From Tuesday 25 August to Saturday 29 August 2026, the conference programme combines workshops, keynote and plenary lectures, parallel sessions, RDC meetings, invited sessions, anniversary events, and regional activities.
Continuous registration for all conference participants.
Poster stands open throughout the day.
Partner stands and exhibitor area available all day.
Advance registration is required. The workshops are free for registered conference participants, organised in an interactive format, and limited in capacity.
The value of practitioner researchFacilitator: Daniela Bacová
Ethical and methodological challenges and dilemmas in research with children and young people: a humanising approachFacilitator: Urszula Markowska-Manista
Teaching difficult historyFacilitators: Agnieszka Glińska and Krzysztof Kulling
Crossing personal and temporal borders: building self-aware learning communities through inquiryFacilitator: Anna Przybyło
Crossing pedagogical borders through Creative Problem Solving (CPS)Facilitator: Anna Krzemińska-Kaczyńska
A break between workshop rounds for workshop participants only.
RDC Workshop: Health, Environment and Sustainability Education. Emotional well-being under pressure: strengthening teacher emotional health and well-being across diverse global contextsFacilitators: Diola Bijlhout and Eliza Krotke
RDC Workshop: Methods and Theories Applicable to Research. Theoretical and methodological approaches in teacher education research: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Functional Grammar as analytical frameworksFacilitator: Tatjana Bru Blixen
RDC Workshop: Social Justice, Equity, and Diversity. Rethinking institutional language and inclusion in higher education: exploring identity, symbolic framing, representation, and belongingFacilitators: Raeesah Khan and Dr Chandrika Devarakonda
Rector of the University of Bialystok, Dean of the Faculty of Education, President of ATEE, local and regional authorities, UNESCO and the organising committee.
Short plenary exchange after keynote lecture.
An opening evening grounded in regional atmosphere and informal conversation.
Registration access throughout the conference day.
Poster stands open throughout the day.
Partner stands and exhibitor area available all day.
Short plenary exchange after keynote lecture.
A pause before the first parallel round.
The first full round of parallel sessions across the conference programme.
A midday break with food, research posters, and partner exhibition activity.
Short plenary exchange after keynote lecture.
Parallel thematic meetings of the ATEE RDCs.
A guided 30-minute mindfulness and gentle movement session designed to refresh focus, integrate new insights, and restore comfort after extended sitting.
An evening round of papers, symposia, and special sessions.
An evening cultural event embedded in the conference flow.
Local cuisine and informal exchange at the close of the conference day.
Morning registration window.
Poster stands open throughout the day.
Partner stands and exhibitor area available all day.
A coordination meeting for ATEE RDC Chairs ahead of the next conference blocks.
Morning parallel sessions continuing across the conference programme.
A short pause before the RDC and editor workshop block.
Parallel thematic meetings of ATEE Research and Development Communities.
Facilitated by Manuela Heinz, Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Teacher Education.
A midday break with food, posters, and exhibition activity.
Short plenary exchange after keynote lecture.
A guided 30-minute mindfulness and gentle movement session designed to refresh focus, integrate new insights, and restore comfort after extended sitting.
The afternoon conference round of papers, symposia, and special sessions.
For ATEE members.
Including the EJTE Best Paper Award 2025 ceremony, recognition awards for distinguished ATEE members, and the anniversary cake.
A short pause before the final parallel round.
The closing round of papers and symposia across 10 parallel sessions.
Final midday pause before the closing ceremony.
Reflections and concluding remarks from the conference organisers, invitation to the ATEE 2027 Conference, farewell from the ATEE Board, and an invitation to submit papers for post-conference publications.
An optional city walk offered on two separate dates for participants who want to explore Bialystok beyond the session schedule.
A guided tour in English for registered conference participants.
A regional visit suitable for participants extending their stay.
A broader cultural route across the Podlasie region.
A full-day nature and heritage extension to the conference experience.
Governor of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
Marshal of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
Mayor of Białystok
Rector of the University of Białystok
Podlaskie Voivodeship
City of Białystok
The Sybir Memorial Museum
AFS Poland
WorldLINK Foundation
Centre for Research on National and Ethnic Minorities at the University of Białystok
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