International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary
The Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2027)
SEACE2027
February 15-19, 2027 | Chulalongkorn University and True Icon Hall, Bangkok, Thailand & Online
Welcome to The 7th 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, , SEACE has firmly established itself in our calendar as a welcome complement to our global conference programme.
This year, IAFOR returns to Thailand, situated centrally in the Southeast Asian region, which also comprises Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Brunei, Singapore, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Malaysia. Southeast Asia is a vibrant, thriving, and developing area, and boasts a great diversity of peoples, cultures, and ethnicities. As a recognised regional hub, Bangkok 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
SEACE2027 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.
I look forward to seeing you in Bangkok!
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: Chulalongkorn University and True Icon Hall, Bangkok, Thailand & 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
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
To be Announced
IAFOR's peer review process, which involves both reciprocal review and the use of Review Committees, is overseen by the Conference Programme Committee under the guidance of the International Academic Board (IAB). Review Committee members are established academics who hold PhDs or other terminal degrees in their fields and who have previous peer review experience.
If you would like to apply to serve on the SEACE2027 Review Committee, please visit our application page.