ISSEP 2026

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ISSEP 2026

The 19th International Conference on Informatics in Schools

20–23 September 2026

Tallinn University, Estonia

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About ISSEP

ISSEP is an international research conference focused on informatics in schools — from early childhood to higher education. The 2026 edition will be hosted at Tallinn University in Estonia.

Tentative single‑track schedule:

  • Sunday, 20 Sept: Doctoral consortium
  • Mon–Wed, 21–23 Sept: Main conference
  • Wednesday afternoon, 23 Sept: School visits and tours (optional)

Conference topics include

  • Informatics in early-childhood, primary, secondary, and higher education
  • Computational thinking
  • AI, machine learning, data science education, data literacy
  • Contests and competitions in informatics
  • Broadening engagement and diversity
  • Teacher education and teacher agency in informatics
  • Learning solutions and courseware
  • Curricula and policies in informatics education
  • Informatics and society in education
  • Assessment in informatics education
  • Extracurricular activities around informatics education
  • Teaching of informatics to children with special education needs
  • Teaching of informatics in relation to other school topics (incl. STEM/STEAM)
  • Prior knowledge, misconceptions, and difficulties
  • Role and importance of emerging subtopics of informatics education (e.g., quantum computing)
  • Teaching strategies and modalities in informatics
  • Sustainable education in informatics
  • Research approaches in informatics education
  • The legacy, philosophy and historical perspectives on informatics education

Venue: Tallinn University

Tallinn University (TLU) is the youngest public university in Estonia with about 7,000 students and more than 400 academic staff. The School of Digital Technologies hosts programmes and research closely aligned with ISSEP — including Human‑Computer Interaction, Digital Learning Games, AI for Sustainable Societies, Educational Technology, IT Management, and Teacher Education.

The conference will be held on the TLU city‑centre campus, within walking distance of the medieval Old Town and the harbour, and a short ride from the airport.

Photos

A-222 hall at Tallinn University (250 seats)
A-222 hall (250 seats)
Smaller auditorium with 50 seats
Smaller auditorium (50 seats)
Seminar room M-648
Seminar room M‑648
Atrium for coffee breaks at TLU
Atrium for coffee breaks
Katariina käik in Tallinn Old Town
Katariina käik, Old Town
View of Tallinn Old Town
View of the Old Town

Publication

ISSEP welcomes poster and workshop proposals as well as short and full papers presenting original research. Selected full papers will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (indexed in Scopus).

Contact

For early enquiries, please contact:
Mart Laanpere, Professor of Mathematics and Computing Education
E‑mail: mart.laanpere@tlu.ee