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SOCIAL COMMITMENT: RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Research and education

shaping the sustainable

society of the future

Research and education are needed to create a better and more sustainable society,
a higher level of competitiveness and innovation. At Mellby Gård we believe that

everyone has a right to education and emphasize the important work of teachers in
the development of each individual.

Lärargalan

LÄRARGALAN (TEACHERS’ GALA) – FOR A BETTER
FUTURE THROUGH BETTER TEACHERS

At the age of 18, Beata Kull, CEO and founder of Lärargalan, the Lärargalan also established a new award for young people’s mental
Teachers’ Gala Foundation, visited the US. There, she was health together with the Tim Bergling Foundation. They have also or-
exposed to a culture that celebrated the important work and ganized several seminars on mental health, including one with Malmö
achievements of teachers. The noticeable lack of attention to the University.
important role of teachers in society became the basis for Lärargalan.
Beata Kull believes that despite their crucial role in shaping and “Together with our existing partners, such as Mellby Gård, and new
educating future generations, teachers have not always received the supporters such as the Tim Bergling Foundation, we’ve been able
recognition they deserve. to take a big step forward in developing our operations to boost the
status of teachers in society,” says Beata Kull, CEO and founder of
Lärargalan aims to recognize and highlight role models in the Lärargalan. “We’ve offered even more activities during the year through
profession. Since 2016, Lärargalan has presented the award for seminars in partnership with the country’s teacher training centers and
Sweden’s best teachers annually and is now an important organization universities, as well as a platform that allows
and platform for recognising and supporting the profession. Lärargalan teachers to share lesson plans.”
gives Sweden’s students the opportunity to vote for and recognize
teachers who have made a difference in their teaching. Beata Kull,
CEO and founder
The gala also serves as a platform for building community, ena-
bling networking and promoting a sense of unity within the teaching
profession. Other activities, such as lectures, inspiration days and
teacher meetings, are to highlight examples of success. During the year,

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