The title of the MakeLearn & TIIM conference in 2016 was Managing Innovation and Diversity in Knowledge Society through Turbulent Time, and it was organized from 25th to 27th of May in Timisoara, Romania. At the conference, 295 academics and Ph.D. students participated from 28 countries. As Programme Chair, Dr. Valerij Dermol coordinated the selection and review process resulting in the publication of 166 papers in the conference proceedings and additionally 26 papers in 5 Special issues of Sponsored Journals. The picture presents the award ceremony for the best papers.