ICER poster

From October 12 to 14, the annual International Conference on Education Research (ICER) was held at SNU’s Hoam Faculty House. ICER is a platform to “exchange ideas, broaden our knowledge, and foster collaboration and networks” through workshops, keynote speeches, and presentation sessions on the development of future education.

A total of approximately 500 scholars from 20 countries participated in this year’s conference.

The theme of this year’s conference, for which Professor KIM Dong Ill (Department of Education) was the chair, was “Future Education Design: Creativity, Personality, and Safety.” Scholars worldwide gathered together to share “cutting-edge research addressing theoretical, empirical, and practical questions” about “Future Education Design.”

A total of approximately 500 scholars from 20 countries participated in this year’s conference. Professor WAMPOLD Bruce E., Ph.D. (Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Director of Modum Bad Psychiatric Centre, Norway), and SNU Professor HWANG Nong-moon, Ph.D. (Professor of Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Vice President of The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials) presented keynote speeches.

At the end of the event

Other invited speakers included Professor LEMBKE Erica (Department of Special Education, University of Missouri), JOHNSON Tristan E. (Executive Director of Engineering Education Initiatives; Graduate School of Engineering, Northeastern University), Assistant Professor WOO Hongryun (University of Louisville), Professor MIYAZAKI Takashi (Department of Education, Hokkaido University), and Professor OTAKA Kendo (Department of Political Science & Economics, Seigakuin University).

Further information on the event can be found at http://www.icer.snu.ac.kr/index.asp.

Written by Hye Bin Lee, SNU English Editor, hahahybes@snu.ac.kr
Reviewed by Professor Travis Smith, Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, tlsmith@snu.ac.kr