CREATE aims to generate groundbreaking knowledge and innovative solutions to promote equality in education. Our mission is to deepen the understanding for educational inequalities and to develop strategies for reducing these disparities.
Join us in celebrating this momentous occasion with distinguished invited speakers, including the Rector of the University of Oslo, the State Secretary for The Minister of Education, the Executive Director of The Research Council of Norway, and the Director of Schools and Education in Oslo municipality. The event will feature a keynote speaker by a leading voice in education research, Professor Richard Murnane from Harvard University, USA. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a musical journey with the Tov a Vot Jazz band.
We look forward to welcoming you to this significant event.
Register for the Opening Ceremony here
PROGRAM:
- 11:15 - 11:30 Welcome by CREATE Director Arne Lervåg
- 11:30 - 11:40 The Rector of the University of Oslo Svein Stølen
- 11:40 - 11:50 The Dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences Rita Hvistendahl
- 11:50 - 12:00 The State Secretary for The Minister of Education Sindre Lysø
- 12:00 - 12:10 Awarding of Plaque by The Executive Director of The Research Council of Norway Benedicte Løseth
- 12:10 - 12:20 The Director of Schools and Education in Oslo Municipality Marte Gerhardsen
- 12:20 - 12:35 Musical journey with Tov a Vot Jazz band
- 12:35 - 13:00 Break with coffee and tea
- 13:00 - 13:10 Henrik Zachrisson, CREATE: Social Inequalities in Norwegian Education
- 13:10 - 13.35 Richard Murnane, Harvard University: Do Schools Increase or Decrease Equality in Education
- 13:35 - 13:40 Final Words by CREATE Director Arne Lervåg