The 5th International Symposium on Education from Project to Practice (UPUES 2025) was held with the presentation of 168 papers by 1,026 participants.

Organized in collaboration with the Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education of our University and the Konya Provincial Directorate of National Education, and supported by Konya Metropolitan Municipality, the **5th International Symposium on Education from Project to Practice (UPUES 2025)** was held at our Faculty between **October 3–5, 2025**. The opening program of the symposium began with a musical performance by the faculty members of the Department of Music Education. During the program, **Konya Provincial Director of National Education Murat YİĞİT**, **Dean of the Faculty Prof. Dr. Mürsel BİÇER**, and **Vice-Rector of Necmettin Erbakan University Prof. Dr. Hidayet OĞUZ** delivered speeches emphasizing the importance of this now traditional symposium. The symposium, which featured **Prof. Dr. Emine ADADAN** from **Boğaziçi University** as the keynote speaker, commenced with her presentation titled *“Evaluating Science Education within the Framework of Education 4.0: Skills in the Maarif Model Science Curriculum.”* The event was held in a hybrid format, both face-to-face and online, from **October 3–5, 2025**. A total of **168 papers** were presented by **1,026 participants** across various categories, including **Erasmus, eTwinning, TÜBİTAK, TEKNOFEST, University Student Projects on Education, Projects Supported by Development Agencies and Public Institutions, Best Practices in Teaching and Education, Research on Projects, Artificial Intelligence Applications in Education,** and **Sustainability in Education.** Additionally, four workshops were held under the themes of **AI-Supported Data Literacy in Education, AI-Supported Data Visualization, Designing Parent-Focused Student Support Mechanisms with Personalized Language Models,** and **AI-Supported Data Analysis.** Following the in-person sessions, an evaluation meeting was conducted. Afterwards, a gala dinner was held for the guests, accompanied by a musical performance from the students of the Department of Music Education. On the final day, a panoramic city tour of Konya was organized with the support of **Konya Metropolitan Municipality** for teachers who attended the symposium from outside the city. We would like to express our gratitude to the **Ministry of National Education**, **Governor of Konya Mr. İbrahim Akın**, **Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mr. Uğur İbrahim Altay and his team**, **Rector of Necmettin Erbakan University Prof. Dr. Cem Zorlu**, **Provincial Director of National Education Mr. Murat Yiğit**, **Deputy Provincial Director of National Education Mr. Servet Altuntaş**, **eTwinning Konya Provincial Coordinator Mr. Özkan Seyrek**, **Scientific Publications Coordinator Dr. Fatih Kaleci and his team**, all **academicians, volunteer students,** and everyone who contributed to the organization of this event.