Higher Education Conferences: The #1 Guide to Education Events in 2023
Explore dozens of must-attend higher education and general education events in 2023, including conferences for higher education, education administration, education management, and education tech.
To better navigate this list, here are the different event types you’ll come across in this list:
- Conferences: Conferences are large events that bring together education professionals in the field. Activities at these events include speakers, workshops, and networking sessions.
- Summits: Summits are often meetings with high-level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field. However, some summits function just like higher education conferences
- Symposium: Symposiums are events where experts in the field give presentations to an audience.
The pandemic forced many events to shift their strategies and apply best practices for pandemic events. Education conferences in 2023 will take a new approach with these major shifts in mind.
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January 2023 Education Events
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1/5/23 |
Jan. 5 to 8—The diverse teaching and research of MLA members are better than ever. Our working conditions are not. The presidential theme of the 2023 convention asks us to reflect on what our teaching and research tell us about transforming our working conditions so that they do not hold us back as they do now and instead help us do what we need and want to do. |
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1/12/23 |
Jan. 12 to 13—The Ann Ferren Conference is an opportunity for members of the AU community to share experiences and expertise in advancing teaching and research practices at American University. |
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1/15/23 |
Jan. 15 to 16— Get Your Teach On focuses on building and delivering high-quality and highly engaging professional development for educators. Download our District Alignment Guide to see how this conference meets school, district, and state standards and professional development goals. |
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1/18/23 |
Jan. 18 to 20—Join your colleagues from colleges and universities across the country and around the world. Engage with higher ed thought leaders. Explore the integral relationship between liberal education and democracy. Discover the latest innovations in contemporary liberal education practice. Develop effective strategies for making the case for liberal education on your campus and beyond it. |
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1/23/23 |
Jan. 23 to 26— For over 40 years, the National Future of Education Technology® Conference has gathered the most dynamic and innovative education leaders and professionals from around the world for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of new technologies, best practices and pressing issues. FETC® is known to educators and technologists as the best place to engage with the thought leaders and pioneers who are leading the charge in classrooms, schools and entire districts. |
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1/24/23 |
Jan. 24 to 26—ELI provides the opportunity for prospective community college presidents, or those in transition, to analyze their abilities, reflect on their interests, refine their skills, and engage in leadership discussions with an unparalleled faculty of community college leaders from across North America. |
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1/26/23 |
Jan. 26 to 27—Heads of Schools let’s come together! Join your peer Heads of School to revive, reconnect, and pump up your leadership muscles. Lean into the strengths of being together and learning from experts especially curated for you. Read on to learn about the excellent opportunities that await you in Chicago! |
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1/28/23 |
Jan. 28 to 31—LitCon is the largest K-8 literacy conference in North America—now in its 38th year! The conference is brought to you by the Reading Recovery Council of North America (RRCNA) for the broader literacy education community. |
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1/30/23 |
Jan. 30 to Feb. 2—The 2023 TCEA Convention & Exposition is the intersection of passion and possibility, curiosity and discovery, education and technology. And it’s the kind of learning that will change the story of education. |
February 2023 Education Events
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2/1/23 |
Feb. 1 to 4—Integrate with nationally recognized education leaders and experts; presentations offer content you can’t find anywhere else. |
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2/2/23 |
Feb. 2 to 3—The European Learning & Teaching Forum is an EUA event that provides an opportunity for participants to meet and discuss developments in learning and teaching at European universities. The Forum builds on EUA’s work with its member universities on this topic. Alongside the bottom-up approach, the Forum makes use of EUA’s extensive policy work in European higher education. |
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2/4/23 |
Feb. 2 to 4—WISE is the pioneering conference for faculty leaders, program coordinators, and administrators to develop the knowledge and skills needed to help students advance their intercultural skills and awareness during their abroad experiences and beyond. |
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2/6/23 |
Feb. 2 to 6—Standards Institute is an immersive and transformative five-day in-person learning experience appropriate for teachers, coaches, and leaders. This highly interactive experience focuses on the mindsets, planning, and instructional actions required for implementing grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful (GLEAM™) instruction. |
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AAC&U 2023 Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment |
2/9/23 |
Feb. 9 to 11—The 2023 Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment provides an opportunity to empower and celebrate the work of the myriad change agents who work every day to ensure the continued vitality of the undergraduate educational experience. |
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2/14/23 |
CIES 2023 will take place in Washington, D.C. and our goal is to provide conference attendees with a memorable, intellectually stimulating and creative experience. |
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2/15/23 |
Feb. 15 to 17—The conference showcases the best pedagogical practice and research in higher education today. Sessions address disciplinary and interdisciplinary instructional strategies, outcomes, and research. Each year we welcome over 500 faculty and instructors dedicated to teaching excellence to this higher education conference. |
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2/17/23 |
ITEC’s IT Conference is designed for information technology administrators and professionals in K-12 schools. Sessions cover more technical aspects of working with educational technology in a school setting. |
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2/17/23 |
Feb. 17 to 19—This conference will focus on the brain science behind disruptive behaviors, executive deficits, emotional dysregulation, and learning disorders. Explore evidence-based strategies for dealing with challenging behaviors, ADHD, autism, LD, and bullying and for improving emotional self-regulation, executive skills, classroom management, discipline, and school climate. |
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2/19/23 |
Feb. 19 to 22—For the first time, the 2023 Annual Conference has no specific theme. Instead, the Conference Committee requests submissions that conform to the basic tenant that the subject will, in some way, address the broad issues, challenges and opportunities facing IHE leaders in 2023 and beyond. |
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Conference on Meaningful Living and Learning in a Digital World 2023 |
2/20/23 |
Feb. 20 to 22—You are invited to engage in our sixty-annual meeting which explores one of the most important issues of our era – how to live and learn with technology in ways that add authentic value to our lives and to the world. As we embrace the conveniences of emerging technologies in the classroom and beyond, we will explore ways to employ them with a people-centered approach that includes balance, compassion, healthy living, mindfulness and relationships. |
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2/22/23 |
Feb. 22 to 25—Join us and network with fellow educators and learn from nationally recognized speakers who share their experiences and proven strategies to help you succeed in the classroom and in your career. |
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2/23/23 |
Are you a school leader looking to recharge your school culture and instructional leadership right now? Are you, unlike thousands of other school leaders, unwilling to wait until “next year” for things to be different? Are you ready, right now, to continue to make radical change for students and families? Do you believe that creating safe, thriving schools is your sacred responsibility as a leader? |
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2/27/23 |
Feb. 27 to Mar. 3—Drawing on the combined expertise of the Harvard Kennedy School in crisis management and the Harvard Graduate School of Education in higher education, this program prepares college administrators to respond to crises effectively, develop protocols and practices that minimize the potential for future occurrences, and inspire confidence in the long-term safety, security, and success of their institutions. RSVP for this leadership in higher education conference now! |
March 2023 Education Events
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3/5/23 |
Mar. 5 to 8—The conference trains adults who serve youth to create safe, healthy, caring, and intellectually empowering educational environments that foster the well-being of all children and adolescents. To accomplish this mission, it offers 100+ presentations by nationally and internationally recognized presenters to 1400+ national and international conference participants. |
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3/11/23 |
The Innovations Conference, now in its 26th year, is the foremost convening for professionals dedicated to improving and enhancing teaching and learning, leadership and management, and the community college experience. This international event provides a forum for collaboration among academic experts and thought leaders, while granting participants exclusive access to the most inventive and inspirational community college programs from around the world. |
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3/17/23 |
This annual conference engages and inspires participants through excellent training presented by local and national early childhood experts, networking opportunities, and experiences with early childhood exhibitors. |
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3/18/23 |
The ISL Conference focuses on practical strategies for enhancing P-12 student learning. Concurrent sessions target teacher candidates, practicing teachers (new and veteran), as well as professors who teach teacher candidates and practicing teachers. Opportunities for participants to network with fellow educators are integrated throughout the day, and previous participants report that they were able to immediately implement the many new techniques learned at the conference in their own P-12 or higher education classrooms. |
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3/20/23 |
Mar. 20 to 23—Join the World Education Summit, the biggest virtual education conference. With over 400+ speakers and sessions broadcasted over 4 days. |
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3/22/23 |
Mar. 22 to 24—We continue to provide a forum for dialogue about issues of critical importance to the field of education abroad. In 2023, The Forum’s Annual Conference will be unthemed. Yes, we’re going “themeless in Seattle.” Instead of crafting a single overarching theme to shape the narrative of our conference, we are inviting you to drive the content with the themes and topics that are meaningful to you. |
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3/25/23 |
The HLC Annual Conference provides opportunities for administrators, faculty and staff of HLC member institutions, along with members of the HLC Peer Corps, to learn information and promising practices from fellow practitioners and the HLC staff. Attendees also engage with featured speakers who are leading thinkers, researchers and advocates in the field of higher education. |
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3/29/23 |
Mar. 29 to 31—The biggest Education Technology exhibition in the world, at Bett we bring together Educators from across the entire education landscape and +600 innovative EdTech and resource solution providers showcasing cutting-edge and impactful products and services. |
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3/30/23 |
Mar. 30 to 31—The Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy (GICOIL) invites all K-12 and higher education faculty and staff, librarians, media professionals, writing instructors, teachers, and graduate students to join us for the opportunity to share research and best methods for teaching and learning information literacy! The conference allows participants to engage one another and learn the best practices for teaching these essential skills to students. Discover how to apply crucial information literacy skills in your own settings. |
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3/30/23 |
Mar. 30 to Apr. 2—Join us and network with fellow educators and learn from nationally recognized speakers who share their experiences and proven strategies to help you succeed in the classroom and in your career. |
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3/31/23 |
Mar. 31 to Apr. 3—Learn, celebrate, connect. Don’t miss this action-packed event with hundreds of educational movers, shakers, and changemakers. Supercharge as an educator ready to shape the future of education. |
April 2023 Education Events
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4/1/23 |
Apr. 1 to 3—The NSBA 2023 Annual Conference and Exposition is the one national event that brings together education leaders to learn about best governance practices, gain insight into child development and learn about new programs and technology that can help enrich student learning. |
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4/11/23 |
Apr. 11 to 13—NCEA 2023 is one of the largest private-education association gatherings in the nation, held in fellowship with the Diocese of Dallas. NCEA invites you to join us for this one-of-a-kind event that brings together Catholic and other religious educators from across the United States, Canada and other countries to exchange ideas and debut cutting-edge research and technologies related to education. |
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4/12/23 |
Apr. 12 to 14—NPEA’s annual conference will focus on the importance of coming together as a field to best support underserved students on their paths towards college and career success. Throughout the conference, we will engage in thoughtful conversations about how to move forward in partnership and maintain momentum and urgency as individuals, organizations, and as a field. |
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4/13/23 |
Apr. 13 to 14—SECCLL is a scholarly higher education conference that attracts scholars from the region and beyond. SECCLL is oriented toward the participation of scholars from both public and private institutions of higher education. It is a collegiate, informal and respectful environment marked by a rigorous and productive exchange among academics. |
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4/21/23 |
Apr. 21 to 23—This conference will explore the “Science of the Social Brain” – the impacts of isolation, the influences of peers, and the importance of social connections. Discover ways to create cooperative and collaborative classrooms; reduce school conflicts; improve a sense of belonging and identity; teach social and friendship skills; incorporate peer groups and social learning; and promote prosocial behaviors in students to boost school and life success. |
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4/28/23 |
Join us to exchange and celebrate best practices in student success…from immediately usable instructional and counseling strategies to campus-wide programs that increase retention and student academic success. Learn great new strategies from educators who are changing the lives of their students and transforming their colleges into learner-centered institutions. |
May 2023 Education Events
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5/9/23 |
May 9 to 12—The Best Bett Brasil you’ve ever seen! Get ready for the best and biggest edition of the educational community show. We’re improving the way our community connects and collaborates |
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5/26/23 |
May 26 to 28—Join thousands of education stakeholders from 70+ countries at one of the largest, most unique, diverse, vibrant, and influential global conferences to transform education for human flourishing! |
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5/30/23 |
May 30 to June 3—The 35th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education will return to the Big Easy! Get ready for five days of amazing higher education conference sessions, networking, community outreach, and fun. Experience all things NOLA while expanding your mind during NCORE sessions. |
June 2023 Education Events
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6/5/23 |
The Southeast Conference on School Climate (SeCSC) is a two and half day conference that provides research-based resources for improving school culture, climate, and safety. Administrators, counselors, and teachers participate in sessions packed with practical, evidence-based strategies aimed at creating learning environments to improve every student’s mental, behavioral, and academic performances. |
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Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association Annual Conference |
6/6/23 |
Jun. 6 to 10—This year’s schedule includes educational sessions, plenary sessions, group discussions and informal programming events, all designed to help you develop new ideas, share experiences, discover best practices, and make connections with others in your field. You can expect to bring back great ideas, practical takeaways, and a renewed sense of energy to help make you and your institution stronger. |
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6/8/23 |
inspirED Europe 2023 is a premier teaching and learning conference, taking place on June 8 in Amsterdam. Join us to explore innovative, sustainable strategies for cultivating personalised learning, alternative assessment, lifelong skills, and more. |
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6/12/23 |
Jun. 12 to 14—Standards Institute is an immersive and transformative five-day in-person learning experience appropriate for teachers, coaches, and leaders. This highly interactive experience focuses on the mindsets, planning, and instructional actions required for implementing grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful (GLEAM™) instruction. |
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6/13/23 |
Jun. 13 to 14—The Learning Summit is a working retreat for college teams and individuals to focus on improving and expanding learning and student success at their institutions, and to accelerate progress on these efforts. |
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6/19/23 |
Jun. 19 to 22—At NCSC23, we bring together the diverse voices in our movement from around the country to unite across broad interests to meet the diverse needs of students. What you get here, you can’t get anywhere else. |
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6/19/23 |
Jun. 19 to 23—The Learning-Focused Training of Trainers Institute is the pathway to advance knowledge of how exemplary practices and strategies are connected through a planning process and move implementation to the next level. Ideal for coaches, trainers, administrators, or anyone who wants to advance their knowledge, increase the quality of implementation, gain a deeper understanding of The Learning-Focused Instructional Framework, and learn more strategies to enhance teaching effectiveness. |
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6/20/23 |
Jun. 20 to 24—Join us and network with fellow educators and learn from nationally recognized speakers who share their experiences and proven strategies to help you succeed in the classroom and in your career. |
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6/21/23 |
Jun. 21 to 23—The Online Teaching Conference is a premier gathering of faculty, staff, and administrators who are leading the way in developing innovative and effective online education. As an inter-segmental conference focused on curriculum, pedagogy and technology to improve online instruction, learning, and student success, the Online Teaching Conference is an opportunity for educators to network with colleagues, connect, share knowledge, impart and receive best practices, and develop professionally. |
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6/25/23 |
Jun. 25 to 30—These intensive five-day workshops attract teachers from a broad spectrum of schools, including private, parochial and public schools in the U.S. and abroad. All based on Harkness learning concepts, the conferences focus on specific subjects including math, science, technology, writing, environmental literature and diversity. Scholarship support is available. |
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6/25/23 |
Jun. 25 to 28—For more than four decades, the ISTE conference has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential education events. It’s where educators and education leaders gather to engage in hands-on learning, share best practices and hear from the brightest minds from the world of education and beyond. |
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6/25/23 |
The summit experience includes informative speakers and panel discussions focused on critical issues facing the edtech industry, and networking opportunities where you can connect with other professionals, education leaders and entrepreneurs. |
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6/25/23 |
The Leadership Exchange is where education leaders from around the world will connect to focus on challenges unique to school system administrators. From accelerating transformational practices to tackling current challenges in education, this focused event provides leader-centric PD. |
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6/25/23 |
Jun. 25 to 28—Model Schools Conference reinforces for participants that transformation in education is achieved not through lofty goals, but in purposeful, consistent actions driven by a clear vision of what’s best for kids. These incremental changes in daily behaviors have the collective power to positively shift school systems and make a big impact on student success. |
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6/26/23 |
Jun. 26 to 28—The WCE-2023 main theme is Global Issues in Education. The aim of World Congress on Education (WCE-2023) is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various educational fields with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, promote research esteem and the evolution of pedagogy. |
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6/26/23 |
Jun. 26 to 28—The 13th Canada International Conference on Education (CICE-2023) is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education. The CICE promotes collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals from Education. |
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6/26/23 |
This one-of-a-kind, multi-day teacher conference for Project Based Learning brings together educators – K-12 teachers, instructional coaches, school and district leaders – who want to begin and advance their Project Based Learning practice, and connect with a community of their peers. |
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6/27/23 |
Jun. 27 to 28—Educate & Rejuvenate is a virtual, elementary teacher conference to work smarter to live their best lives. The conference includes sessions of inspiration, unique teaching tips, innovative educational strategies, and mindset hacks from seasoned teachers, children’s book authors, professional motivational speakers, homeschool moms, and life coaches. |
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6/29/23 |
Jun. 29 to 30—The Conference brings together teachers, researchers, practitioners and project managers from all over the world to share findings, expertise and experience about innovative teaching and learning methodologies, through oral presentations, poster sessions, and social events. |
July 2023 Education Events
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7/5/23 |
Jul. 5 to 9—Join us and network with fellow educators and learn from nationally recognized speakers who share their experiences and proven strategies to help you succeed in the classroom and in your career. |
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7/10/23 |
Jul. 10 to 11—We know teachers have the most important job in the world; that’s why we support the whole teacher. This conference was designed by experts and current classroom teachers to provide research-based, classroom-tested, and inquiry-oriented content that supports your classroom expectations, your content standards, and you as a person. |
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7/17/23 |
Jul. 17 to 19—The Accelerate Learning with Previewing Training of Trainers Institute is an intensive institute focused on the systematic implementation of strategies and practices that will fully engage all students to meet their individual academic needs and dramatically build achievement. |
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7/17/23 |
Jul. 17 to 21—Standards Institute is an immersive and transformative five-day in-person learning experience appropriate for teachers, coaches, and leaders. This highly interactive experience focuses on the mindsets, planning, and instructional actions required for implementing grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful (GLEAM™) instruction. |
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7/24/23 |
Jul. 24 to 26—This conference combines the theory and practice of learning engineering, which includes a fusion of the learning sciences, learning analytics, leadership and teamwork, technology, and human-centered learning. Around 200 attendees are expected, and sessions will incorporate active learning, technology showcases, and show-and-share rapid-fire presentations. |
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7/26/23 |
Jul. 26 to Aug. 9—LIYSF is a two-week residential student event held annually in central London which attracts 500 of the world’s leading young scientists aged 16-21 years old from more than 70 participating countries. LIYSF is held at Imperial College London and The Royal Geographical Society – with day visits out to other leading UK research centres and Universities, including Oxford and Cambridge Universities. |
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7/26/23 |
Jul. 26 to Aug. 9—LIYSF is a modern event that is up to date with the latest technologies and developments, whilst also ensuring we uphold our prestigious and respected standing, as the longest-running STEM event of its kind. LIYSF STEM Summer Course is launching a hybrid digital option online to offer the LIYSF experience to more students. |
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7/30/23 |
Jul. 30 to Aug. 1—EDUGATE is the biggest authorized fair in Egypt & one of biggest in MENA. 15+ thousand students visiting EDUGATE after their dream to study abroad, so it’s a great opportunity for universities to recruit qualified students. |
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7/30/23 |
Jul. 30 to Aug. 1—SCUP’s Annual Conference is where higher education leaders share their stories of boundary spanning, cross-functional teams, and resource alignment. These stories motivate, connect, and ignite new ideas that help higher education prepare for whatever is next. |
August 2023 Education Events
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8/2/23 |
Aug. 2 to 4—Annual, supported, spiraled learning that focuses on building an SEL culture with your Team and your unique SEL roadmap. Our SEL Summer Institute helps prepare leaders and practitioners to develop SEL strategies that support student growth. |
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8/10/23 |
This conference is designed for educators of all types, including K-12 teachers, higher education faculty and students, technologists, librarians, and anyone else interested in the use of technologies in education. The conference is packed with presentations from other educators, like you, who have something to share in the field. |
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8/24/23 |
Aug. 24 to 25—The EduTECH conference is the largest gathering of the brightest minds in Education. The entire education space comes together in-person to share knowledge, learn together and drive learning, teaching, and training forward. |
September 2023 Education Events
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9/11/23 |
Sep. 11 to 13—The only conference in the tertiary sector which covers the full range of functions in institutions, and is designed to allow participants to build strong global networks. |
October 2023 Education Events
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10/4/23 |
Oct. 4 to 5—Bett Asia’s six themes will structure the content underneath the overarching theme of ‘Education as a catalyst for change,’ ensuring that education stakeholders can address their most pressing challenges and priorities. |
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10/8/23 |
Oct. 8 to 11—The HighEdWeb Annual Conference is the conference of the Higher Education Web Professionals Association. This higher ed conference is for professionals across all departments and divisions. |
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10/9/23 |
Oct. 9 to 10—Get Your Teach On focuses on building and delivering high-quality and highly engaging professional development for educators. Download our District Alignment Guide to see how this conference meets school, district, and state standards and professional development goals. |
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10/16/23 |
Oct. 16 to 18—Teaching Learning Coaching Conference (TLC) is the world’s leading teacher conference for instructional coaching and instructional practice. Each year TLC consists of education experts and practitioners who lead keynote presentations and learning sessions focused on high-impact teaching strategies, proven instructional coaching practices, and system-change strategies designed to lead to high performance schools. |
November 2023 Education Events
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Wrapping Up: Finding the Right Higher Ed Conference For You
After reading this comprehensive list of conferences for higher education, you’re ready to take your professional development to the next level in 2023!
Whether you work in higher education, education administration, education management, ed-tech, or some other educational field, these hybrid and virtual conferences will give you new insights and skills to bring back to your schools. Be sure to check the list often as we’ll be updating it throughout the year.
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Editor’s note: This directory was initially published in 2018 and is updated regularly as new conferences for higher education are submitted to our directory.
