SXSW EDU 2025 on Higher Education and Ever-changing Technology

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By Renata Salazar
02/11/25

Join education’s most passionate community this March 3-6, 2025 at a special 15th-annual SXSW EDU Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas. SXSW EDU is the ultimate destination for education professionals seeking inspiration, connection, and innovative solutions. Whether you’re eager to discover the latest trends, expand your network, or explore groundbreaking educational tools, SXSW EDU offers a rich environment for learning and collaboration. Dive into the latest news and exciting announcements you can look forward to this March.

Exciting minds are coming together, representing the diverse community of thought leaders who are aligned in the mission to create a new tomorrow for learners everywhere. Bringing together education professionals from all corners of the globe, look forward to connecting with educators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, government officials, parents, philanthropists, administrators, and more, all in one place. Get ready to spark new ideas and push conversations in higher education further with all stakeholders involved.

SXSW EDU 2025 Program

Personalize your experience at SXSW EDU 2025 through tracks and focus areas that align with your interests. Amongst the 12 thematic tracks covering a spectrum of timely, thought-provoking topics, SXSW EDU’s sessions can also be organized through focus areas within education sectors including early education, K-12, higher education, continuing education, and convergence. For higher education leaders and tech innovators, specific tracks and focus areas spotlight sessions at the intersection of technology and education in ways that shape the future of learning.

Future of Tech Session Highlights

Here’s a look at some key tracks and sessions that speak to the future of higher education and technology:

Explore the Future of Tech track, which dives into the development and implementation of educational technologies, including virtual tools, generative artificial intelligence, machine learning, XR, and data interoperability, with a focus on issues surrounding equitable access and ethical use of technology and future-forward solutions for tech integration.

In the panel Using Technology to Shine a Light on College Transfer Data presented by The Gates Foundation, hear more from the speakers who will discuss the inequities that come with earning college credit through multiple sources, and the barriers that cost students money, and time, while highlighting potential growth seen amongst the institutions that are using credit mobility technology to aid their student transfer journeys.

If you’re interested in the challenges and potential opportunities within AI & XR, you can learn more about it from a new perspective by attending Navigating the AI & XR Revolution: A Cross-Sector View, a meet up led by experts from the Rotterdam University of Applied Science, and Erasmus University. Check out this session to hear how collaboration showcases the power of diverse perspectives in creating future-proof learning environments. Gain insights into how vocational schools, applied sciences universities, and research universities in the Netherlands innovate together to integrate emerging technologies.

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