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Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, The Arts & Literature

A Scholar’s Perspective on Interdisciplinary Exchange at IAFOR’s 2026 London Conferences

IAFOR’s Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship recipient Dr Melike Yozgatlı Gülüm of the Ministry of National Education, Türkiye, reflects on the value of interdisciplinary exchange at ECE/ECAH/EGen2026 in London, particularly how diverse perspectives can reveal unexpected connections and deepen conversations around education, AI, social responsibility, and meaningful practice. One of the most valuable aspects of […]

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Melike Yozgatlı Gülüm

Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, The Arts & Literature

Ethical Use of AI in Academia: Insights from The Forum at IICE/IICAH2026

Delegates at IICE/IICAH2026 reflect on the essence of the arts and humanities as drivers of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and creativity needed to navigate AI which has become increasingly embedded in academia.

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Melina Neophytou

Cultural & Area Studies, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences

The Impact of AI on the Environment, Culture, and Education

Education and public policy experts weigh in on the educational, cultural, and environmental implications of AI, putting emphasis on Indigenous knowledge, data sovereignty, and cultural integrity.

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Michael Menchaca

Education, Humanities & Social Sciences

Defunding Education and the Arts & Humanities

Experts outline the significant consequences of budget cuts on education and the humanities and their impact on the academe, grassroots organisations, and underserved populations—demanding a call for more collaboration and sustainable funding.

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Melina Neophytou & Grant Black

Education, Technology

The Future of Education and Skills: Insights from the Forum at ACE2025

Delegates at ACE2025 reflect on how AI reshapes teaching and learning, highlighting the importance of balance among technology, human agency, critical thinking, creativity, and ethics.

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Apipol Sae-Tung

Education, Technology

The Hybrid Teacher of the Future

Teacher-education experts discuss how AI plays a key role in reshaping teacher identity, challenging traditional ways of teaching, and exploring possibilities for a human-AI partnership in the classroom.

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Melina Neophytou

Education, Technology

AI and the Skills Turn

Big Tech experts and university professors explored how AI is accelerating the shift toward skills-based education, emphasising the role of universities in developing essential competencies such as critical thinking and ethical judgment alongside technical proficiency.

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Apipol Sae-Tung

Internationalisation of Higher Education in East Asia Amidst Geopolitical Tensions

Japan-based education experts discuss how rising geopolitical tensions are reshaping the internationalisation of higher education in East Asia, highlighting the need to balance security concerns with collaboration, social responsibility, and intercultural engagement.

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Melina Neophytou

Japan’s Education Reform in an AI-Driven Era

Japan’s Former State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Professor Kan Hiroshi Suzuki outlined Japan’s shift from SDGs to Sustainable Well-being Goals, arguing that education in the AI era must prioritise well-being, agency, authentic assessment, inquiry, and human-centred skills.

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Melina Neophytou

Education, Media, Film & Journalism

Disagreeing Well in a Polarised and Increasingly Extremist World: Insights from the Forum at BCE/BAMC2025

At The Forum in BCE/BAMC2025, delegates discussed how education, the arts, and media can help counter rising extremism and addressing polarisation, putting emphasis on empathy, critical dialogue, and human-centred approaches to creating safe spaces.

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Melina Neophytou

Narratives of War and Extremism: Media and Propaganda

Dr Marcos Centeno-Martín illustrated how Japanese wartime newsreels were repeatedly circulated in Spain to serve shifting political agendas, utilising media to shape propaganda and collective memory.

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Melina Neophytou

Service-Learning as a New Educational Focus

Education experts discuss service-learning and social responsibility, focusing on the critical role of universities in engaging the community, fostering active citizenship, and promoting ethical responsibility.

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Melina Neophytou

Education, The Arts & Literature

Education and Arts for Peace

Experts weigh in on the role and use of soft power in education, arts, and culture in pursuit of crafting solutions to global conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

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Melina Neophytou

Cultural & Area Studies, Education

The Importance of Interdisciplinarity: Insights from The Forum at the 2025 IAFOR Conferences in London

At the ECE/ECAH/EGen2025 in Paris, international delegates discuss potential collaborative solutions to overcoming the challenges and problems in cultivating a culture of interdisciplinarity in the academe.

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Ageing and Gerontology, Technology

Ageing, Built Environment, and AI

Experts on gerontology, architecture, built environment, and AI discuss the critical role of a multidisciplinary approach to support independent living for adults experiencing frailty and dementia.

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Education, Technology

Preparing STEM Graduates for Global Leadership and Citizenship

Education experts discuss at ECE/ECAH/EGen2026 how STEM education must evolve for an AI-driven future, underscoring the importance of ethical adoption, critical thinking, creativity, sustainability, and human-centred learning.

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Creating Spaces for Inclusivity, Play, Creativity, and Inquiry

Prof Anne Nortcliffe and Dr Tim Beasley-Murray expound on the importance of inclusivity, creativity, experimentation, and “serious play” in building more innovative, humane, and socially responsive education systems that prepare students for leadership and global citizenship.

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History, Politics, International Relations & Law

Challenging the ‘Big Lies’ of History: The Shōwa Restoration

Professor Brian Victoria of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, United Kingdom, argues that history in Japan was deliberately suppressed by the American occupation forces after 1945, who wanted a capitalist leader to serve as a fortress against Soviet communism in Asia.

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Apipol Sae-Tung

Japanese Newspaper Coverage of the World

At KAMC/MediAsia2025, scholars highlighted how Japanese newspaper coverage is shaped by systemic biases, resulting in an inward-looking press that disproportionately focuses on a few countries and neglects other nations. The discussion revealed how structural issues like the Japanese kisha club system and reliance on Western agendas contribute to shallow international reporting and declining public engagement.

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Apipol Sae-Tung

The Crisis of Attention: Structural Failures in Broadcast and News Media

Media industries have commodified and altered audience focus, sacrificing spontaneity, diversity, and authentic human connection for profit-driven, algorithmic content. As Professor Padmakumar K argues, commercial radio’s shift toward visibility and homogenisation has eroded its unique intimacy, urging a return to creative, storyteller-driven “Radio Jockey (RJ) excellence” to restore its distinct power.

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Apipol Sae-Tung

Media, Film & Journalism

Decolonising Film and Media History

Film studies and the film industry at large often fall into systemic biases regarding culture, race, and gender. Dominated by Western film theory and production, narratives from cultural, racial, or gender minorities are often treated as ‘pedestrian’, lacking value, or not being profitable enough.

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Apipol Sae-Tung

Education, Humanities & Social Sciences

Rehumanising Education

Experts argue that in the midst of global challenges, the internationalisation of higher education must move beyond student mobility and prioritise human connection, meaningful collaboration, and interdisciplinary understanding. In photo: Christopher Cripps (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) during his keynote speech at PCE/PCAH2025 France, much like the rest of Europe, started working towards the internationalisation of […]

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Melina Neophytou

Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, The Arts & Literature

Defending Interdisciplinarity: Insights from The Forum at the 2025 IAFOR Conferences in Paris

At the PCE/PCAH2025 in Paris, delegates from around the world share their insights on the institutional and cultural barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration and its potential in cultivating a culture of research in the academic community.

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Melina Neophytou

Cultural & Area Studies, History

Cultural Diplomacy and Education for Peace

In their panel discussion, moderator Ambassador Paolo Sabbatini and esteemed experts from institutions such as UNESCO, University of Bristol, and Sciences Po highlight how soft power—rooted in dialogue, academia, and cultural cooperation—remains essential to sustaining multilateralism and mutual understanding in an age of geopolitical tension.

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Melina Neophytou

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