Bela Khan, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the International Open University (IOU) was selected for presenting her paper 'Empowering the Exhausted: Reducing Digital Burnout through an Islamically Integrated Gratitude Intervention' at the 3rd International Conference on Global Education (ICOGE 2025) conducted by Lincoln University Malaysia on 13, 14 August 2025.  

The conference served as an arena for exchanging groundbreaking research, innovative ideas, and best practices in the domains of education, technology, and digital innovation. The theme of ICOGE 2025 was “Empowering Learners for the Digital Era,” highlighting the need to cultivate 21st-century skills and digital fluency among learners.