ICSEI 2025 was a forum for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners around to world to exchange knowledge, ideas, and solutions to redefine education in a fragile world. This conference built on what have been presented in previous conferences by shifting the focus on the purpose of education and possibilities new emerging possibilities offer to transform schools. ICSEI 2025 invited participants to present new research, policy analysis, and practical innovation in paper sessions, collaborative symposia, roundtable (yarning) discussions, and networking sessions that were guided by the following conference sub-themes:

1. Rethinking the purpose of education in a world in transition
2. Connecting the global south and global north through research, policy and practice
3. Education and the fifth industrial revolution: the interface between humans and machines
4. Promoting diversity, inclusivity, and sustainability in transforming education