Deadline:
May 09, 2026
Program Starts: May 09, 2026
Program Ends: May 13, 2026
Location(s)
Japan
Location & Venue: Held at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo, Japan, and Online
Overview
The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Fifth Asian Conference on the Social Sciences.
Details
Welcome to the 16th Asian Conference on the Social Sciences (ACSS2026).
Held in partnership with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University, this international conference encourages academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum stimulating respectful dialogue. This event will afford an exceptional opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, networking, and facilitating partnerships across national and disciplinary borders.
Since its founding in 2009, IAFOR has brought people and ideas together in a variety of events and platforms to promote and celebrate interdisciplinary study, and underline its importance. Over the past year we have engaged in many cross-sectoral projects, including those with universities (the University of Barcelona, Hofstra University, UCL, University of Belgrade and Moscow State University), a think tank (the East-West Center), as well as collaborative projects with the United Nations in New York, and here, with the Government of Japan through the Prime Minister’s office.
With the IAFOR Research Centre, we have engaged in a number of interdisciplinary initiatives we believe will have an important impact on domestic and international public policy conversations. It is through conferences like these that we expand our network and partners, and we have no doubt that ACSS2026 will offer a remarkable opportunity for the sharing of research and best practice, and for the meeting of people and ideas.
The 17th Asian Conference on the Social Sciences (ACSS2026) will be held alongside The 16th Asian Conference on Cultural Studies and The 17th Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities. Registration for one of these conferences will allow delegates to attend sessions in all three.
IAFOR's Conference Themes for 2025-2029
Our selected themes for 2025-2029 bring together ideas and encourage research and synergies in the following areas:
- Technology and Artificial Intelligence
- Humanity and Human Intelligence
- Global Citizenship and Education for Peace
- Leadership
Our four themes can be seen as standalone themes, but they are also very much in conversation with each other. Themes may be seen as corollaries, complementary, or in opposition/juxtaposition with each other. The themes can be considered as widely as possible and are designed, in keeping with our mission, to encourage ideas across the disciplines.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Dates
Deadline: May 09, 2026
Program starts:
May 09, 2026
Program ends:
May 13, 2026
Program Starts: May 09, 2026
Program Ends: May 13, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
Onsite Audience
- Admission to the Welcome Reception and side events
- A printed copy of the Conference Guide
- A Certificate of Participation (Digital)
- A print-quality PDF of the Conference Programme & Abstract Book
- Admission to all sessions, including the Plenary and Featured Speaker sessions and sessions in parallel conferences
- Ability to watch recordings of all live-streamed sessions during and after the conference (catch-up)
- Refreshments and light snacks during morning and afternoon coffee breaks
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
