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EASA Conference 2025: Learning on the Rising Tides

January 19, 2025 - January 22, 2025

The Education Association of South Africa (EASA) is thrilled to announce that its 2025 conference will be hosted by the Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria. This landmark event will take place at the Sun City Resort in Rustenburg, South Africa, from January 19 to 22, 2025, under the theme:

“Learning on the Rising Tides: Inspirational Approaches to Education, Creativity, Harmonious Collaboration, and Deeper Social Connections.”

Exploring Key Themes in Education

EASA 2025 promises a rich exploration of current and future trends in education, focusing on innovative, inclusive, and community-oriented approaches. The conference will delve into a range of sub-themes, including:

  • Community Engagement and Teacher Collaboration
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Socially Responsive Engagement
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Transdisciplinary Practices in Teaching
  • Innovative Pedagogy and Higher Education
  • Language, Resilience, and Early Childhood Education
  • Multilingualism and Linguistic Diversity
  • Language Policy and Planning
  • The Role of AI and Technology in Education
  • Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
  • Online, Hybrid, and Blended Learning

Abstract submissions for these dynamic topics closed on October 30, 2024, with a significant volume of interest across all sub-themes.

Inspiring Keynote Speakers

The conference will feature two renowned keynote speakers:

  • Prof. Liesel Ebersöhn, a full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Resilience at the University of Pretoria.
  • Prof. Crain Soudien, an emeritus professor in Education and African Studies at the University of Cape Town, the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, and the former Chief Executive Officer of the Human Sciences Research Council.

Welcome Addresses

The conference will feature welcome, opening, and closing addresses by esteemed leaders from the University of Pretoria:

  • Prof. Loretta Feris, Vice Principal—Academic
  • Prof. Chika Sehoole, Dean of the Faculty of Education
  • Prof. Sunil Maharaj, Vice Principal—Research

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