Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Academy of Education
Northeast Normal University (China)
Liaoning Normal University (China)
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RUSSIAN-CHINESE TEACHER EDUCATION CONGRESS
as part of the Cross
Years of Russian-Chinese Cooperation in Education
A SYNERGY BETWEEN TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS IN TEACHER EDUCATION: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Bridging countries for children’s well-being
CONGRESS’ EVENTS:
- IFTE-2026 12th International Forum on Teacher Education (held jointly with the Congress of the Association of Asian Universities)
May 27-28, 2026
Kazan, Kazan Federal University
- Global East West Forum on Teacher Education
September 17-19, 2026
Changchun, Northeast Normal University
- International Conference on “Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Global Teacher Education: Integration, Innovation, and the Future.”
September 23, 2026
Dalian, Liaoning Normal University
IFTE-2026
12th International Forum on Teacher Education (IFTE-2026)
“TEACHER EDUCATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:
UNIVERSITIES’ CASES”
May 27-28, 2026
Location: Kazan, KFU (UNICS, IPE)
Format: focal meetings, online, and offline
Participating Countries: China, Russia, Brazil, India, South Africa, Iran
IFTE-2026 Themes:
- Digital transformation of education and changing roles of teachers.
- Methodology, models, and technologies for teacher training in the 21st
- The latest university practices in teacher training and applying AI.
- Psychological resilience and professional well-being of teachers: new challenges and risks.
- AI in inclusive education: from research to adaptive learning practices.
- Psychological well-being and support for students in a digital environment.
- Combining tradition and innovation in the education and societal adjustment of children and youth.
Languages of the Forum:
The official languages of the Forum are Russian, English, and Chinese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for the keynote speeches.
IFTE-2026 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM, 12th International Forum on Teacher Education (held jointly with the Congress of the Association of Asian Universities)
May 26, 2026
Congress of the Association of Asian Universities (AAU)
“Higher education development in Asia”
(Imperior Hall, Kremlevskaya St., 18, KFU, Kazan, Russia)
Registrations/guided tour
Plenary session of the congress, elections
Lunch
Session with experts
May 27, 2026
IFTE-2026
(M. Mezhlauk St., 1, UNICS/Institute of Psychology and Education (KFU))
UNICS
09:00-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Opening ceremony of the 12th International Forum on Teacher Education
10:30-13:00 Plenary session 1
13:00-14:00 Coffee break/Lunch
IPE
14:00-16:30 Focal meeting 1 of the IFTE / Focal meeting 1 of the AAU
17:00-18:30 Welcome reception on behalf of the rector of KFU to mark the opening of the forum
18:30-20:30 Guided bus tour around Kazan
May 28, 2026
IFTE-2026
(M. Mezhlauk St., 1, Institute of Psychology and Education (KFU))
09:00-10:00 Registration
10:00-12:00 Plenary session 2
12:00-13:00 Coffee break/Lunch
13:00-15:00 Concurrent events:
- Focal meeting 2 of the IFTE
- SIG session
- Round table “Polymirie” etc.
15:30-16:30 Summing up of the IFTE-2026
Follow-up event
May 29, 2026
08:30-17:00 Visit to the OO SPO RT (Elabuga)
Global East West Forum on Teacher Education
September 17-19, 2026
Location: Changchun, Northeast Normal University
Format: plenary sessions, online and offline
Participating Countries: China, Russia, Brazil, India, South Africa, Japan, etc.
Forum’s Themes:
1) Teacher training in the 21st century: an international agenda.
2) AI in education: methodology for development in the new digital era.
3) Standardisation of teacher training: in pursuit of quality.
Languages of the Forum:
The official languages of the Forum are Russian, English, and Chinese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for the keynote speeches.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OF Global East West Forum on Teacher Education
September 17, 2026
Arrival of participants in Changchun, registration
September 18, 2026
Registration of participants during the day
8:30-9:00 Opening ceremony of the Forum
9:00-0:15 Keynote speeches, Q&A session
10:15-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:45 Keynote speeches, Q&A session
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:05 Keynote speeches, Q&A session
15:05-15:25 Coffee break
15:25-17:00 Keynote speeches, Q&A session
September 19, 2026
Registration of participants during the day
8:30-11:30 Seminar on Teacher Education (BRICS Countries)/Parallel Sessions
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:20 Keynote speeches, Q&A session
15:20-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:05 Keynote speeches, Q&A session
17:05-17:15 Closing Ceremony of the Forum
International Conference on “Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Global Teacher Education: Integration, Innovation, and the Future.”
September 23, 2026
Location: Dalian, Liaoning Normal University
Format: plenary sessions, paper sessions, offline
Participating Countries: China, Russia, South Africa
Conference’s Themes:
1) An artificial intelligence-based paradigm shift in teacher education: a global perspective.
2) Theory-based design and innovative teacher training mechanisms using intelligent technologies.
3) A practical study of teacher education using multimodal learning analytics and virtual scenarios.
4) Ethical management and value formation in the context of digital and intellectual transformation of teacher education.
5) Creating a new, open, and inclusive ecosystem for teacher training through human-machine cooperation.
6) New approaches to the development of teachers' social and emotional competencies in the AI era.
Languages of the Conference:
The official languages of the Forum are Russian, English, and Chinese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for the keynote speeches.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM of International Conference on “Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Global Teacher Education: Integration, Innovation, and the Future.”
September 22, 2026
Arrival of participants in Dalian, registration (Liaoning Normal University International Exchange and Culture Centre)
September 23, 2026
The program includes keynote speeches, themed seminars, round tables, and classroom observations at Liaoning Normal University. Prominent scholars in the fields of education and politics, as well as leading experts in education from China and abroad, are invited to share cutting-edge research findings and innovative practical case studies.
The conference is organized by the Faculty of Education of Liaoning Normal University, the Research Institute for the Development of Teacher Education in Northeast Asia, and the College of Teacher Training at Liaoning Normal University.
For more info, please contact us at:
Russian-Chinese Teacher Education Congress website
https://ifte.kpfu.ru/congress/
Tatiana A. Baklashova
Dear colleagues!
We are pleased to inform you that as a result of the Jubilee International Forum on Teacher Education IFTE-2024 a special issue of the scientific journal ‘Education and Self-Development’ has been published. The journal is published by Kazan Federal University and includes the best results of research on the teacher training system both in Russia and abroad.
This special issue of the journal contains articles by key speakers of the Jubilee Forum - Prof. Congman Rao, Director of the Institute of International and Comparative Education, Northeast Normal University (China), Professor Lucio Alvaro Marques, Dean of the Pedagogical Department of the Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro (Brazil), Dr. Intakhab Alam Khan, Professor of King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia), Dr. Fariba Haghighi Irani, Professor of Islamic Azad University (Iran). Under the main theme of IFTE -2024 ‘BRICS countries on the way to improve teacher education’, scholars shared their teaching experience and new scientific knowledge.
In addition, the special issue presents articles by Forum participants from different Russian universities who work on joint research projects within the framework of the International Community of Researchers in Teacher Education (ICREP) (https://te.kpfu.ru/) and annually report on the results of their research at the Forum.
The special issue can be found at the link 19 | Article Volume Numbers | Education and Self-Development (kpfu.ru), as well as in the ‘Journals’ section of the Forum's website https://ifte.kpfu.ru/en/journals/.