We are proud to announce the papers that have been shortlisted for the best paper and best student paper awards. The winners will be announced on the closing ceremony.

Best paper award

Linking Entrepreneurial Identity Aspiration and Entrepreneurial Intention in a Gender-Based Analysis among Business Students
Laila Cekule, Andrejs Cekuls

Moving forward: why digital competency-centered education needs a broader focus
Manuela Gruenangerl, Dimitri Prandner

A Competency-Based Learning Framework for Interdisciplinary Medical Additive Manufacturing: Democratizing Surgical Planning Education Through Open-Source Workflows
Sreeja Gadhiraju, Hannes Panzer, Peter Mayr, Harald Schmid

Narrowing Student Retention Gaps through Immersive Block Learning: Findings from a Six-Year Case Study at an Australian University
Thomas Roche, Erica Wilson, Elizabeth Goode

Evolution of Mathematics Students’ Educational Strategies in the Digital Era: Autonomy, AI Support, and the Crisis of Critical Thinking
Iwona Krzyżanowska, Aleksandra Nowel

Best student paper award

Autism Awareness Levels of University Students and Their Relationship with Various Variables
Ceren Ari Arat

Reshaping Educational Transitions: External Support Devices for Students with Special Educational Needs and Migrant Backgrounds Pathways into Higher Education Readiness
Vincenzo Salerno

Social Media as Micro-Learning Environments for Slovene as a Non-First Language in Higher Education
Erika Kum