EJERCongress 2025, hosted by Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, was successfully held between 25-28 June 2025, with the aim of addressing the social, cultural and educational dimensions of digital transformation from a multidimensional perspective. The congress attracted a great deal of attention from academicians of various disciplines and postgraduate students; it created a strong platform for discussion on understanding the impacts of digitalization and how it can contribute to social and cultural sustainability in this process.

Many academicians and students from both Turkey and foreign countries participated the congress. A total 491 communiques were presented, and delivered both face-to-face and online for four days. Thanks to this hybrid structure, a broader and more accessible academic sharing atmosphere was achieved by moving beyond spatial limitations.

During the congress, the effects of digitalization on societal structures, individuality and identity were discussed in depth, especially within the framework of glocalization concept. Glocalization, which refers to the intrication of global and local dynamics, was addressed as an important issue. In this context, it was concluded that cultural sustainability and education policies must be designed from a glocalizaon perspective. While ethics, accessibility and equality in opportunity issues in digital education environments and the role of artificial intelligence and algorithms in education are being evaluated while the effect of glocalization on cultural representation and diversity during the production of educational content has been considered a priority. Additionally, citizenship, social participation and digital responsibility in the digital age are discussed through how glocalization shapes the social structure. In addition to that, the congress emphasized the importance of providing continuous and comprehensive in-service training programs to enhance the digital literacy skills of teachers and students. This year, awards continued to be presented at the congress: Prof. Dr. Veysel Sönmez “Best Doctoral Thesis Award” and Prof. Dr. M. Feyzi Öz “Best Young Researcher Award.”

EJERCongress develops and grows every year with your support and suggestions, continuing to be a leading congress in its field. Inspired by you, we strive to do even better every year. We’ve already begun working to bring you a unique and timely theme and as rich a content as ever next year. We hope to see you at EJERCongress 2026.

On behalf of the EJERCongress Team
EJERCongress President Prof. Funda NAYIR
Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Turkiye