The opening remarks of the 10th International Conference on Education 2024 were made by Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Co-Founder & Managing Director – The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka) and the Conference Co-Chairs Prof. Eugene P. Sheehan (University of Northern Colorado, USA) and Prof. Dr. Marcel Köhler (Nord University, Faculty for Nursing and Health Sciences, Norway). As the Chief Guest, Honorable State Minister Dr. Suren Raghavan (Ministry of Higher Education – Sri Lanka) addressed the gathering. TIIKM successfully facilitated a Partner Gathering to unite representatives from esteemed partner universities worldwide and policymakers at the ICDEU 2024 conference, with the purpose ‘Improving Education Globally.’ This event aimed to foster transformative collaborations and collective progress in education. It was an honor to convene with Hon. State Minister Dr. Suren Raghavan, State Minister of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (Higher Education), Sri Lanka and representatives from the decision-making bodies of Nord University, Norway, University of Technology Dresden, Germany, Kuching Vocational College, Philippines, Umingan National High School, Philippines, Hamburger FERN – Hochschule (HFH), Germany, Woxsen University, India, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Education, Institute of Education and Social Studies, Czechia, North-West University, South Africa, Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg / Inclusive Education Centre, Germany, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland, State University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, Philippines, Zonal education office, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Bina Bangsa School, Pantai Indah Kapuk Campus, Indonesia, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Masaryk University, Czechia, Pinelands North Primary School, South Africa.

The keynote speakers were Dr. Manoj Krishna, Founder and CEO of HumanWisdom Project & HumanWisdom app, United Kingdom; Prof. Monica Taylor, Director of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, and Professor in the Department of Educational Foundation, Montclair State University, USA; Prof. H.D. Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Prof. Rui Yang, Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Associate Professor Emad A. S. Abu-Ayyash, The British University in Dubai, UAE; and Dr. Hemachandran K, Director of AI Research Centre and Associate Dean-Graduate Program, School of Business, Woxsen University, India. The plenary speakers were Prof. Teresa M. McDevitt, Professor Emerita of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, USA; Associate Professor Linda Amundstuen, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Norway; and Assoc. Prof. Hilde Guddingsmo, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Norway.

There were four workshops in the 10th International Conference on Education 2024: WORKSHOP 01 titled as “Enhancing Teacher-Student Relationships for Improved Learning Outcomes”, was conducted by Conference Co- Chair Prof. Eugene P. Sheehan (University of Northern Colorado, USA), WORKSHOP 02 titled as “Types of Case Studies as a methodical element of Problem Based Learning”, was conducted by Conference Co- Chair Prof. Dr. Marcel Köhler (Nord University, Faculty for Nursing and Health Sciences, Norway). WORKSHOP 03 titled as “Designing Educational Chatbots with Microsoft Power Virtual Agents”, was conducted by Dr. Chee Ken Nee, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia and the PUBLICATION WORKSHOP titled as “Tips and Strategies for Publishing in The Educational Forum”, was conducted by Prof. Monica Taylor, Director of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, and Professor in the Department of Educational Foundation, Montclair State University, USA.