Conference director: Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir, associate professor at the University of Iceland and team leader of the Icelandic part of the MAPS project.
More information about the project HERE.
14:05 – 14:15 Opening – Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson
14:15 – 15:30 Key lecture based on the MAPS study funded by NordForsk 2018-2020
- 14:15 – 14:20 What is the main purpose of the MAPS-research?
- Sonja Kosunen, project manager and associate professor at the University of Helsinki
- 14:20 – 14:35 Urban social segregation and educational outcomes in neighbourhood schools
- Venla Bernelius Associate Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Helsinki
- 14:35 – 14:50 School segregation in the Amsterdam metropolitan area
- Willum Boterman, Assistant Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Amsterdam
- 14:50 – 15:05 Living separately in a “classless” society?
- Auður Magndís Auðardóttir doctoral student at the University of Iceland and Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir
- 15:05 – 15:20 The experience of immigrant parents from different social classes and residences in Reykjavík
- Elizabeth Lay doctoral student at the University of Iceland and Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir
- 15:20 – 15:30 – Questions from the audience
15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break and presentation of posters
15:50 – 16:55 Reykjavík in a nutshell
- 15:50 – 16:05 How does the School and Leisure Department meet schools in demanding situations?
- Helgi Grímsson, division manager and Guðrún Mjöll Sigurðardóttir, specialist
- 16:05 – 16:20 The interplay between welfare and organization
- Óskar Dýrmundur Ólafsson, district manager of Breiðholt and Ævar Harðarson, architect at the City of Reykjavík’s Environment and Planning Department
- 16:20 – 16:55 Panel
Sigríður Björk Einarsdóttir, executive director of SAMFOK, Ragnar Þór Pétursson, chairman of the Icelandic Teachers’ Union, Magnús Þór Jónsson, principal, Þuríður Harpa Sigurðardóttir, chairman of ÖBÍ, young people from UNICEF, Margrét Kristín Blöndal, chairman of the tenants’ association.
16:55 – 17:00 Closing remarks from Kolbrúna Þ. Pálsdóttir, President of the School of Education, University of Iceland
17:00 – 18:00 Reception in the Tjarnar Hall of the City Hall at the invitation of the Mayor and the School of Education at the University of Iceland
