The 1st International Online Conference on Education Sciences
The 1st International Online Conference on Education Sciences
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
18 February 2026
16 March 2026
10 June 2026
Technology-Enhanced Learning, STEM Education, Curriculum Innovation, Teacher Professional Development, Digital Pedagogy, Educational Assessment and Evaluation, 21st Century Skills, Inclusive Education
The IOCES 2026 is Now OPEN for Abstract Submission and Registration.
Instruction for authors are available online.
Submit your abstracts HERE.
For any inquiries, please contact us at ioces2026@mdpi.com
Welcome from the Chair
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 1st International Online Conference on Education Sciences, taking place from 15 to 17 June 2026. This event is proudly organized by MDPI, an open access journal, in collaboration with the journal Education Sciences (ISSN: 2227-7102, Impact Factor: 2.6). This fully virtual conference will focus on current and emerging research in education, spanning from early childhood to higher education.
The conference will be organized around the following topics:
S1 Technology-Enhanced Education
S2 Higher Education
S3 Curriculum and Inclusive Education
S4 Special and Inclusive Education
S5 STEM Education
S6 Teacher Education
This event presents a unique opportunity for scholars in education and related fields to engage with critical topics, exchange diverse perspectives, and collaborate on innovative solutions. It offers a chance to build new connections, strengthen our global academic community, and advance the field together. IOCES 2026 is completely free and accessible from anywhere in the world.
We are pleased to announce that oral presentations and posters will be considered for conference awards. All poster submissions will be featured in an online gallery, and presenters will be eligible for special recognition. For further details regarding submissions, please click [HERE].
In addition, all participants who submit an extended full manuscript to the Special Issue for potential publication in the Education Sciences will receive a 20% discount on the article processing charge. All submissions will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review process.
We look forward to your valuable contribution and active engagement in this exciting scientific event, and we hope that IOCES 2026 will be a memorable experience for our entire community.
Regards,
Prof. Dr. Daniel Muijs
Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Chair of the 1st International Online Conference on Education Sciences
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Event Chairs
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Daniel Muijs is Head of the School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work and Professor of Education at Queen’s University Belfast. He is an acknowledged expert in the fields of educational and teacher effectiveness, school improvement, curriculum, and research methods and has published widely in these areas. He is co-editor of the journal ‘School Effectiveness and School Improvement’ and executive editor of ‘Education Sciences’. He has held key advisory posts in a range of academic and professional organisations, and is currently leading a rewrite of the Flemish National Curriculum goals for primary and early years education. He previously held professorial and leadership positions at Academica University of Applied Sciences and the universities of Southampton, Manchester, and Newcastle, and was Director of Research and Evaluation at Ofsted.
Registration
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 10 June 2026.
Instructions for Authors
Important Deadline
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 18 February 2026.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 16 March 2026.
You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Certificates of Participation are available in your logged-in area of Sciforum.net, under "My Certificates" after the conference.
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
- You can use our free template to create your poster.
The poster template can be downloaded HERE. We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.
It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
1. Education Sciences Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be updated), published in Education Sciences (ISSN: 2227-7102, Impact Factor: 2.6), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note, if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCES 2026 in the Proceedings (ISSN: 2504-3900); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCES 2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Proceedings submission deadline: 3 August 2026.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title.
Full author names.
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
Abstract.
Keywords.
Introduction.
Methods.
Results and Discussion.
Conclusions.
Acknowledgements.
References.
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including the Best Oral Presentation Award and the Best Poster Presentation Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
The winners of Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster Award will receive a certificate and a full waiver of the APC in Education Sciences.
Sponsors and Partners
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Mr. Aleksandar Antic
Ms. Nutthamon Subhaswasdikul
Email: ioces2026@mdpi.com
For inquires regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
