All participants are required to register for the Summer School. Registration will open in August 2025, and the registration link will be available here.
Lars-Erik Malmberg is Professor of Quantitative Methods in Education at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK. He began his career as a primary school teacher in Finland and holds the title of Docent in Education with a focus on quantitative methods at Åbo Akademi University in Vasa, Finland, where he also earned his Doctorate in Education. He completed his postdoctoral research at Yale University and was awarded a prestigious RCUK Academic Fellowship from 2007 to 2012.
Professor Malmberg applies advanced quantitative models to investigate substantive research questions in education. His work focuses on intrapersonal learning processes and the modeling of intrapersonal data. He has published extensively on the effects of education, childcare, and parenting on developmental and educational outcomes, as well as on teacher development. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications and served as Editor-in-Chief of Learning and Instruction from 2018 to 2021.
Prof. Cukurova investigates human-AI complementarity in education. He directs the UCLAIT team and leads the Design and Use of AI in Education course at UCL. In addition, he is engaged in policy-making activities as an external expert (including UNESCO, IAEA, and EC external expert groups and co-authored the UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers). He was the programme co-chair of the International Conference of AI in Education in 2020, CSEDU in 2022, and will be chairing the LAK conference in 2026. He is part of UCL's Grand Challenges on Transformative Technologies working group, named in Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists List, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Educational Technology and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.
Prof. Niina Rutanen specializes in multidisciplinary childhood studies and early childhood education at the University of Jyväskylä. She serves as Vice-Head of the Department of Education, where she leads the development of the department’s research environment. Her teaching focuses on postgraduate-level education, including doctoral supervision.
Rutanen is actively involved in research on early childhood institutions and children's everyday lives, with particular attention to under-three-year-olds, peer interaction, and children's agency in shaping lived environments. She has contributed to broader projects on educational transitions and methodological innovation in childhood research, including the use of ethnography and eye-tracking video analysis. Her work has informed ECEC policy and practice development, and she is engaged with stakeholders both within and beyond academia.
Programme
Please note: the programme is preliminary!
Thursday 25.9.2025
8:00-12:00 Registration
9:00-11:00 Workshop on Research Ethics (Professor Niina Rutanen JYU). Aimed for Doctoral researchers from EDUCA-Doc pilot and EDUCA Flagship, Postdocs also welcome.
9:00-11:00 Supervisors Collegium Meeting in EDUCA-Doc Doctoral Education Pilot.
11:00 Lunch (own expense)
12:00 Opening of the EDUCA Summer School Conference
We'll announce our unofficial gathering place as the event gets closer.
Friday 26.9.2025
8:30-10:30 Paper Sessions 8-11
11:00 Keynote
12:00 Lunch (own expense)
13:00-14:00 Poster Session
14:00-14:30 Coffee
14:30 Reflections of the Conference & Future Steps
15:15 Next EDUCA Meetings
15:30 Conference ends
After the official program, participants may choose to stay in Jyväskylä for the Researchers’ Night – a city-wide celebration of science, dialogue, and discovery. It’s a good chance to engage with local research and culture in a relaxed evening setting.
Accommodation
Accommodation and discount codes
The local organisers will secure pre-reserved room blocks and negotiate special rates for EDUCA Summer School delegates at nearby hotels. Participants will be responsible for booking and paying for their own accommodation directly with the hotels. Please note that room availability is guaranteed only for a limited time. A list of partner hotels and discount codes will be published later.
Participants should refer to the list for each hotel's booking deadline and discount code.
Call for papers
The submission period for the Call for papers has ended
We would like to thank all contributors—the call for papers is now closed.
Guidelines for the Presentations
Presentation Formats
Paper sessions consist of 4–5 oral presentations, each lasting 15–20 minutes, followed by a discussion with the audience. Each session is led by a chair.
Poster sessions consist of multiple posters, where participants move around and engage in discussions with the presenters.
Guidelines for Abstract Submission
The submission of abstracts for the First EDUCA Summer School is open until 30.6.2025. Abstract proposals can only be submitted via the Webropol system.
Authors and Affiliations
Please fill in the details of all authors. The required information includes affiliation, first name, and last name. One author must be designated as the presenter.
Abstract
The maximum length of the abstract is 200 words + references. The language of the abstract is English. The abstract should address the following topics: research objectives, research question and methods (results, and conclusions, if possible).
Terms and conditions
In submitting an abstract, all presenters agree to the following terms and conditions:
- I confirm that each author/presenter listed agrees with the content of this abstract and has given permission to be listed as an author/presenter.
- I have checked the accuracy of the information and referencing within this abstract.
- I understand that should my abstract be accepted for presentation, I am required to complete conference registration. I understand that my abstract will not be published until my registration has been received.
- I hereby provide permission for the Organising Committee of the conference to publish my abstract in the conference.
- I understand that, if accepted, my abstract will be published as submitted and that no editing to grammar or spelling will be undertaken by the Organising Committee.
