Didactica Magna – SCHOLA Practica: From Great Theory to Masterful Practice
SCHOLA 2026, the 22nd International Conference on Engineering Pedagogy, will be held on 02 – 03 December 2026 in Strážnice, Czech Republic.
The conference aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results, as well as the presentation of practical experiences in the field didactics and engineering pedagogy.
PATRONAGE OVER THE CONFERENCE
HS-Prof. Mag. Dr. Petra Heißenberger BEd MSc, Vice Rector, University College of Teacher Education in Lower Austria
Dr.h.c. prof. PhDr. PaedDr. Gabriela Gabrhelová, PhD., DBA, LL.M, Director, DTI University, Slovakia
PhDr. Jozef Vlčej, PhD., MBA Public Administration Academy and Secondary School in Strážnice, Ltd., Czech Republic, Mendel university in Brno, Czech Republic
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
English
ORGANIZERS
SCHOLA 2026 is organised by DTI University in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia, University College of Teacher Education in Lower Austria, Public Administration Academy and Secondary School in Strážnice, Ltd., Czech Republic, Information Society for Education and Training, ZSVTS member – The Association of Slovak Scientific and Technological Societies, Slovakia, under the auspices of the International Society of Engineering Pedagogy – IGIP and other partners.
International Society for Engineering Pedagogy
Public Administration Academy and Secondary School in Strážnice, Ltd., Czech Republic
TOPICS OF INTEREST
- Teacher Training
- Engineering Pedagogy Education
- New Trends in Branch Didactics
- Accreditation, Curriculum Development, Quality in Education
- Technical Teacher Education,
- Key Competencies
- Networks of Social Sciences in Engineering Education
- Information and Communication Technologies in Education
- Education of talented students
- Lifelong Learning
- Challenges and Problems in Education
Including a special section:
- Women in Science and Technology: Bridging the Gender Gap
IMPORTANT DATES
The international conference SCHOLA 2026 will be held from 02 to 03 December 2026. We will soon inform you of the format for presenting the conference talks. We guarantee the publication of the papers sent within the required deadlines.
15 SEPTEMBER 2026 Participant Registration
15 SEPTEMBER 2026 Submission Deadline for Abstracts
Abstract Submission
15 OCTOBER 2026 Notification of Acceptance for Abstracts
15 NOVEMBER 2026 Submission Deadline for Papers
R&E-SOURCE Special Issues – Guidelines for Authors
The camera-ready contribution should be sent to the email: kristofiakova@dti.sk
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2 DECEMBER 2026 Conference Opening
PROCEEDINGS
Only English-written contributions will be accepted. All submissions are subject to a blind review process. All accepted submissions will be published in the SCHOLA 2026 Proceedings and submitted to a Special Issue of Open Online Journal for Research and Education R&E-SOURCE (Austria).
Selected papers will be published in:
- Scientific journal Acta Educationis Generalis (Slovakia);
- International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP).
The editorial board reserves the right not to accept contributions that do not meet the prescribed formal and content criteria.
CONFERENCE FEE (EUR)
Regular Participants 200 EUR
Students 100 EUR
When paying by bank transfer, use the type of fee: OUR – all bank fees paid by the payer.
The invoice will be issued if your abstract is accepted.
COMMITTEES
SUPERVISORS
prof. PaedDr. Ing. Roman Hrmo, PhD., MBA, ING-PAED IGIP, International Monitoring Committee Member of International Society of Engineering Pedagogy – IGIP, Vice Rector for Quality and Development, DTI University, Slovakia
Asoc. Prof. Dr. Tiia Rüütmann, International Society of Engineering Pedagogy – IGIP President, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Mgr. Ing. Pavel Andres, Ph.D., ING-PAED IGIP, LL.M. Czech Republic
prof. PaedDr. Elena Bendíková, PhD., Slovakia
doc. Ing. Alexander Bilčík, PhD., ING-PAED IGIP, Slovakia
prof. PhDr. Martin Bílek, Ph.D., Czech Republic
prof. Dr. Nataliia Briukhanova, ING-PAED IGIP, Ukraine
prof. Ing. Pavel Cyrus, CSc., Czech Republic
doc. PhDr. Dana Dobrovská, CSc., Czech Republic
Dr.h.c. prof. PhDr. PaedDr. Gabriela Gabrhelová, PhD., DBA, LL.M, Slovakia
doc. PaedDr. Zuzana Geršicová, PhD., Slovakia
Mgr. Ing. Viera Guzoňová, PhD., Slovakia
doc. PaedDr. Jana Hanuliaková, PhD., Slovakia
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc., Slovakia
doc. Ing. Jana Jurinová, PhD., Slovakia
prof. Dr. Denis Kovalenko, Ukraine
prof. Dr. Elena Kovalenko, Ukraine
prof. Mag. Dr. Norbert Kraker, Austria
doc. PaedDr. Ing. Lucia Krištofiaková, PhD., ING-PAED IGIP, Slovakia
PaedDr. Ing. Daniel Kučerka, PhD., ING-PAED IGIP, Czech Republic
Assoc. Prof. Oleksandr Kupriyanov, DrSc., Ukraine
Dr.h.c. prof. PhDr. PaedDr. Ing. Daniel Lajčin, PhD., DBA, LL.M, ING-PAED IGIP, Slovakia
Dr.h.c. prof. PaedDr. Tomáš Lengyelfalusy, PhD., Slovakia
Dr Ing. Piotr Migo, Poland
doc. PaedDr. Juraj Miština, PhD., Slovakia
dr hab. Henryk Noga, prof. UP, Poland
doc. PaedDr. Dáša Porubčanová, PhD., Slovakia
Asoc. Prof. Dr. Tiia Rüütmann, Estonia
prof. Mag. Dr. Christine Schörg, Austria
prof. Ing. Milan Slavík, CSc., Czech Republic
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc., Czech Republic
prof. Mag. Christian Spreitzer, Austria
prof. PaedDr. Ing. István Szőköl, PhD., ING-PAED IGIP, Slovakia
prof. Ing. Rudolf Šlosár, PhD., Slovakia
Assoc. Prof. Kevin Taylor, USA
doc. Ing. Ivana Tureková, PhD., Slovakia
PhDr. Jan Válek, Ph.D., Czech Republic
doc. Ing. David Vaněček, Ph.D., Czech Republic
doc. PaedDr. Ján Záhorec, PhD., Slovakia
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
doc. PaedDr. Juraj Miština, PhD., Slovakia
doc. PaedDr. Ing. Lucia Krištofiaková, PhD., ING-PAED IGIP, Slovakia
Associate professor, Dr.Sc. on Engineering, Oleksandr Kupriyanov, Vice Rector for scientific work Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy, Ukraine
PhDr. Jozef Vlčej, PhD., MBA Public Administration Academy and Secondary School in Strážnice, Ltd., Czech Republic, Mendel university in Brno, Czech Republic
CONTACT ADDRESS OF THE ORGANIZER
doc. PaedDr. Ing. Lucia Krištofiaková, PhD., ING-PAED IGIP
kristofiakova@dti.sk, +421 911 066 509
DTI University, Ul. Sládkovičova 533/20, 018 41 Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
CONFERENCE VENUE
Public Administration Academy and Secondary School in Strážnice, Ltd., Czech Republic
Náměstí Svobody 494, Strážnice