The 5^th Jean Piaget Conferences will be held from 25 to 27 June 2025 at the University of Geneva. They are organised by the Centre Jean Piaget at the University of Geneva in collaboration with the Idea laboratory (Instruction, Development, Education and Acquisition of knowledge) and the Didactics of Sciences research group at the University of Geneva.

The theme of this edition addresses key issues that are crucial to the future of our societies, particularly in terms of education, skills development and the transmission of knowledge. As researchers, practitioners and teachers, we are particularly sensitive to the challenges and opportunities associated with improving educational practices and developing learning methods adapted to current needs. A special focus will be placed on the role of analogy in learning. Several invited speakers will explore the theme ‘Learning and teaching with analogies’, exploring how analogies help people to acquire new knowledge.

As numerous studies have shown, analogy enables learners to make the link between the known and the new, making it easier to understand abstract concepts through concrete situations. On the one hand, learners spontaneously use analogy. In particular, they will make connections between school concepts and prior knowledge, often acquired through their everyday experiences and without explicit teaching. However, this prior knowledge, although crucial to learning, can be limiting. On the other hand, analogy can be deliberately mobilised by teachers in the school context to facilitate learning. A variety of activities, based on the principles of reasoning by analogy, offer pedagogical levers that make new concepts accessible and act on potential limitations linked to prior knowledge. It therefore seems appropriate that researchers and practitioners should address these issues.

Keynote speakers:

 - Martha Alibali, University of Wisconsin

 - Hugo Duminil-Copin, University of Geneva (Fields Medal 2022)

 - Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva

 - Jean-Philippe Lachaux, Center for reserach in neurosciences, Lyon

 - Andreas Müller, University of Geneva

 - Lindsey Richland, University of California

 - Emmanuel Sander, University of Geneva

 - Andrew Shtulman, Occidental College

 - Catherine Thevenot, University of Lausanne

The aim of this conference, which will focus on the different facets of education and training, is to provide an in-depth look at several key aspects of the educational process, namely the development of skills and student learning, and to respond to current educational and didactic issues by opening up innovative perspectives on teaching and learning.

- Axis 1: Development.
- Axis 2: Learning. 
- Axis 3: Teaching. 

These three axis can be addressed by taking into account the influence that different environments (family, school, digital, etc.) have on the development and learning of children, teenagers and adults.
Papers on each of these themes will provide scientific insights into different areas of development, both typical and atypical in terms of the issues raised.
As in previous editions, the participation of young researchers, young psychologists and doctoral students is strongly encouraged, to give them the opportunity to present their work and discuss it with their peers. The format of the symposium is intended to be multi-faceted, with a wide range of themes and formats (oral and poster presentations, symposia, plenary lectures).
This international conference is aimed not only at researchers and doctoral students, but also at professionals (psychologists, ergonomists, doctors, educators, teachers, carers, speech therapists, psychomotor therapists, etc.) working in the field of developmental and educational psychology.