Nobel Prize Teacher Summit
Earlier editions of the summit
The first Nobel Prize Teacher Summit was arranged in 2017. At the summit, teachers from all over the world meet Nobel Prize laureates, top scientists and peace activists around a them eof great importance in aducation.
Read about the previous editions of the summit below.
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2026: Health – A global concern
On 20 March 2026, teachers from around the world gathered in Stockholm for the 2026 Nobel Prize Teacher Summit.
Morten Meldal.
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2025: The future of democracy
On 28 March 2025, teachers from around the world gathered for the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit. Throughout the day, Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and educators offered various perspectives on the future of democracy.
Maria Ressa at the 2025 Nobel Prize Teacher Summit in Stockholm
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2024: Minding the brain
How does the brain work? This question that has occupied scientists for centuries. In recent decades, there have been remarkable breakthroughs in mapping and furthering our understanding of the human mind. Yet, our brain remains vastly unexplored.
A teacher at the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit 2024
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2023: Teaching knowledge –learning engagement
Knowledge plays an essential role for engagement, activism and building sustainable democratic societies. At the core of the conference lies the question of what role teachers can play in promoting engagement.
Nobel Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman at the 2023 Nobel Prize Teacher SUmmit
Photo: Anna Svanberg. © Nobel Prize Outreach
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2022: One Earth – Teachers for Change
Humanity is facing an unprecedented challenge. We have the facts and we know that we need to act. But how? In a constantly changing world, finding sustainable ways of living is crucial.
Nobel Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi
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2021: In the flood of facts
What can teachers do to prepare students to distinguish facts from values? How do we teach strategies to debunk lies?
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2020: Migration and Movements
The theme this year was how to address migration in education and how to give our students hope and the capacity to act for a sustainable future.
Images for the exhibition For the Greatest Benefit to Humankind. Photos taken outside a refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo Alexander Mahmoud.
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2019: Climate Change Changes Everything
The way we address climate change in education will have a huge impact on the life of future generations. But how do we fulfill our duty to educate without creating anxiety and fear?
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2018: Teach Love and Understanding
How can we improve the way we promote democracy, non-violence and sustainable development in our daily work as teachers? The 2018 summit focused on how schools can counter racism, extremism and tolerance.
Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize laureate in Literature 1986
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