SEACE2026
February 05-09, 2026 | Singapore EXPO, Singapore & Online
Welcome to The 6th Southeast Asian Conference on Education!
Held in partnership with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University, Japan, and our global partners, and supported by the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau, SEACE2026 has firmly established itself in our calendar as a welcome complement to our global conference programme.
This year, we return to Singapore, situated centrally in the Southeast Asian region, which also comprises Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Malaysia. Southeast Asia is a vibrant, thriving, and developing region, and boasts a great diversity of peoples, cultures, and ethnicities. As a financial and educational hub, Singapore is a great location to help further the IAFOR mission of encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness, and promoting international exchange.
As an organisation that engages across all sectors of society, and with multiple stakeholders to engage in some of the biggest challenges and issues the world faces from an interdisciplinary perspective, we have aligned our research initiatives and conferences with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as outlined in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and around IAFOR’s four key themes:
- Technology and Artificial Intelligence
- Humanity and Human Intelligence
- Global Citizenship and Education for Peace
- Leadership
SEACE2026 encourages academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum stimulating respectful dialogue, and like our long-running events elsewhere in the world, will afford an exceptional opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, networking, and facilitating partnerships across national, cultural, and disciplinary borders. IAFOR was made possible, and is a response to, the forces of globalisation, and the understanding that many of the most pressing challenges, whether felt or experienced locally, would require global cooperation and action to address.
This year, we are pleased to be launching The Southeast Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities (SEACAH2026) to be held alongside SEACE. It will be our first such conference in the region, and we expect the joint event to excite even greater interest, and great outcomes. Registration for either of these conferences will allow delegates to attend any joint plenary session or parallel sessions as desired.
I look forward to seeing you in Singapore!
For and on behalf of the IAFOR International Academic Board
Dr Joseph Haldane, Osaka University, Japan & University College London, United Kingdom
Chairman and CEO, IAFOR
Professor Jun Arima, University of Tokyo, Japan
President, IAFOR
Professor Anne Boddington, Middlesex University, United Kingdom
Executive Vice-President and Provost, IAFOR
- Location & Venue: Singapore EXPO, Singapore & Online
- Dates: Thursday, February 05, 2026 to Monday, February 09, 2026
- Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: August 29, 2025*
- Final Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Registration Deadline for Presenters: December 05, 2025
*Submit early to take advantage of the discounted registration rates. Learn more about our registration options.
Programme
To be announced
Speakers
To be announced
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Umberto AnsaldoVinUniversity, Vietnam -
Ben LeongNational University of Singapore, Singapore
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Lisa LimVinUniversity, Vietnam
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Tim WinterNational University of Singapore, Singapore
Conference Committees
The International Academic Board (IAB)
Professor Anne Boddington, IAFOR, Japan (IAB Chair)
Dr Joseph Haldane, IAFOR & The University of Osaka, Japan, & University College London, United Kingdom
Professor Jun Arima, IAFOR & The University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor Virgil Hawkins, IAFOR Research Centre & The University of Osaka, Japan
Mr Lowell Sheppard, IAFOR & Never Too Late Academy, Japan
Professor Umberto Ansaldo, VinUniversity, Vietnam
Dr Susana Barreto, University of Porto, Portugal
Professor Grant Black, Chuo University, Japan
Dr Evangelia Chrysikou, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, United Kingdom
Professor Donald E. Hall, Binghamton University, United States
Professor Brendan Howe, Ewha Womans University, South Korea & The Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA)
Dr James W. McNally, University of Michigan, United States & NACDA Program on Aging
Conference Programme Committee
Lynette Swee Hian Goh, Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore
Dr Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan
Dr Brendan Howe, Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Professor Adisorn Juntrasook, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr Leandro Loyola, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Applied Learning, Canada
Dr Pisith Nasee, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Dr Nongyao Nawarat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Dr Annie W. Y. Ng, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Dr Farish Noor, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
Dr Justin Sanders, Woven by Toyota, Japan
Professor Melanie Tolentino, Central Luzon State University, Philippines
Professor Anusorn Unno, Thammasat University, Thailand
SEACE2026 Conference Review Committee
Dr Reem Abu-shawish, Qatar University, Qatar
Dr Manal Almahdawi, UAE university, United Arab Emirates
Dr Harishchander Anandaram, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
Dr Nagalakshmi Balasubramanian, Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, India
Dr William Choy, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore
Dr Sreeramulu Gosikonda, Banaras Hindu University, India
Dr Baraki Haile, Aksum University, Ethiopia
Dr Mona Hassan, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Dr Tazeen Husain, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Dr Guranda Khabeishvili, International Black Sea University, Georgia
Dr Xinxiang Lim, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr John Linga, Tamagawa Academy (K-12) & University, Japan
Dr Menandro Manalo, Pambayang Dalubhasaan ng Marilao (City College of Marilao), Philippines
Dr Annie Wy Ng, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr John Gilbert Gabriel Nuqui, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Dr Catherine Phillips, Lakehead University, Canada
Dr Parichat Pragobmas, Phuket Rajabhat University, Thailand
Dr Ciciro Reyes, Western Pacific College, Inc., Philippines
Dr Linh Huong Tran, FPT University, Vietnam
Dr Hoang-nam Tran, Tokushima University, Japan
Dr Raees Unnisa, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
Dr Ker Yuek Li, Nilai University, Malaysia, Malaysia
