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EdTech
Talents Summit.

Academia & Business Connected:
25 - 27 June 2025,
JKU Linz, OIC - Open Innovation Center, Stufenforum
edtechtalents.eu

Join us for the international EdTech Summit

Let’s shape the Future of EdTech - together!

Inspiring keynotes and
In-depth workshops for
thriving EdTech-Initiatives.

Hosted by JKU Linz School of Education & MatheArena, this three-day event brings together relevant stake-holders from research and industry to explore key aspects of the EU-funded EdTech Talents project.

Over three days participants will engage in discussions, workshops and activities aimed at exchanging knowledge and strengthening connections between academia and the EdTech sector.

25 - 27 June 2025

JKU Linz, Open Innovation Center, Stufenforum

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Workshops, Discussions, Panels & Networking

Highlights & Overview

Panel Discussion & Workshops

Hear from esteemed guests like Markus Hohenwarter and Thomas Chiu as well as many international experts on current challenges and opportunities in EdTech.

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25 June

Interactive Sessions for EdTech Upscaling

Hands-on activities and collaborative formats to support the growth of EdTech startups and initiatives.

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26 June

Transnational Project Meeting

An internal session to align project milestones, impact strategies, and future collaboration paths.

Note: EdTech Talents members only

27 June

App downloaden

Jeder User (ob Lehrer:in oder Schüler:in) kann die App (Basis-Version) kostenlos auf dem Smartphone installieren (über AppStore oder Google Play Store).

Lizenzieren

Um den vollen Leistungsumfang nutzen zu können, müssen Sie nur den QR-Code auf der Rückseite des Schulbuchs scannen und den so ausgelesenen Lizenzcode in der MatheArena-App aktivieren. Fertig! Für Klassen oder Schulen bieten wir besonders attraktive Konditionen an.

Nutzen

Nach der Aktivierung haben die Nutzer Zugang zu allen Aufgaben, Quizzes und Minigames und können alle Funktionen (wie z.B. Duellfunktion) uneingeschränkt nutzen. Übrigens: In den Veritas-Schulbüchern führt ein QR-Code von einem Themenbereich im Buch direkt zu den passenden Aufgaben in der MatheArena JUNIOR App. So einfach kann Unterricht sein!

Meet the pioneers and experts of EdTech

Top Speakers

Miriam Plieninger

EdTech Consultant

Miriam Plieninger is an independent consultant with 20+ years of experience in edtech, based in Berlin/Germany. She advises a wide range of education technology companies and nonprofits on strategy, organization, leadership and operations, with a focus on product and learning content. Before becoming a consultant, she worked at the educational publisher Cornelsen and later at the language learning app Babbel - her last role there was Vice President of Educational Strategy. Miriam graduated with an M.A. in Media Studies, Intercultural Business Communication and English from the University of Jena in 2005.

Yavuz Samur

President of YEGAM

Dr. Samur, a Fulbright Scholar in Instructional Design and Technology from Virginia Tech, is a professor and dean at Bahçeşehir University’s Faculty of Educational Sciences, where he also led the CEIT department. He is the president of YEGAM and was named “Academician of the Year 2022.” His research focuses on educational games, gamification, and digital game design. He founded several initiatives, including GameFriendlySchool, and has published over 100,000 copies of his books and more than 15 indexed articles with over 500 citations. Dr. Samur has supervised over 100 theses in Educational Technologies and co-owns Ugur Games, a digital educational game company. He teaches various courses at all academic levels and leads government-funded educational projects, providing consultancy to numerous organizations. He enjoys giving lectures and training sessions for students, teachers, and parents.

Thomas Chiu

Assistant Professor of Digital Education

Thomas Chiu is an Assistant Professor of Digital Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has a strong academic background in software development and mathematics and serves as the Associate Director of the Centre for University and School Partnership and the Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies. Prior to these roles, he was also a Lecturer and School-University Partnership Director in the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong, demonstrating his extensive teaching and leadership experience in schools. Between 2020 and 2024, he delivered over 150 talks locally, regionally, and globally about his research, which focuses on using AI for education, particularly in STEM domains and teacher education.

Miriam Plieninger

EdTech Consultant

Markus Hohenwarter

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MCTRAS - Conference

Fancy a double date? – Make the most of your visit and also consider joining the M-CTRAS Conference (Mathematics Classroom Teaching Research for All Students) from 23 to 27 Juni 2025 at the JKU Linz.

23 - 25 June, JKU LInz

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Organized and hosted by JKU & MatheArena

Tentative Program

25 June

from 9:30

EdTech Talents Summit: Connecting Academia & Business and Inspiring Growth

Time	25 June - Program
09:30	Registration and Coffee
10:00	Opening words – Zsolt Lavicza and Filiz Mumcu
10:15	Keynote speech (JKU Rectorate & OIC Management)
10:30	“EdTech Synergy: Leveraging Stakeholder Expertise for Educational Transformation” The speakers talk 10-15 minutes about growing an EdTech company followed by a Panel discussion with EdTech quadruple helix stakeholders Moderator: Janika Leoste. - EdTech Austria Representative - Markus Hohenwarter (GeoGebra) - Josef Prusa (Prusa Research) - Visy Zoltán (RedMenta) - Eva-Maria Infanger (MatheArena) - Miriam Plieninger (EdTech Consultant) - Christoph Kremer (Ars Electronica Center)
12:30	Lunch
13:30	AI in education An interactive workshop by Thomas Chiu
15:00	Upscaling EdTech Start-ups and Initiatives EdTech Talents Activity led by MatheArena presenting Knowledge Service of EdTech Talents Project Spider Methodology - BLINC A gathering of up to 25 EdTech companies boosted by the Project Academy of EdTech Talents.
17:00	Closing and Networking Cocktail

26 June

from 9:30

Interactive activities for Upscaling EdTech Start-ups and Initiatives

Time	26 June - Program
09:00	Opening words by Zsolt Lavicza and Janika Leoste
09:15	Roundtable introduction of participants
09:30	Introduction of the following Capacity-building workshops
09:45	Workshop 1: From Idea to Impact: Cultivating the Mindset for SpinOffs Markus Manz (SCCH) Olivera Gracanin (Business Upper Austria) Clemens Zillner (tech2b)
10:45	Coffee break
11:00	Workshop 2: How EdTechs measure the value of educational products by Miriam Plieninger
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Workshop 3: Game-Changing Education: Harnessing the Potential of Innovative Methodologies with EdTech by Yavuz Samur
16:30	Closing

27 June

from 9:30

Transnational Project Meeting

Please note: Admission only for internal EdTech Talents members

Time	27 June - Program
09:30	Registration with coffee
10:00	Opening words by Janika Leoste
10:15	Secondments out - Voldemar Tomusk
10:45	Secondments in - Luis Pastor
11:15	Dissemination and communication - Slavko Rakić
11:45	Project Academy and Ecosystem Report - Madis Saluveer
12:15	Lunch
13:15	Administrative and financial issues - Merle Pajus
14:15	Sharing experiences in power-using AI in research, website programming,...?
14:45	Research and writing umarjanovic@gmail.com(Please feel free to recommend your title and topic)
15:00	Coffee break
15:15	Research and writing umarjanovic@gmail.com(Please feel free to recommend your title and topic)
15:30	Summarising TPM
16:00	Closing

Digitale Ergänzung des Unterrichts

Aufwertung der eingesetzten Methoden

Erreichen unterschiedlicher Lerntypen

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About EdTech Talents

EdTech Talents is an EU-funded project connecting researchers and EdTech companies with leading experts across European countries. It aims to foster innovation through collaboration, knowledge exchange, and talent sharing between academia and the EdTech industry.

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EdTech
Talents Summit.

Academia & Business Connected:
25 - 27 June 2025,
JKU Linz, OIC - Open Innovation Center, Stufenforum
edtechtalents.eu

Join us for the international EdTech Summit