Foreword

Dear and respected colleagues,

NearlyWelcome halfto our little guide to the world of modern education. In a centurytime ago,of rapid change, where technology and social norms are constantly evolving, it is our responsibility to ensure that education systems not only respond to current needs but also anticipate future demands. In this sense, the aim of our conference was to bring together leading experts, researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers from different fields of education to discuss how to prepare children and young people for a science fiction writer noted that only time stands between imagination and reality. That time is continuously shrinking. We are witnessingfuture that is rapidlyunpredictable, changingcomplex and becomingdynamic. increasinglyThe complex.conference Ourwas educationthematically systemsdivided mustinto keepseven pacesections: withEducation thesefor changes,Personal providingand studentsProfessional notDevelopment, onlyEducation withfor foundationalSocial knowledgeand butCultural alsoDiversity, withEducation for Innovation and Research, Education for Sustainable Development, Education for Digital Transformation, The Importance of Art Education for the keyCognitive, competences needed for lifeSocial and workEmotional inDevelopment aof globalized, digital,Children and environmentally conscious society. The abstracts published here,Youth, and weKinesiology believeEducation and Sport. Over two days, the fullconference paperswas toattended follow,by offermore anthan overview260 ofparticipants contemporaryfrom topicsCroatia, inAlbania, education (STOO), presenting researchBosnia and ideasHerzegovina, thatItaly, bridgeJapan, theoryKyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, and practice, while also providing concrete proposals for improving educational policies and practices.Serbia.

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Non progredi est regredi.

See you at STOO6 in 2026!2026.

On behalfPresident of the Conference Program Committee,
Committee

Dubravka Miljković,Miljkovic, professor emerita

On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee,

prof.dr.sc. Mario Dumančić