Milan, October 2026

Highlighted Speakers

Prof. Dr. Belinda Gimbert

Title:
From Tool to Thought Partner: Ethical and Transformative Uses of AI in PreK–16 Education

Affiliation :
The Ohio State University, the United States

Prof. Dr. Jessica Murray

Title:
Beyond Remediation: Critical Pedagogy, Decoloniality and UDL in Postgraduate Writing Support

Affiliation :
University of South Africa

Prof. Dr. Tamar Groman

Title:
Circular Movement Versus Free Spatial Movement: Contributions to Sense of Belonging and Emotional Regulation Among Children with High-Functioning Autism

Affiliation :
Ono Academic College, Israel

Prof. Dr. Tennyson Mgutshini

Title:
Postgraduate Academic Writing Support as Institutional Teaching and Learning Strategy

Affiliation :
University of South Africa

Dr. Abdulwahed Alharkan

Title:
Understanding Educational Transformation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Human-Centred Perspective on Educational Change

Affiliation :
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Amile Mavundla

Title:
Emerging Researcher Reflections on Postgraduate Writing Support: An Autoethnographic Approach

Affiliation :
University of South Africa

Dr. Areej ElSayary

Title:
AI Literacy, Attitudes, and Perceived Employability among University Students in the Middle East and Gulf Regions

Affiliation :
Zayed University, the United Arab Emirates

Dr. Dixie Abernathy

Title:
Reflective Practice and Peer Feedback in Online Educational Leader Preparation

Affiliation :
Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina, the United States

Dr. Eileen Bowman

Title:
Education For Sustainable Futures in The Language Classroom | Attitudes, Motivations, And Barriers to Studying Foreign Languages in The Largest Third-Level Institution in Ireland

Affiliation :
University College Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Ivana Sotáková

Title:
Digital Resource Competence of Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers from the Perspective of the DigCompEdu Framework

Affiliation :
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia

Dr. James Calleja

Title:
Beyond Techniques: Understanding Facilitator Moves in Lesson Study and Teacher Professional Development

Affiliation :
University of Malta

Dr. Jennifer Putnam

Title:
Designing Motivating and Practice-Based Learning Experiences for Adult and Professional Learners

Affiliation :
Gardner-Webb University, the United States

Dr. Karen Armstrong

Title:
The Enduring Etiology of Family Literacy: Tracing Roots Across Twelve Disciplinary Strands

Affiliation :
York University, Canada

Dr. Medwin Dikwanyane Sepadi

Title:
The Ineffectiveness of Workshops in Capacitating Teachers for Inclusive Education Curriculum Implementation

Affiliation :
University of Limpopo, South Africa

Dr. Mirela Karabina

Dr. Mirela Karabina

Title:
A Comparative Study of The Curriculum and Assessment Practices of Tirana College of Technology Vs Two Italian Universities

Affiliation :
Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana, Albania

Dr. Nadia Swanepoel

Title:
Fostering Play-Based Mathematics through Community Engagement and Sustainable Early Childhood Education

Affiliation :
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Dr. Reshma Talari

Title:
Enhancing Formative Assessment through Taxonomy-Aligned Course Outcomes and Lesson Plan based CO-PO Mapping in Engineering Education: An Indian Context

Affiliation :
National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr. Soumya Jose

Title:
Gendered Workplace Climate and its Impact on Productivity of Female Faculty Members in India: A Scoping Review

Affiliation :
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, India

Mr. Celestino Pempe

Title:
Framework for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Online Education

Affiliation :
Open University ISCED, Mozambique

Mrs. Cristiane Mathias

Title:
Do Educational Data Systems Support or Hinder Pedagogical Practice?

Affiliation :
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Mrs. Dalia Antinienė

Title:
Can Emotional Intelligence Reduce Materialism? Students’ Attitudes in the Context of Sustainable Development

Affiliation :
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Mrs. Josmorine Bergstedt

Title:
Improving Reading in Grade 2; From Traditional Teaching Methods to Modern Teaching in Afrikaans Home Language Using Digital Tablets

Affiliation :
University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Mrs. Ngoumkam Noreen

Title:
Access To Online Education for African Youth

Affiliation :
Evis Education, Cameroon

Mrs. Sahar Darabee

Title:
Designing the Palestinian Grade 11 English Curriculum in the Light of the OECD Learning Compass 2030: A Design-Based Research Study

Affiliation :
Al-Quds University, Palestine, State of

Mrs. Tatiana Hernández Cifuentes

Title:
Students’ Attitudes Toward Statistics in higher education: A pre–post analysis and implications for curriculum and assessment

Affiliation :
Universidad de Ibagué, Colombia

Mrs.Yorladys Martinez Aroca

Title:
From Lived Climate to the Curriculum: Is Adaptation Enough? An Educational Interpretation of Citizens’ Responses to Climate Variability

Affiliation :
Universidad de Ibagué, Colombia

Ms. Boglárka Warta

Title:
From Language Learning to Clinical Performance: A Trilingual Simulated Patient Program in EMP

Affiliation :
University of Pécs Medical School, Hungary

Education Conference

Ms. Edona Vojvoda

Title:
Connecting School Experiences and Mathematics Achievement in the Fourth Grade: An Analysis Based on TIMSS 2023 Data

Affiliation :
Kosovo Pedagogical Institute, Kosovo

Ms. Jo Turbitt

Title:
The Phoenix of Futures: Navigating the Productive Paradox of Futures Methods in Neoliberal Education

Affiliation :
College Development Network, the United Kingdom

Ms. Jo Turbitt

Ms. Mária Ganajová

Title:
Digital Resources in Teaching as Part of Chemistry Teachers’ Digital Competence

Affiliation :
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia

Ms. Winiswa Mavutha

Title:
Transforming Apparel Technology Education through Curriculum Development: Driving Commercialisation, Entrepreneurship and the Circular Economy

Affiliation :
Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Ms. Zawadi Ingabire

Title:
Participatory Leadership and Educational Management: Enhancing School Performance in Secondary Schools in Kigali City, Rwanda.

Affiliation :
East African Christian College (EACC), Rwanda