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School of Education UCC to host 2026 ICASE World Conference on Science and Technology Education
There was great excitement in Dubai at the recent 2023 ICASE World Conference on Science and Technology Education when it was announced that the School of Education UCC had won the bid to host the 2026 ICASE World Science and Technology Conference. ICASE is the International Council of Associations for Science Education and is the professional organisation representing science education associations throughout the world
The ICASE World Conference is held every three years at various venues around the world, e.g. Australia (2007), Estonia (2010), Malaysia (2013), Turkey (2016), Thailand (2019) and Dubai (2023). The holding of the 2026 conference in UCC will be the first time that the conference has taken place in Ireland. It is also the first time that the ICASE President has come from Ireland. Dr Declan Kennedy was elected President at the ICASE World Conference in Dubai.