ULF: Development, Learning, and Research
The goal of ULF is to develop an infrastructure that aims to develop and test sustainable, long-term collaboration models between universities and schools in terms of research, school activities, and teacher training.
The idea is that these collaboration models will strengthen the scientific grounding and approach in schools, and strengthen the link between educational research and practice in schools. An important part of this is to enable professional groups within schools, not just researchers in academia, to initiate research relevant to schools.
The University of Borås is part of the Västnoden (the western node). Other nodes in Sweden are:
Huvudstadsnoden (the Capital Node)
Nordnoden (the Northern Node)
Östnoden (the Eastern Node)
Sydnoden (the Southern Node)
ULF at the University of Borås
Within the framework of ULF activities, the University of Borås is building an infrastructure and working methods in collaboration with school authorities who support Västnoden’s Declaration of Principles and sign local ULF agreements. The university is ultimately responsible for ULF activities and is led by the Assistant Head of Department for Collaboration. As a tool, there is a steering group consisting of representatives from school activities as well as from the university.
ULF projects at the University of Borås
- To develop students' writing processes and ability to express themselves in writing in English
- Change management with Teachers about Teaching
- Svenljunga - A creative learning space that contributes to inclusive learning environments
- Children's participation in school leisure activities
- Summer Reading Programme The Joy of Reading – The Reading Gap and the Enjoyable
- Borås - Upper secondary school students' chemistry knowledge
Projects in progress
- The potential of mathematical tasks to develop students' understanding of proportionality reading
- Promoting school attendance at Sven Erikson’s Upper Secondary School’s Economics Programme
Project application in the spring
Applications are ongoing.
Read more about how to apply (in Swedish)
More information
Read more about the ULF agreement at ulfavtal.se (external link)
Important links
ULF’s national website
Latest news about ULF (only in Swedish)
Contact
Per Nordén, Project Coordinator and Representative to Västnoden and the National Steering Group
Kajsa Paulsson, Assistant Head of Department for Collaboration and Chair of the Steering Group for Collaboration ULF