Programme

The European Conference on Arts & Humanities (ECAH) is an interdisciplinary conference held alongside The European Conference on Education (ECE) and The European Conference on Aging & Gerontology (EGen). Keynote, Featured and Spotlight Speakers will provide a variety of perspectives from different academic and professional backgrounds. Registration for one conference will allow participants to attend sessions in all three.


Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 11 will be held at SOAS University of London.
Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13 will be held at University College London Torrington Place Training Centre.
Monday, July 14 will be held online.

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Conference Outline

Thursday, July 10Friday, July 11Saturday, July 12Sunday, July 13Monday, July 14

Conference Venue: SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Suite

09:15-10:00: Conference Check-in & Coffee | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

10:00-10:10: Announcements | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

10:10-10:30: Welcome Address & Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners | SOAS,
Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

Joseph Haldane, IAFOR & University College London, United Kingdom

10:30-10:45: Special Welcome Address | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

10:45-11:00: IAFOR Provost’s Address | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
Anne Boddington, IAFOR & Middlesex University, United Kingdom

11:05-11:25: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
11:25-11:35: Q&A Session

11:40-12:00: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
12:00-12:10: Q&A Session

12:10-12:20: Conference Photograph | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

12:20-13:40: Lunch Break

13:40-14:40: Plenary Panel Discussion | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
Educating for Peace: Conflicting Narratives, Migration, Immigration and Global Citizenship

14:45-15:45: Forum Discussion | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

15:45-16:45: Conference Poster Session 1 & Welcome Reception | SOAS, Brunei Suite

Conference Venue: SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Suite

09:30-10:00: Conference Check-in & Coffee | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

10:00-10:15: Welcome Address | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

10:15-10:35: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
10:35-10:45: Q&A Session

10:45-11:00: Coffee Break

11:00-11:20: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
11:20-11:30: Q&A Session

11:30-12:45: Lunch Break

12:45-13:05: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
13:05-13:15: Q&A Session

13:20-13:40: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
13:40-13:50: Q&A Session

13:55-14:15: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
14:15-14:25: Q&A Session

14:25-14:45: Coffee Break

14:45-15:05: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
15:05-15:15: Q&A Session

15:20-15:40: Keynote Presentation | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
15:40-15:50: Q&A Session

15:55-16:55: Conference Poster Session 2 | SOAS, Brunei Suite

16:00-16:45: Special Seminar Session | SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

19:00-21:00: Conference Dinner at The Savile Club
This is an optional ticketed event

Conference Venue: Torrington Place Training Centre, University College London

08:50-09:30: Conference Check-in

09:30-11:10: Onsite Parallel Session 1

11:10-11:25: Coffee Break

11:25-12:40: Onsite Parallel Session 2

12:40-12:55: Coffee Break

12:55-14:35: Onsite Parallel Session 3

14:35-14:50: Coffee Break

14:50-16:30: Onsite Parallel Session 4

16:30-16:45: Coffee Break

16:45-18:25: Onsite Parallel Session 5

Conference Venue: Torrington Place Training Centre, University College London

08:45-09:15: Conference Check-in

09:15-10:55: Onsite Parallel Session 1

10:55-11:10: Coffee Break

11:10-12:25: Onsite Parallel Session 2

12:25-12:40: Coffee Break

12:40-14:20: Onsite Parallel Session 3

14:20-14:35: Coffee Break

14:35-15:50: Onsite Parallel Session 4

15:50-16:05: Coffee Break

16:05-17:45: Onsite Parallel Session 5

17:45-17:55: Onsite Closing Session | Room G13

Conference Venue: Online via Zoom

07:55-08:00: Message from IAFOR

08:00-09:40: Online Parallel Session 1

09:40-09:50: Break

09:50-11:05: Online Parallel Session 2

11:05-11:15: Break

11:15-12:55: Online Parallel Session 3

12:55-13:05: Break

13:05-14:45: Online Parallel Session 4

14:45-14:55: Break

14:55-16:35: Online Parallel Session 5

16:35-16:40: Message from IAFOR


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Speakers

To be announced

  • Jun Arima
    Jun Arima
    University of Tokyo, Japan

Featured Presentations

To be announced


Conference Programme & Abstract Book

The draft version of the Conference Programme will be available online on June 02, 2025. All registered delegates will be notified of this publication by email.

*Please be aware that the above schedule may be subject to change.

Important Information Emails

All registered attendees will receive an Important Information email and updates in the run-up to the conference. Please check your email inbox for something from "iafor.org". If you can not find these emails in your normal inbox, it is worth checking in your spam or junk mail folders as many programs filter out emails this way. If these did end up in one of these folders, please add the address to your acceptable senders' folder by whatever method your email program can do this.


Previous Programming

View details of programming for past ECAH conferences via the links below.

Jun Arima
University of Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Professor Jun Arima is the President of IAFOR, and the senior academic officer of the organisation. In this role, Professor Arima is the Honorary Chair of the International Academic Advisory Board, as well as both the Academic Governing Board and its Executive Committee. He also sits on the IAFOR Board of Directors.

Jun Arima was formerly Director General of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), UK from 2011 to 2015 and Special Advisor on Global Environmental Affairs for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan, from 2011 to 2015. He has previously held various international energy/environment-related positions, including: Head of Division, Country Studies, International Energy Agency (IEA); Director, International Affairs Division, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI; and Deputy Director General for Environmental Affairs at METI’s Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau. In the COP (UN Convention on Climate Change) 14, 15 and 16, he was Japanese Chief Negotiator for AWG-KP.

Since 2015 Jun Arima has been a Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan, where he teaches Energy Security, International Energy Governance, and Environmental Policies in the Graduate School of Public Policy. (GraSPP). He is also currently a Consulting Fellow at the Japanese Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). He is also Executive Senior Fellow at the 21st Century Public Policy Institute, Principal Researcher at the International Environmental and Economic Institute (IEEI), Distinguished Senior Policy Fellow, at the Asia Pacific Institute of Research (APIR), Senior Policy Fellow on Energy and Environment, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and was the Lead Author, the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC).

Panel Discussion (2025) | TBA