Stay tuned for important updates regarding STE2026! Key dates, including submission deadlines, registration periods, and program announcements, are shown in the table. Nevertheless, it’s essential to keep an eye on our communications to ensure you don’t miss any critical information about the conference.
| Date | Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct 2025 | Submission of: (i) structured abstracts (for full and short papers) for the conference (ii) Special Session proposals | |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Notification of acceptance for abstracts for the conference. Special Sessions notification and announcement | |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Submission of: (i) complete papers for all submission types (ii) proposals for round tables, workshops, tutorials | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Notification of acceptance | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | EWA Young Talent Award: submission of contributions | |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Camera-ready due & author registration deadline | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | STE2026 opening | |
The International Conference on Smart Technologies & Education (STE) is the successor of the REV Conferences and the annual conference of the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) together with the Edunet World Association (EWA) and the International Education Network (EduNet).
STE is an annual event dedicated to the fundamentals, applications and experiences in the field of Smart Technologies, Online, Remote, and Virtual Engineering, Virtual Instrumentation and other related new technologies, including:
A further objective of the conference is to discuss guidelines and new concepts for engineering education in higher and vocational education institutions including emerging technologies in learning, such as: Online and Virtual Labs, MOOCs and Open Learning Resources. STE2026 will offer an exciting technical programme as well as networking opportunities.
The EduNet Forum will take place during the conference. It will feature presentations organised by Phoenix Contact and industry workshops.
Posters/workshops/tutorials, interactive demonstrations and exhibitions can also be proposed. Prospective organizers of other STE2025 events are encouraged to contact the conference chair.
Please submit the Round Table Proposal Form to the ConfTool® Submission Server
Please submit the Workshop Proposal Form to the ConfTool® Submission Server
The main goal of the demonstration session is to foster participants discussion simultaneously with demonstration of remote and virtual labs. Online demonstrations or lectures from a remote location are also welcome. The author is supposed to use his/her personal computer.
Please submit the Demo Session Proposal Form to the ConfTool® Submission Server.
Please refer to the Call for Special Session Proposals just below.
Special Sessions, held in parallel with the general conference, are an integral part of the conference. They provide researchers in focused areas the opportunity to meet and present their work, and offer a forum for interaction among the broader community of technology-enhanced learning, and online engineering world-wide. Special sessions papers are required to meet the same standards as papers in the general conference and are published in the same conference proceedings.
Topics of interest are in all areas of Smart Technologies & Education and similar to main conference topics (see Call for Papers for the Main conference above).
Proposals must be submitted to the ConfTool® Submission Server. Special Session papers will later be reviewed by at least two members of the special session's program committee, and acceptance decisions will be made by the conference program co-chairs and Special Sessions Chair. Organizers of special sessions will work closely with Conference Committee and are expected to respond promptly and communicate regularly in order to maximize the potential impact of the track. Proposals must be made using the special session proposal template(including the necessary information, such as title, organizer(s), special session's program committee, etc.). If the proposal will be accepted, it will be used as basis for the Call for Special Session Papers.
"Today's factories offer the most technologically advanced workplaces in the world. Innovations are taking place in all areas of industry. Yet industry has an image problem: it is not seen by young people as tech-savvy or forward-looking. We urgently need to change perceptions about careers in industry to attract and retain the best talent from the 'mobile-first' generation," says Lawrence Whittle, Chief Executive Officer of global technology company Parsable and co-founder of the World Economic Forum.
Our world is facing major challenges. To tackle them, we need international collaboration – in research, development, and especially in the hands-on implementation of future-oriented topics like Industry 4.0, Smart Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and the All Electric Society (AES). The EWA Young Talent Award is a call to action for all young people who don’t just talk about a sustainable future – but want to actively build it. With this award, we shine a spotlight on innovative projects and bold ideas from around the world – as inspiring best practices. The focus is on digital skills, creativity, and teamwork: How can young engineers work together with industry to create solutions that truly make a difference?
For the STE2026, the best young engineering students, especially from the fields of Automation and Information Technology, are being sought worldwide and honored with the EWA Young Talent Award.
Conditions for participation: Students or student groups of a Higher Education Institution (HEI) with a project or initiative can apply. The submitted projects or initiatives must have been developed in cooperation with an industrial company. Each project or initiative must also be accompanied by a supervisor from the HEI. Projects submitted as Bachelor's or Master's theses are not eligible. Thematically, the projects/initiatives should fit/be inline with the topics of STE2026.
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