Future Events

Timișoara, 2026 June

Politehnica University Timișoara, through the Digital and Distance Education Department, hosted for the first time, between 24–26 June 2026, the IEEE DEMOcon 2026 Digital Education and MOOCs International Conference — organised by IEEE Education Society and merged this year with eMOOCs, the European MOOCs Stakeholders Summit. The conference brought together over 90 researchers, educators, and experts from 23 countries at the UPT Conference Centre in Timișoara.

The opening plenary session was chaired by Prof. Em. Dr. Eng. Radu Vasiu — General Chair of the conference — with addresses by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Florin Drăgan (Rector, UPT), Prof. Dr. Arnold Pears (President, IEEE Education Society), Dr. Eng. Diana Andone (Vice-President, IEEE Education Society and Director of the Digital and Distance Education Department, UPT), and Prof. Dr. Carlos Delgado Kloos (Steering Committee Co-Chair, IEEE DEMOcon). They were joined by

The international gathering highlighted a strong collaborative spirit, seeing active engagement from prominent leadership figures and members of the IEEE Education Society. Key contributions were made throughout the event by Prof. Dr. Arnold Pears (President, IEEE Education Society), Prof. Dr. Carlos Delgado Kloos (Co-Chair Steering Committee, Technical Program), and Dr. Eng. Diana Andone (VP Conferences IEEE Education Society and Technical Program Chair), alongside numerous other dedicated members of the IEEE Education Society

Future IEEE Education Society Events

Building on the immense success of this year's edition, the global community is already preparing for the next major milestones in engineering and digital education.

The upcoming IEEE EDUCON 2027 will take place from 6–9 April 2027 and will be officially hosted and organised by Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania. Researchers and academics wishing to submit their work should note that the deadline for the call for abstract papers is 30 September 2026.

Later in the year, the community will gather for IEEE DEMOcon 2027, which is scheduled to take place in June 2027 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event will be by Universidad Tecnológica (UTEC), with the specific dates to be officially announced soon.

Looking forward, the location for IEEE DEMOcon 2028 has also been established. The conference will return to Europe in June 2028 and will be held in Valencia, Spain, organised by Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. The specific dates will also be announced soon.

For latest information, schedule announcements, and detailed guidelines regarding both upcoming DEMOcon editions, we encouraged you to regularly visit the official conference website at https://democon-conference.org/.