It is a partnership between Karlstad, Stockholm and Mälardalen Universities, with 10 current doctoral students. The image GiftED have embraced is of Swedish summer daisies (prästkragar). This image is a twist on the international flower associated with gifted education, the poppy. We shift orientation from the problems of tall poppies to the joy of summer, appreciation for growth, and an icon of Sweden. The capital letters ED at the end of GiftED are an important highlight to show the emphasis on education. GiftED supports the conference with some of their funding as a doctoral programme activity.

Nordic Network for Gifted Education (NNGE)

NNGE has funding from the Swedish Research Council 2022-24 and represents all five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The focus of the network is on gifted education research. The icicle image is chosen as an iconic representation of Nordic country winters. The particular winter image provides a point of differentiation to the GiftED doctoral programme summer image, but is connected through the imagery of plants. Thus the frosted plant is also a re-conceptualisation of the international gifted poppy symbol. The image and any publications may be frozen moments, but our gifted education research and networking continue dynamically. NNGE supports the conference with some of their funding as a Nordic network activity.