Turkish Association of Curriculum and Instruction (EPÖDER) held its first scientific event with a national congress on 13-15 May 2010 in cooperation with Balıkesir University Necatibey Faculty of Education. The congress, which is held annually, was being organized as one year national and another year international until the year of 2015. Since then, it has only been organized as international under the name of International Congress on Curriculum and Instruction. Last year's event, VII. International Congress on Curriculum and Instruction was held in Ankara. The event was hosted by Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences to celebrate 10th anniversary of Turkish Association of Curriculum and Instruction.
The congress, which we will organize for the 8th time this year, will be held in Burdur, hosted by Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Education, with the theme of Curriculum Studies in Lifelong Learning.