12 September 2026, Skopje · Organised by the Institute for Applied Research for Business
The International Scientific Conference "Emerging Trends in Teaching, Learning and Educational Innovation" was held on 12 September 2026 in Skopje, organised by the Institute for Applied Research for Business. It brought together academics, teachers, researchers and practitioners from North Macedonia and from several countries across the region and Europe.
Education is going through profound change: digital transformation, the rapid development of artificial intelligence, new labour market demands and growing attention to student well-being all call for new approaches to teaching and learning. The conference papers draw on empirical research, conceptual frameworks and examples from practice, from everyday work in primary schools to the strategic challenges of higher education.
The conference produced two publications, both free to download:
| Publication | Contents | ISBN | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Proceedings | 55 full papers, 419 pages | 978-608-67060-9-8 | Print and electronic |
| Book of Abstracts | 57 abstracts | 978-608-67060-8-1 | Electronic |
Conference Proceedings
55 full papers in English and Macedonian, 419 pp.
ISBN 978-608-67060-9-8 · COBISS.MK-ID 69940485
Reviewed papers with methodology, results and references. Print run of 100 copies.
Download the Conference Proceedings (PDF)
Book of Abstracts
57 abstracts, bilingual (Macedonian / English)
ISBN 978-608-67060-8-1 · COBISS.MK-ID 69949701
Short summaries of all the research presented at the conference: a map of educational research today.
Download the Book of Abstracts (PDF)Conference topics
- Artificial intelligence in teaching, learning and educational leadership, and students' attitudes toward it
- Learning analytics and early identification of at-risk students
- Digital transformation of schools and higher education
- School self-evaluation and quality improvement
- Empathy, social-emotional learning, mental health and student well-being
- Inclusion of students with disabilities and from immigrant backgrounds
- STEM/STEAM education, educational robotics and computational thinking
- Teacher professional development, ethics and aligning study programmes with the labour market
Selected papers
- "When Knowledge Becomes Kindness: Stages in the Development of Empathy in Primary School Students", Aneta Vasiljevikj-Shikaleska, Biljana Gjozinska, Adrijana Bulevska Zarikj (Erasmus+ project DigiEmpathy)
- "Designing an AI-Enhanced Flipped-Learning Framework for Evidence-Based Public Management Education", Primož Pevcin
- "Anomaly Detection as a Lens for Early Identification of At-Risk Students: A Conceptual Framework for Sequence-Based Learning Analytics", Dalibor Radovanović, Jelena Janaćković, Petar Kresoja
- "From Degrees to Jobs: Strengthening Curriculum Alignment with Labor Market Trends in North Macedonia", Mila Minovska
- "Translating Empathy and Social-Emotional Learning into Short Digital Resources for School Practice: A Practice-Based Design Case from the Erasmus+ DigiEmpathy Project", Jan Malata, Nina Ščerbová
- "Post-Digital Paideía: Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Philosophy Education", Boshko Karadzov
Editorial, scientific and organising committees
Editor: Prof. Dr. Aneta Vasiljevikj-Shikaleska, scientific advisor. For the publisher: Prof. Dr. Biljana Gjozinska, Director. Technical editor: Dr. Mila Minovska.
Scientific Committee: Prof. Dr. Adrijana Bulevska Zarikj, Prof. Dr. Aneta Vasiljevikj-Shikaleska and Prof. Dr. Biljana Gjozinska (Institute for Applied Research for Business, North Macedonia), Prof. Dr. Primož Pevcin (Faculty of Public Administration, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), Prof. Dr. Vanche Bojkov (University of Niš, Serbia), Dr. Marieta Aleksandrova Goceva (New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria), Dr. Zoran Dabetić (Faculty of Humanistic Studies, University of Donja Gorica, Montenegro), Dr. Martin Stojanovikj (University of Deusto, Spain), Prof. Dr. Miloš Pavlović (Belgrade Academy of Business and Arts Vocational Studies, Serbia), Prof. Dr. Bojan Gjeorgievski (Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands), Assist. Prof. Dr. Darjan Bojkov (International Business School, Sofia, Bulgaria) and Dr. Gabriela Durchevska Georgieva (Ministry of Education and Science – Bureau for Development of Education, North Macedonia).
Organising Committee: MSc Dragana Veljanoska, Dipl. Eng. Aleksandar Nacharov and Dr. Mila Minovska.
Published by the Institute for Applied Research for Business, Ul. Železnička 38/1-5, Skopje. Both publications are licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0): they may be shared and adapted for non-commercial purposes, provided the authors and the source are credited.