Dr. Sinéad Devery is a lecturer and researcher at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Ireland.  She is a faculty member of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology lecturing in the areas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  She holds a PhD in Genetic Toxicology and her research interests include Epigenetics, In vitro toxicology testing and UDL teaching and learning practices.

Dr Blandina Manditereza is an early years education researcher who is lecturing in early childhood education at the University of the Free State in South Africa. Her research focuses on Rethinking Early Childhood Language Learning and Pedagogy in an era of digitalisation of education. Dr Manditereza’s research interests include Early Childhood Language Education and Digital Technologies. She aims to influence education through her research and teaching to enhance Early Childhood Language Education practices. Also, she has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to education, receiving accolades such as being a two-time finalist in the Lecturer of the Year award from Motheo TVET College and receiving several certificates of achievement regarding her students’ performance. In addition to her academic life, Dr Manditereza has assumed the role of a student mentor, poet, and author.

Dr. Edwin McCullagh graduated from The University of Limerick, Ireland, in 1988 with a BSc(First Class Hons) in Industrial Chemistry and in 1991 with a PhD in Heterogeneous Catalysis. He has worked as an analytical chemist in industry, and has held various lecturing, research and management roles in Irish Universities and the University of Washington, USA. He is currently employed by Technological University of the Shannon in Athlone, Ireland, as a lecturer in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Biotechnology. His interests include drug delivery systems, heterogeneous catalysis and incorporation of the virtual chemistry laboratory into undergraduate programmes.

Danni Liang, a postgraduate student at the School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University. Her research focuses on children’s cognitive development, especially numerical and mathematical cognition. She has extensive experience in educational practice and research project development for children. She is actively seeking doctoral opportunities and welcome meaningful learning and collaboration.

Dr. Rita Gevorgyan has 32 years of teaching experience at ASPU and the National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA) in the field of management and has authored over 55 publications. She has 12 years of administrative experience, having managed the “Education Quality Control and Management” Division at NPUA and later leading the “Strategic Management and Monitoring” Department at ASPU. Her international experience began in 2000 at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), where she contributed to the development of a joint academic course in Strategic Management. In 2011, she served as a long-term visiting research scholar at the George Washington University. Most recently, in 2022, she was a visiting professor at the University of Macerata. Dr. Gevorgyan has actively participated in over 20 international projects and has played a key role in coordinating and contributing to initiatives that reflect her commitment to advancing education and research both locally and globally.

Associate Professor Dr. Barış Çukurbaşı is Head of Computer Technology at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Director of the Computer Research and Application Center, and Coordinator of MCBU XRLab. He completed higher education in Computer and Instructional Technologies. His research interests include 3D virtual environments, distance education, and technology integration in education.

Maja Glogovac works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Quality Management and Standardisation at Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia, where she got her BSc, MSc and PhD degrees. Her major interests are quality management systems, total quality management and quality management tools and techniques. She is engaged in performing exercises on the following subjects: Total Quality Management, Quality control, and Quality Planning.

James Moir is Professor of Language and Professional Communication at the University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland. He has a research interest in the application of discourse analysis across a range of topics, including higher education and pedagogical practice, political discourse, professional-client interactions, environmental issues and marketing discursive constructions. He has published this research across a range of discipline-based academic journals.

Dzintra Iliško is a professor at Daugavpils University, Institute of Humanities and social sciences, Centre of Sustainable Education. Her filed of expertise are education for sustainable development, teacher education and gender issues. She was an invited keynote speaker in Turkey, Italy, Lithuania and South Africa. She is an active participant in numerous projects, like NORDLUS TEN IP program “Innovative an Sustainable Aesthetic Methods for Citizenship Education: Nordic and Baltic Perspectives”, Erasmus+ project “Innovation and transformation in education” KA201 –Strategic Partnerships for school education”, Erasmus+ project: “MetESD – Methods for ESD – competencies and curricula”. She is a coordinator of intensive BIP projects, like Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Competence Development of Future Teachers for Sustainability and Cultural Literacy” in 2023.
She is active member of international networks and organizations: ISREV – International Seminar on Religious Education and Values, ESWTR-European Society of Women in Theological Research. She is a Chief Editor of the Journal: “Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education” and an editorial member of international peer reviewed journals, like Journal of Lifelong Learning, Globalization and Business and active participant in science research programs, like: “Academic integrity in social sciences: situation evaluation and developmental perspectives in Latvian regional HEIs”.

Lecturer within the Department of Education at the ASPETE of Athens. She has a Master’s degree in Theory of Teaching Evaluation “(National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), and is currently a PhD candidate in Education Sciences at European University Cyprus. With a pedagogical expertise spanning various subjects including Microteaching training, and Educational Research, her instructional portfolio reflects a commitment to pedagogical excellence.