Nordic Track
For Nordic school leaders
Nordic Track is created for school leaders, educators, policymakers, and technological innovators to meet, share insights, and learn from each other. Our goal is to promote a stronger and more cohesive Nordic educational community and willingness to collaborate, drawing lessons from our similarities to meet future demands.
Share insights and learn from each other
Conference in English
Nordic Track at Sett is a unique meeting place focused on strengthening cooperation between the Nordic education systems. In an era where technology is reshaping the way we learn, it is crucial for us as Nordic countries to identify our common values, challenges, and potential.
Theme of the Year
Democratic Resilience
- education in an age of AI and societal change
In a time of rapid technological development, increasing polarisation, and growing exposure to misinformation and disinformation, education plays a critical role in strengthening democratic resilience. Schools and early childhood education must not only adopt new technologies such as artificial intelligence, but also ensure that these tools are used in ways that support understanding, equity, and democratic values.
Through perspectives on AI readiness, future competencies, and evolving learning environments, the conference highlights how strategic leadership and research-informed practice. By focusing on critical thinking, media and information literacy, and democratic participation, Sett 2026 aims to support educators and decision-makers in building education systems that enable every learner to succeed — and to actively participate in democratic societies across the Nordic region.
Keynote speaker
Ivo Visak
Ivo Visak is the CEO of the AI Leap Foundation (TI-Hüpe) and the former principal of Saaremaa Upper Secondary School. He leads Estonia’s national initiative to integrate AI-based learning tools into secondary and vocational education, focusing on responsible, human-centred adoption of new technologies. Prior to this role, he introduced modern learning methods at Saaremaa Upper Secondary School, including educational design practices, local culture studies, and argument-centered education. His background spans teaching, design-agency production, and leadership of the Estonian National Youth Council. Visak has been recognised as Estonia’s Youth Worker of the Year (2017) and Saaremaa’s Educational Institution Leader of the Year (2022).
Shape the future
At Nordic Track
Collaborative Learning
Facilitate a mutual learning space where educators, leaders and stakeholders from across the Nordic region can exchange best practices, innovative methodologies, and address common challenges.
Tech Integration
Highlight and discuss the latest educational technologies that can be integrated into the Nordic educational frameworks, keeping the region at the forefront of edtech advancements.
Discussions
Create a forum for discussions on challenges, and opportunities in the education and edtech sector across the Nordic countries.
Moderator
Katarina Pietrzak
Katarina Pietrzak is a researcher working with applied research on issues related to lifelong learning, organisation and social change/transformation. She has extensive experience in developing and leading collaborative work between schools, working life, the public sector and other social actors.
In her work, she focuses on how people and organisations can navigate complex change, build a culture of learning and put knowledge into practice. She is particularly interested in the links between education and artistic practices – and transformation, between formal and informal learning, and between human development, innovation and social development.
Nordic Track
Partners
Programme teaser
First speakers of the year
The entire programme will be released in January.
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Sustainable travel
To contribute to a sustainable future, we encourage those travelling from any of our Nordic neighbours to choose a sustainable mode of transport such as train or boat when visiting us.
