"FÍKNF"
The Association of Icelandic Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Teachers. 

In Icelandic: Félag íslenskra kennara í nýsköpunar- og frumkvöðlamennt (FÍKNF). 

FÍKNF is an association of teachers at pre-, compulsory-, upper secondary and university level in innovation and entrepreneurship education (IEE).

The main aim of the association is to facilitate the cooperation of teachers, increase their knowledge and to increase an emphasis on IEE in the Icelandic education system. 

The association aims at achieving these goals by monitoring the status of IEE in the school system and finding ways to strengthen it. The association is the advocate for and source of information for members and others interested in the matters of IEE. It will lobby for IEE at undergraduate and masters levels offered as well as continuing education for in-service teachers. 

The main purpose of the FIKNF association is to enhance innovation and entrepreneurship education (IEE) in the Icelandic school system on all school levels. Support is needed at many levels from improving conditions for IEE. First we aim to make teachers aware of the existence of this subject, the need for it and the kinds of approaches most likely to support this kind of education. We aim to make the institutions offering teacher education aware of the same and have them offer courses in IEE to teacher students and in-service teachers. 

We wish to support the official frameworks for IEE laid down in law and in national and school curricula. Furthermore we aim to educate the public, parents and others about IEE to increase their understanding and support for this kind of education. 

Main activities of FIKNF
The main activities of FÍKNF consist of an annual conference offered to all interested and in cooperation with several agencies, auch as The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, universities, and the national Innovation Centre. The conference includes educational and informative presentations and activities. We select a 'best practice' example and offer an award  to that school or teacher that has excelled in the field of IEE. 

Another key part of our activities is courses in IEE for in-service teachers and have obtained grants from the Teachers' Union (KÍ) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture to carry them out. 

Thirdly we cooperate with many parties, other associations, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, the national Innovation Centre, the Innovation Contest for Compulsory Schools and others that seek our advice, expertise or cooperation. We have lobbied in the Ministry of Education for keeping IEE in the national curricula and we have written a number of articles in newspapers and magazines to introduce our agenda.

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