{"id":30254,"date":"2026-02-05T14:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/?p=30254"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:55:51","slug":"ieee-democon-digital-education-and-moocs-international-conference-2026-la-upt-call-for-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/en\/conference\/ieee-democon-digital-education-and-moocs-international-conference-2026-la-upt-call-for-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"IEEE DEMOcon Digital Education and MOOCs International Conference 2026 at UPT: June 24-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30254\" class=\"elementor elementor-30254\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cb6dcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cb6dcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2d6e33\" data-id=\"b2d6e33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b2e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b2e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Politehnica University of Timi\u0219oara, through the Department of ID\/IFR and Digital Education, has the honor of hosting the 12th edition of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/democon-conference.org\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IEEE DEMOcon \u2013 Digital Education and MOOCs International Conference<\/a><\/strong>, in period <strong>June 24 \u2013 26, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebfb182 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebfb182\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6830aa\" data-id=\"b6830aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb127d3 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb127d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/democon-conference.org\/2026\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Official conference page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a51fbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a51fbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e26a646\" data-id=\"e26a646\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7687103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7687103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event is organized through collaboration between <strong>IEEE Education Society<\/strong>, <strong>EMOOCs<\/strong> and <strong>he Politehnica University of Timi\u0219oara, Romania (UPT)<\/strong>. 12th edition of the international conference <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"166\">IEEE DEMOcon<\/b> (Digital Education and MOOCs) marks the merger between the conference <strong><i data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"246\">IEEE Learning with MOOCs (LWMOOCs)<\/i><\/strong> and the European summit <strong><i data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"302\">EMOOCs<\/i><\/strong>, bringing together the two communities in one large-scale event<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bce7ff6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bce7ff6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbb43c2\" data-id=\"bbb43c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71cec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d71cec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Under the main theme <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"20\">\u201e&quot;Digital Education Ecosystems: Leveraging MOOCs, Artificial Intelligence, and Micro-Credentials&quot;\u201d<\/b>, the program includes dedicated sections <strong>micro-credentials<\/strong>, <strong>the use of AI<\/strong>, the role of digital education in <strong>development<\/strong> <strong>European University Alliances<\/strong>, open educational resources (<strong>OE<\/strong><strong>R<\/strong>) and the evolution of courses <strong>MOOC<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-169d048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"169d048\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b7acb3\" data-id=\"0b7acb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4e790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd4e790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agenda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af77330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af77330\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfde93d\" data-id=\"dfde93d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac0897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bac0897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/democon26-program-grid_web-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/democon26-program-grid_web-02.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/democon26-program-grid_web-02-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/democon26-program-grid_web-02-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/democon26-program-grid_web-02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/democon26-program-grid_web-02-255x158.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cc4f8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cc4f8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73c8a0d\" data-id=\"73c8a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce048af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce048af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote presentations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-030beb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"030beb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69ac9ab\" data-id=\"69ac9ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d3f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d3f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event program includes a series of plenary sessions on topics of interest to the academic community, supported by international specialists:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>June 24 | 09:00-10:30:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenary Welcome and Opening Session, followed by a presentation <\/span><b>Keynote<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supported by prof.dr.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/en\/member&amp;guests\/arnold-pears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Arnold Pears<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (president of the IEEE Education Society): <\/span><b><i>AI Integration in Higher Education: A Roadmap and Discussion<\/i><\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>June 25 | 09:00-10:30:\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenary Keynote session, held by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/en\/member%26guests\/ella-hamonic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ella Hamonic<\/a><\/strong> (IIEP-UNESCO): <\/span><b><i>Navigating AI&#039;s Frictions in Education<\/i><\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>June 26 | 11:00-12:00<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closing session, which will host the plenary panel <\/span><b>&quot;<\/b><b><i>Digital experiences in European Universities Alliances<\/i><\/b><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participation in the Plenary sessions is FREE.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7c1ff2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7c1ff2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70f7b49\" data-id=\"70f7b49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fd9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c1fd9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd4c83f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd4c83f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a3e42\" data-id=\"53a3e42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11826c1 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"11826c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DianaAndone-233x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DianaAndone-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DianaAndone-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DianaAndone-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DianaAndone-255x328.jpg 255w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DianaAndone-600x772.jpg 600w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DianaAndone.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Diana Andone<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director of the ID\/IFR and Digital Education Department\n<br>\n<br>\n\nDr. Diana Andone is Director of the Department of Digital Education and Distance Education at Politehnica University Timi\u0219oara, coordinating the strategy and implementation of digital education and through the UPT Virtual Campus. Associate Professor in Multimedia and Web Technologies, she has extensive international research activity, with over 17 books, 150 scientific papers, 12 &quot;Best Paper&quot; awards and editorial roles in IEEE journals. She is an invited speaker at numerous conferences and has led over 30 international research and education projects. She is a member of the IEEE Education Society Board (2021-2023), Vice President of IEEE EdSoc (2024-2027), former Vice President of EDEN (2018-2021) and member of the EUA Digital Transformation Committee. She has received the EDEN Senior Fellow, IEEE Distinguished Chapter Leadership and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer distinctions, as well as various national distinctions for digital transformation. Promotes open education, OER and MOOCs through the UniCampus platform, as well as the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence in education. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-377dc27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"377dc27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45e2502\" data-id=\"45e2502\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4be797 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e4be797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5710\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-255x255.jpg 255w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/414523_367694699929600_1950358023_o.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Radu Vasiu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">University professor, PhD engineer\n<br>\n<br>\n\nRo: Prof.Em.univ.dr.ing. Radu Vasiu is the former President of the Senate of Politehnica University Timi\u0219oara and the Director of the Multimedia Research Center. He is also a professor at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies of Politehnica University Timi\u0219oara. His recent research focuses on e-learning, multimedia, web technologies, open data and smart cities. He has published 12 books and presented over 100 papers at various international conferences. He has participated in 28 international research and cooperation projects and is part of 7 international professional associations.\n<br>\n<br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-750a30a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"750a30a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e75b5cb\" data-id=\"e75b5cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8b507 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3d8b507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/carmen-holotescu-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Carmen Holotescu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Rector of the &quot;Ioan Slavici&quot; University of Timi\u0219oara\n<br>\n<br>\n\nCarmen Holotescu is a professor, rector of the &quot;Ioan Slavici&quot; University in Timisoara, with a PhD in new technologies and open education. She has participated in many European projects and has extensive experience in the design and implementation of learning and collaborative platforms based on open pedagogies. She has written over 100 articles and chapters\/books related to eLearning\/Blended Learning, Social Media, Open Educational Resources (OER), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), Blockchain, mentioned in over 2,500 citations. She is a certified online instructor of the University of Maryland University College, USA, facilitating online courses at this university for 12 years.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa3ed17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa3ed17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-485a152\" data-id=\"485a152\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147a081 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"147a081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Arnold.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-25714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Arnold.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Arnold-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Arnold-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Arnold-50x50.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Arnold-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Arnold-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Arnold Pears<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor, Chair of the Department of Engineering Sciences, School of Industrial Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden\n<br>\n<br>\n\n<b>Prof. Arnold Pears<\/b> is the Chair of the Department of Learning in Engineering Sciences at the School of Industrial Technology. His research in engineering education contributes to a deep understanding of how engineering should be taught, considering the needs of global societies and cultures. He emphasizes that engineering education goes beyond the mere accumulation of technical knowledge, encompassing a broad spectrum of professional practices, competencies, and the ability to apply technical knowledge for the benefit of humanity and society. A major current challenge for him is exploring mechanisms to connect more young people with technology and engineering, helping them find the study of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) more meaningful and relevant<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a38a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a38a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b760e0b\" data-id=\"b760e0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64c707 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e64c707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Carlos-Delgado-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Carlos-Delgado-1.jpg 419w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Carlos-Delgado-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Carlos-Delgado-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Carlos-Delgado-1-255x341.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Carlos Delgado Kloos<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Universidad Carlos III of Madrid\n<br>\n<br>\n\nDr. Carlos Delgado Kloos studied Telecommunications Engineering at the Technical University of Madrid and Computer Science at the Technical University of Munich. He is a full professor of Telematics Engineering at the Carlos III University of Madrid, where he also holds the positions of Head of Department, Director of the GAST research group and Director of the UNESCO Chair on \u201eScalable Digital Education for All\u201d. Previously, he held the positions of Rector\u2019s Delegate for Digital Microcertifications, Vice-Rector for Strategy and Digital Education, Vice-Rector for Infrastructures and Environment, Associate Vice-Rector for International Relations and Cooperation, and founding Head of his department. He has carried out research internships at several universities, such as Harvard, MIT, Munich, Passau and Naples. His main research interests are in the field of educational technology. He has participated in numerous research projects and is the author of over 600 publications. Recently, he has worked on projects on MOOCs, learning data analytics, teacher training, micro-certifications and artificial intelligence. As coordinator of the CertiDigital project (certidigital.es), he played a key role in promoting the adoption of digital micro-certifications in Spain, in line with European reference frameworks. In addition, he has coordinated several MOOC courses on platforms such as edX and Mir\u00edadaX, including one on Java programming, which has registered approximately 700,000 registrations. Most recently, he has registered a MOOC course on AI for teaching and learning, available on Federica Weblearning and Coursera.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-777f493 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"777f493\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e916a7\" data-id=\"6e916a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df26e6 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4df26e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thomas-Staubitz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31568\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thomas-Staubitz.jpg 437w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thomas-Staubitz-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thomas-Staubitz-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thomas-Staubitz-255x264.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Thomas Staubitz<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">German University of Digital Science\n<br>\n<br>\n\nThomas Staubitz is Professor of Educational Technology and Social Learning at the German University of Digital Science. He teaches several online courses on software development to students with diverse academic backgrounds and varying levels of prior experience. He holds a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in International Media and Computer Science, as well as a doctorate in Internet Technologies and Systems. His research focus is on the delivery of such courses in a scalable way. Before joining the German University of Digital Science in 2024, he served as a Senior Lecturer at the Hasso Plattner Institute\u2019s openHPI MOOC platform for over a decade. In this role, he was involved in a broad range of projects in collaboration with industry and public-sector partners, including SAP and the World Health Organization, as well as in publicly funded national and European research initiatives. At openHPI, he taught several MOOCs on Java programming and contributed to the design and production of numerous additional courses in collaboration with faculty members and students. Within this context, he also completed his doctoral dissertation on the assessment of team-based, gradable assignments in large-scale learning environments.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3073262 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3073262\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b603c9\" data-id=\"4b603c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c94af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76c94af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEMOcon Summer School (PhD\/Master\/educators\/researchers)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7654fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7654fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcc2395\" data-id=\"dcc2395\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c802c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c802c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>June 21\u201324, 2026, Timisoara, Romania<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a00b24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a00b24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18883c3\" data-id=\"18883c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb1c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfb1c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Democon-2026_Summer-School-01-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Democon-2026_Summer-School-01-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elearning.upt.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Democon-2026_Summer-School-01-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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