Overview


International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary

The Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2027) The Southeast Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities (SEACAH2027) as a part of IAFOR's SouthEast Asian Conference Series. Registration for either of these conferences will allow delegates to attend any joint plenary session or parallel sessions as desired.


SEACE2027

February 15-19, 2027 | Chulalongkorn University and ICONSIAM 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, Kingston University, United Kingdom
Executive Vice-President and Provost, IAFOR


Key Information
  • Location & Venue: Chulalongkorn University and ICONSIAM HALL, Bangkok, Thailand & Online
  • Dates: Monday, February 15, 2027 ​to Friday, February 19, 2027
  • Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: August 21, 2026*
  • Final Abstract Submission Deadline: October 30, 2026
  • Registration Deadline for Presenters: December 04, 2026

*Submit early to take advantage of the discounted registration rates. Learn more about our registration options.

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Programme

To be Announced

  • The Forum
    The Forum
    Come share your thoughts and experiences as global educators and researchers.

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Speakers

To be Announced

  • Brendan Howe
    Brendan Howe
    Ewha Womans University, South Korea

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Conference Committees

The International Academic Board (IAB)

Professor Anne Boddington, IAFOR & Kingston University, United Kingdom (IAB Chair)
Dr Joseph Haldane, IAFOR & The University of Osaka, Japan
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, The 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

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Conference Programme Committee

Professor Tao Feng, Nankai University, China & Krirk University, Thailand
Dr Joseph Haldane, IAFOR and The University of Osaka, Japan, & University College London, United Kingdom
Dr Zeehan Jaafar, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professor Adisorn Juntrasook, Thammasat University, Thailand
Mr Michael Klemm, Singapore Education Network, Singapore
Professor Teow Huat "Philip" Kwa, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Dr Ackapol Lamuang, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Dr Kim Ying Lim, Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
Dr Leandro Loyola, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Applied Learning, Canada
Dr Annie W. Y. Ng, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Justin Sanders, Woven by Toyota, Japan
Dr Nurhasmiza Sazalli, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

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SEACE2027 Conference Review Committee


Dr Omobolaji Olufunmilola Akanbi, University of The Gambia, Gambia
Dr Gaycebel De Los Santos, Capiz Provincial Capitol, Philippines
Dr Mona Hassan, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Dr Yuek Li Ker, Nilai University, Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr Niina Kovalainen, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Dr John Linga, Tamagawa Academy (K-12) & University, Japan
Dr A Anand Naidu, Murdoch University, Australia
Dr Annie Wy Ng, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr John Gilbert Gabriel Nuqui, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Dr Preety Sharma, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India
Dr Linh Huong Tran, FPT University, Vietnam
Dr Raees Unnisa, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia


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.

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The Forum
Come share your thoughts and experiences as global educators and researchers.

The Forum is a plenary session designed as a platform for international, intercultural, interdisciplinary – and inclusive – discussions, joining experts and practitioners alike in an open dialogue format. Come share your thoughts and experiences as global educators and researchers.

The Forum will take place in two separate formats.
The Forum (Onsite) will be held at the venue and is exclusively for Onsite participants

The Forum (Online) will take place on the Online Day and is open to all Conference participants and IAFOR Members.

Overviews of the ideas, conversations, and key takeaways generated from the discussion at these sessions are recorded and archived in the Conference Report and Intelligence Briefing (ISSN: 2759-4939)

Brendan Howe
Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Biography

Dr Brendan Howe is Professor of the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, where he has also served as Dean, Associate Dean, and Department Chair. He is the President of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA), and has been elected to serve as the President of the World International Studies Committee from July, 2025. He is currently a Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow at Heidelberg University, Germany, from 2025 through 2026. He has held visiting professorships and research fellowships at the East-West Center as a POSCO Visiting Research Fellow (United States), the Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), De La Salle University (Philippines), The University of Sydney (Australia), Korea National Defence University (South Korea), Georgetown University (United States), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Malaysia), and Beijing Foreign Studies University (China).

Educated at the University of Oxford, the University of Kent at Canterbury (United Kingdom), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), and Georgetown University (United States), his ongoing research agendas focus on traditional and non-traditional security in East Asia, human security, middle powers, public diplomacy, post-crisis development, comprehensive peacebuilding, and conflict transformation. He has authored, co-authored, or edited around 150 related publications, including Comprehensive Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula (Springer, 2023), Society and Democracy in South Korea and Indonesia (Palgrave, 2022), The Niche Diplomacy of Asian Middle Powers (Lexington Books, 2021), UN Governance: Peace and Human Security in Cambodia and Timor-Leste (Springer, 2020), Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development (Routledge, 2018), National Security, State Centricity, and Governance in East Asia (Springer, 2017), Peacekeeping and the Asia-Pacific (Brill, 2016), Democratic Governance in East Asia (Springer, 2015), Post-Conflict Development in East Asia (Ashgate, 2014), and The Protection and Promotion of Human Security in East Asia (Palgrave, 2013).

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