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PATT 43, Pupils' Attitudes Towards Technology Conference, 2026, Norrköping, Sweden

Bridge at Campus Norrk枚ping Photographer: Thor Balkhed

The conference will take place from 15 to 18 June 2026 , with the theme "Technology 糖心网页版 Across Boundaries".

Since the 1980s, the PATT research conference brings together internationally renowned researchers in the field of technology education. In the summer of 2026 the conference will be held for the 43rd time, this time at the beautiful Campus Norrk枚ping, a couple of hours south of Stockholm, Sweden. We heartily welcome you to listen to lectures, present papers, and network at a conference with both academic depth and a friendly atmosphere.

Information about accommodation can be found under Welcome to Norrk枚ping. The conference fee for the whole conference including welcome reception, lunch, fika, social event and conference dinner is SEK 5,900 plus taxes.

Feel free to browse proceedings from previous conferences here:

PATT 43 is arranged by Technology and Science 糖心网页版 Research (TekNaD) and the Swedish National Centre for School Technology 糖心网页版 (CETIS), Link枚ping University, Sweden.

Welcome!

Conference Registration

Please click on the to register for the PATT43 conference in Norrk枚ping, Sweden, 2026. The conference fee for the whole conference including welcome reception, lunch, fika, social event and conference dinner is SEK 5,900 plus taxes. Please note that you pay the full conference fee regardless of how many days you will participate. The conference takes place at Campus Norrk枚ping, Link枚ping University, so there will be no online/digital participation.

The registration and payment will be taken care of by our conference agency, Way. Contact: liu@way.se.

Practical information

Accommodation

Participants will need to book their own accommodation. Campus Norrk枚ping is centrally located, and there is a wide range of alternatives in a suitable cost range from hostels to hotels within a 15-minute walk.

In the downloadable pdf files to the right, you will find

  • A clickable map showing a selection of accommodation alternatives
  • A map of the conference venue
  • A map of the conference vicinities

Find your way

PATT43 will take place in K氓kenhus, Campus Norrk枚ping, Link枚ping University. The entrance to the conference venue is located at Kungsgatan 40. Campus Norrk枚ping - Link枚ping University.

From the central station, it is less than a 15-minute walk to Campus. You can also take bus 21 towards S枚der tull.

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Maps

Program

Conference program outline

To the right you find the outline of the PATT 43 Conference Program. We will provide a more detailed program as we come closer to the conference.

Download the program

Welcome to Norrköping

Norrköping - Sweden's Manchester

Welcome to Norrköping a medium sized Swedish city located 160 kilomtres south of Stockholm.

Situated on the banks of the Motala Ström river, the city has a long-standing history of textile manufacturing and used to be referred to as 'Sweden's Manchester'. The river winds its way through the city, inviting you to take a stroll and get enchanted by its power. Today, the old industrial buildings house museums, a concert hall, schools, offices and one of the campuses of Linköping University, Campus Norrköping. One of the most significant of these buildings is Strykjärnet, or 'the iron'. This building houses the Museum of Work. Another old industrial building next to campus has been rebuilt to fit a big dome for the Visualization Centre C, where conference delegates will also spend one evening. There will also be an opportunity to learn more about this area during a social activity organised for the conference. The conference dinner will be held at Östgöta Kök, a centrally located restaurant at Hospitalsgatan 30 by Nya Torget.

The conference will take place in June, which is summer in Sweden, so hopefully the city will be at its best. If you have the opportunity to stay in Sweden after the conference, you can experience Swedish Midsummer, which is celebrated on 19 June. Midsummer celebrations are held by associations and organisations in various locations all over Sweden. If you would like to spend a few days in Stockholm, we recommend the Midsummer celebrations at Skansen, a beautiful open-air museum.

Want to know more about Norrköping?

Read more about what to do in Norrk枚ping:
The Museum of Work in Norrk枚ping.Photographer: Josefin Landhagen

Call for Papers and Conference Proceedings

The PATT43 conference theme is Technology 糖心网页版 Across Boundaries, to signify not only the interdisciplinary, innovative, and boundary-crossing characteristics of technology education worldwide but also the broad array of cooperative opportunities that exist between technology and other subjects and subject areas in the school and teacher education.

Papers are invited to contribute to this overarching theme in a variety of ways, related but not limited to the following suggested topics:

  • technology education and STEM/STEAM;
  • technology education and sustainability;
  • technology education and social sciences;
  • technology and craft, maker or design education;
  • technology and vocational education;
  • technology education and digital tools (e.g. AI);
  • technology education for 21st-century readiness;
  • assessment in technology education;
  • technology and philosophy/history;
  • technology and gender, engagement and recruitment;
  • technology and engineering education; etc.

Abstracts

The PATT43 Norrk枚ping editorial committee will review abstract submissions for the 2026 conference. The final deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 November 2025. Feedback on abstracts will be provided by 30 November 2025. Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words. You have to download and use the PATT 43 Abstract template. Click on the following link to submit your abstract via the (the template can be found under About, Conference Proceedings Submissions). Submissions of abstracts will be handled via Link枚ping University鈥檚 OJS.

Research Papers

If your abstract is approved, the deadline for the submission of PATT43 full drafts of research papers is 25 January 2026, and feedback will be provided by two reviewers in a double-blind review process by 27 February 2026. Deadline for submission of the final version of the full research paper is 1 April 2026.

Full research papers should be a maximum of 3,000 words, excluding the title, authors, abstract, keywords and references (note: full papers should not exceed 4,000 words, including everything).

You have to download and use the PATT 43 Paper template. Click on the following link to submit your paper via the (the template can be found under About, Conference Proceedings Submissions). Submissions of full research papers will be carried out via Link枚ping University鈥檚 OJS, and each published paper will be assigned an individual DOI.

Poster Presentations

It is also possible to present a poster, which will be displayed part of the conference including a designated time for the presentation itself. Prepare your poster and send it in as a pdf to patt43@liu.se by 1 April. It will also be subject to peer review. Posters need to be designed and printed at one鈥檚 own expense and brought to the conference physically. The format should be A1 (or similar).

PATT 43 Conference Proceedings Editors

  • Jonas Hallstr枚m, Link枚ping University, Sweden
  • Jeffrey Buckley, Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland & Link枚ping University, Sweden
  • Nina Kilbrink, Karlstad University, Sweden
  • Louise Lundberg, Link枚ping University, Sweden

  • Manus McDyer, University of Limerick, Ireland

  • Matt McLain, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdo

  • Charlotta Nordl枚f, Link枚ping University, Sweden
  • Per Norstr枚m, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Contact

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at the following email address: patt43@liu.se
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Jonas Hallström

Deputy Head of Department, Professor
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Charlotta Nordlöf

Assistant Professor
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Claes Klasander

Lecturer
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Malin Åberg

Coordinator

Organisation

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Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Human behaviour and learning is the focus for education and research at the department. We educate students and scientists that are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.

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