2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences at BAU

Bahçeşehir University is organizing the second World Conference on Educational Sciences with the aim of advancing education itself on a global scale.

Organized by Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul, Türkiye, the World Conference on Educational Sciences, now in its second edition, has been contributing to the field of educational sciences for two years. Through the conference, Bahçeşehir University aims to bring together researchers, educational scientists, education specialists, administrators, teachers, graduate students and civil society organizations and their representatives, creating an opportunity to share and discuss theoretical and practical knowledge in a scientific environment. Bahçeşehir University will host the conference on 4-8 February 2010.

With "innovation and creativity" set as its main theme, the conference covers the main topics of Educational Sciences. These main topics are: curriculum and instruction, educational technology, educational administration, guidance and counseling, educational planning, measurement and evaluation, psychology of learning, developmental psychology, instructional design, learning and teaching, special education, distance education, lifelong learning, mathematics education, social studies teaching, science education, language learning and teaching, human resources in education, teacher education, preschool education, primary education, secondary and high school education, vocational education, university and higher education, student needs in the 21st century, the role of education in globalization, human rights education, democracy education, innovation and change in education, new learning environments, environmental education, professional development, early childhood education, health education, sports and physical education, multicultural education, mobile learning, technology-based learning, computer use in education, etc.

One of the most important features of the conference is its international identity. Scientists from all over the world will contribute to this unique conference. Of the total of 1,476 abstracts submitted to the conference, which will be chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Karahoca, Head of the Department of Software Engineering at the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Engineering, 993 will be presented at the conference as scientific research presentations.

For more detailed information about the conference and the general program, visit www.wces2010.org .

Opening Program:

4 February 2010, 09:30 – Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş Campus, Fazıl Say Stage

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Karahoca (Conference Chair) – Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Engineering
• Greetings by Prof. Dr. Hafize Keser and representatives of four continents
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Uzunboylu (Conference General Coordinator)
• Prof. Dr. Steven Ross
• Enver Yücel - Bahçeşehir University Board of Trustees
• Prof. Dr. Deniz Ülke Arıboğan - President of Bahçeşehir University
• Nimet Çubukçu – Minister of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye