World Home Economics Day 2024 Uppsala, Sweden

March 15, 2024 – about 90 participants

TIME: 08:00–16:00
LOCATION: Uppsala University, Bertil Hammer Hall, Blåsenhus, von Kraemers Allé, Uppsala
COST: The professional development day is free of charge for participants thanks to funding received from the Uppsala Home Economics School Foundation.

Theme for this year’s Home Economics Day: Food, Environment, and Economics in Our Time – Opportunities and Challenges with New Knowledge in the Field of Home and Consumer Science.

Program:

09.00–09.40 Children and Youth – The Influence of Advertising and Personal Finance, Consumer Agency’s Support to Schools
Anita Forsnäsgård, School Coordinator, Consumer Agency, Karlstad

09:50-10:35 New Nordic Dietary Recommendations – What Do They Entail and What Happens Next?
Åsa Brugård Konde, Nutritionist and Project Manager at the Unit for Sustainable Food Consumption, Swedish Food Agency, Uppsala

10:45–11:45 From Framework Factors in Home Economics to Global Collaboration
Elina Larsson, Home Economics Teacher and Researcher at Stockholm University

13:15-14:30 “Constantly New Food and Never Again Beer Soup: The Forces that have Driven Swedish Food Culture over the Past Hundred Years”
Richard Tellström, Associate Professor in Meal Science and Lecturer

14:30–15:50 Workshop/Exchange of Experiences – Opportunities and Challenges with New Knowledge in Home and Consumer Science.
Participants: Magnus Myrberg, Elina Larsson, and the working group