The future of teacher training in Sweden

Amanda Norling

In May 2025, teacher education students at Linköping University participated in a futures workshop on the future of teacher training. In 2023 the Swedish government made an inquiry to review teacher education programs. The current teacher education reform has been in place since 2011 and is now set to be reformed again. The new focus will be on subject didactics, cognitive science, and practical methodology. At the teacher education program in Linköping, students have long desired ‘more methodology’ to feel prepared for their future careers. In 2024, the university has been working on investigating how an approach with more methodology could be implemented and the reform is expected to be announced by the government at the end of 2025. The students came up with several creative ideas for a future vision of the teacher education programs, including more practical on-campus exercises, holograms, and interdisciplinary learning. The results will be presented to the Faculty of Education as proposals for the development of the new teacher education program at Linköping University.