The conference seeks to address Education and Care issues of Early Childhood in the fields of:

• Policy, Governance & Institutional Roles
  • Redefining the Role of Higher Education Institutions in Shaping Early Childhood Education Systems
  • From Policy to Practice: Central and Local Government Responsibilities in Delivering Equitable ECEC
  • Early Childhood Governance Models: Comparative International Approaches and Lessons Learned
  • Public Investment in Early Childhood: Budgeting for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
• Quality and Standards in Early Childhood Education
  • Towards Global Standards: Measuring and Ensuring Quality in Early Childhood Programs
  • Evidence-Based Frameworks for Development and Learning Standards in Early Years
  • Monitoring, Assessment, and Documentation in Early Learning: Tools, Ethics, and Implementation
  • Psychology, Pedagogy and Arts in ECEC
• Empowering Professionals and Institutions
  • Building Competent Early Childhood Workforces: Professional Development and Training Innovations
  • Empowerment through Leadership: Strengthening the Voice and Capacity of ECEC Practitioners
  • Universities as Hubs for ECEC Research, Advocacy, and Innovation
• Cross-sector Collaboration and Integrated Approaches
  • Multisectoral Collaboration for Early Childhood: From Silos to Synergy
  • Bridging Health, Social Protection, and Education for Holistic Early Childhood Development
  • Family and Community Engagement in Early Childhood Care and Education
• Inclusion and Special Needs
  • Designing Inclusive ECEC Systems for Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Early Childhood Classrooms
  • Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Approaches to Early Intervention
• Future Perspectives and Global Trends
  • Early Childhood Education in the Era of Digitalization: Risks and Opportunities
  • Climate Change and Early Childhood: Building Resilience from the Start
  • Post-Pandemic Transformations in Early Childhood Systems Worldwide
• Research, Data and Innovation
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making in Early Childhood Policy and Practice
  • Translational Research in Early Childhood: Bridging Theory, Practice, and Policy
  • Innovations in Curriculum Design and Play-Based Pedagogy

as well as any other topics related to the field of early childhood care, development and education

 

• Department of Education Sciences “Giovanni Maria Bertin”, University of Bologna
• University of Western Macedonia, Greece

International Scientific Committee:

Chair: Lorenc EKONOMI – Professor, Rector, “Fan S. Noli” University, Albania

Members:

Aida MOSKO, PhD, vice-rector, “Fan S. Noli” University, Albania

Jonela SPAHO, Associate professor, dean of Faculty of Education and Philology, “Fan S. Noli” University of Korça, Albania

Albina PAJO, PhD, Education Department Head, “Fan S. Noli” University, Albania

Irena NIKAJ, Professor, Department of Education, “Fan S. Noli” University, Albania

Federica ZANETTI, Associate professor, Department of Educational Sciences “Giovanni Maria Bertin”, University of Bologna, Italy

Penelope PAPADOPOULOU, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Greece

Roberto DAINESE, Associate professor, Department of Educational Sciences “Giovanni Maria Bertin”, University of Bologna, Italy

Lucia BALDUZZI, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences “Giovanni Maria Bertin”, University of Bologna, Italy

Sofia ILIADOU-TACHOU, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Western Macedonia

Vassiliki PLIOGOU, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Xristina SIDIROPOULOU, PhD, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Angelos SOFIANIDIS, PhD, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Ioli ANDREADI – FILOUMENI, Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Stergiani GIAOURI, Associate Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Evaggelia KALERANTE, Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Evmorfia KIPOUROPOULOU, Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Efthalia KONSTANTINIDOU, Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Amaryllis MALEGIANNAKI, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Evangelia PAPADOPOULOU, Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Anastasios PAPANIKOLAOU, Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Georgia STEPHANOU, Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

Maria Kirilova BAEVA, Professor, Faculty of Education Studies and the Arts. SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Lucia MALINOVA, Professor, Faculty of Education Studies and the Arts. SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”,  Sofia, Bulgaria

Mimoza SHAHINI, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Pristina, Kosovo

Merita SHALA, Professor, vice-rector, University “Isa Boletini”- Mitrovica, Kosovo

Lulzim ADEMI, Professor, Faculty of Pedagogy “St. Kliment Ohridski”, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” Skopje, North Macedonia

Fadbi OSMANI, Professor, Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Tetovo, North Macedonia

Buniamin MEMEDI, Professor, Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Tetovo, North Macedonia

Rabije MURATI, Professor, Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Tetovo, North Macedonia

Mimoza S. ZOGRAFI, PhD, Department of Statistics, University of Economic and Bussiness, Athens, Greece

Evionda PYLLI, PhD, Department of Education, “Fan S. Noli” University, Albania

Olger BRAME, PhD, Department of Linguistics and Literature, “Fan S. Noli” University, Albania

Ilia BELLO, PhD, Department of Education, “Fan S. Noli” University, Albania