Conference
Dr. Yan Kong
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Considering the need for “Early training of talents, gaining early results” in China’s development, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) creatively established the Special Class for the Gifted Young (SCGY) in March…
2026
Conference
Dr. Jiri Mudrak
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
In the paper, I introduce an integrative systemic framework that conceptualizes the development of competence as a process of ongoing interactions between individual learners (their achievement motivation, deliberate practice, and learning outcomes) and social environment…
2026
Conference
Dr. Alejandro Veas
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Today, optimal academic performance is one of the fundamental goals of all countries, as it enables social and economic advancement. If in the 20th century research focused on a cognitive xperspective, the current century has…
2026
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Manuel Hopp, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
One of the biggest questions in psychology asks: are we the way we are because we were born that way, or because we were raised that way? Is it nature or nurture? In the field…
2026
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Skylor Zhitian Zhang, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Creativity is becoming increasingly important in modern society and education. But what is creativity and how do we measure it? In this workshop, the lecturer will provide an overview of various theoretical and research-based approaches…
2026
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Rebekka Meier, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Gifted children have a special learning potential. ey often show this potential by performing exceptionally well. However, there are also children whose gifted qualities are not as obvious: the so-called underachievers. How can we support…
2026
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Dr. Kathrin Emmerdinger, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Mentoring is an important measure within the talent development toolkit. In recent decades, the use of mentoring for facilitating domain-specific talent development in educational and professional contexts has expanded dramatically. While the potential of mentoring…
2026
Conference
Sarah Awad, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
In this workshop, participants will learn what we mean when we talk about students identified as "twice-exceptional" (2e). Attendees will be introduced to frequently observed characteristics of 2e, as well as to possible combinations of…
2026
Conference
Dr. Sadiq A. A. Ismail, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Enrichment represents the provision of experiences, services, and activities to extend the breadth, depth, and complexity of a school regular curriculum. The main purpose of a school enrichment program is to help students and/or gifted…
2026
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Dr. Saud bin Saeed Bin Abdulaziz AlMathami, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
In the era of AI minds that exceed humans in speed, problem solving, and fast learning algorithms, there is a pressing need for integrative, innovative, and hybrid minds to form super intelligent brains for an/the…
2026
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Dr. Heidrun Stoeger
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The presentation summarizes aspects that are important when conceptualizing, developing, and implementing effective pedagogical concepts. As a case in point, the discussion will focus on a paradigmatic pedagogical intervention with great promise for gifted and…
2026
Conference
Prof. Albert Ziegler, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
A growing number of countries have a strong interest in assessing and improving the quality of their talent support systems. Although there are many such attempts, there is a lack of coherent conceptual foundations shared…
2026
Conference
Dr. Sylvia Rimm, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The environments which foster giftedness also make children vulnerable to feeling extreme pressures. The praise and power which cultivate a positive learning environment may become “too much of a good thing.” Gifted children may internalize…
2026
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Dr. Nancy B. Hertzog, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
When a 13-year-old has mastered calculus, or a 15-year-old has taken all of the advanced high school courses available in the school, what educational pathway is best suited to meet their educational, emotional, and social…
2026
Conference
Julie Taplin, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
This presentation will consider the educational context within which advocacy for high potential learners takes place in the UK, given that it is in fact for different nations with varying education systems. We will focus…
2026
Conference
Csilla Fuszek, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The idea of the European Talent Support Network (ETSN) was articulated in 2011 and it took four more years to officially found the ETSN with the first 14 European Talent Centre in 2015 in the…
2026
Conference
Dr. Ching-Chih Kuo, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Excellence gaps are defined as “the differences in rates of advanced achievement between various groups of students” and are supposed to “exist in all areas of student activity” (Clark & Roberts, 2019, p. 1). ey…
2026
Conference
Dr. Todd Lubart, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
This presentation will look at the concept of creative giftedness,also called high creative potential. This kind of potential refers to original thinking ability and is distinguished from high intellectual potential, measured by intelligence tests and…
2026
Conference
Prof. Abdullah Aljughaiman, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is forcing researchers and practitioners in gifted education into rethinking of how they should design, shape, and program services for students and individuals with high abilities. is presentation explores how could…
2026
Conference
Dr. Vlad Glaveanu, et al.
1ST WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
In this talk I will examine the intersections between giftedness and creativity from a sociocultural perspective. this perspective encourages us to understand the gifted individual in his or her context, as a person whose creative…
2026
