2025 GELYDA Annual Conference

GELYDA hosted its inaugural in person conference to a global audience in Reykjavik Iceland June 11th to 13th. The event was a great success with captivating keynotes, engaging workshops and small group sessions, local fieldtrips and so much more. Be on the lookout for more follow-up from the conference and ways to become more involved in the Association as we head into Year 3 and continue to grow and evolve.

Keynote Presentations from 2025 GELYDA Conference

GELYDA was honored to host Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at our 2025 international conference The Science and Practice of Extended Learning, Youth Development and Wellbeing at the University of Iceland School of Education (June 11th-13th). Please enjoy his engaging presentation and Q&A session moderated by Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s former Prime Minister and former Minister of Education, Science, and Culture.

Ragný Guðjohnsen and Jakob Þorsteinsson