iafor INSPIRING GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS
ABOUT US
International Intercultural Interdisciplinary
Our Mission
- To promote international exchange
- To facilitate intercultural awareness
- To encourage interdisciplinary discussion
- To generate and share new knowledge
Founded in 2009, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) is a mission-driven, politically independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness, and promoting international exchange, principally through educational interaction and academic research. Based in Japan, its main administrative office is in Nagoya, and its research centre is in the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), a graduate school of Osaka University.
Through its international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary conferences, research, and publications, IAFOR is a network hub for interdisciplinary discussion across Asia and beyond, connecting individuals and institutions across the globe, and the thought leaders of today with those of tomorrow.
IAFOR runs research projects and events in Asia, Europe, and North America in partnership with universities, think tanks, and learned societies. IAFOR has also worked on a number of multi-sector cooperative programs and events, including collaborations with the United Nations and the Government of Japan.
OUR EVENTS
Since its inception, IAFOR has welcomed over 50,000 academics to its interdisciplinary conference programmes, held around the world and online.
IAFOR has hosted conferences in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto (Japan); London and Brighton (United Kingdom), New York, Virginia, Rhode Island, and Hawaii (United States), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Barcelona, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, Porto, and Dubai.
IAFOR Research Centre
The IAFOR Research Centre (IRC) is a think tank at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University, Japan.
Education and capacity building for future leaders and public policy experts are priority at OSIPP, and facilitating cross-border research collaboration and interdisciplinary intellectual discussions are priorities for IAFOR, and the IRC is a place for cross-fertilisation of the two institutions’ objectives.
Research Archive
IAFOR believes in ‘Open Access’ publishing, and since 2009, has been committed to maintaining an online searchable research archive that offers free access to anyone, anywhere, anytime: our repository is open to all, regardless of affiliation or scholarly rank, wherever there is Internet access.
Visit the IAFOR Research Archive to search and access the repository of research generated by IAFOR conferences and publications.
Journals
IAFOR’s online, Open Access journals conform to the highest academic standards of international peer review, and are published in accordance with the IAFOR publishing commitment to make all of our published materials available online.
IAFOR’s journals reflect the interdisciplinary and international nature of our conferences and are organised thematically. Journal editors will consider articles submitted directly via an open call for papers. Authors are not required to pay submission or publication charges of any sort.
Indexed in: Scopus, SCIMAGO, DOAJ, ERIC, EBSCO Discovery Service, MIAR, TROVE, ROAD, Scilit, SHERPA/RoMEO, WorldCat, Google Scholar, Mir@bel, LENS.ORG, ScienceGate, Dimensions, scite__ and Ulrich’s™. DOIs are assigned to each published issue and article via Crossref.
Grants & Scholarships
IAFOR is dedicated to helping young scholars achieve their research and academic goals, while also encouraging them to apply the principles of interdisciplinary study to their work.
IAFOR offers travel and accommodation grants and full or partial scholarships covering conference registration fees to PhD students and early career academics who might not otherwise have the financial resources to be able to attend our academic conferences.
Global Fellowship Programme
IAFOR is committed to developing a professional fully-funded fellowship programme, building on and harnessing our extensive academic network of higher education individuals and institutions across Asia, Europe, and the United States to provide opportunities for cultural exchange and knowledge-sharing among Asian scholars and mid-career professionals.
Fellows selected for the IAFOR Global Fellowship programme will be able to pursue their individual research and creative interests in collaboration with IAFOR’s communities and mentors across various Asian countries, thereby engaging in the sharing and exchange of ideas and experiences.
Membership
IAFOR membership provides an exceptional opportunity to be a part of a leading global academic organisation, network and platform that is committed to nurturing the very best in interdisciplinary research in the global public interest.
IAFOR provides an excellent personal and professional environment for academics and scholars of all ages and backgrounds to come together and exchange the latest ideas, and inform each other’s perspectives through their own cultural and disciplinary background and experiences.
Membership is open to all those with a strong professional interest in education (scholars, professionals, policymakers, researchers, or graduate students), and who share a commitment to the values of IAFOR, as expressed in our mission.
SERVICES
Conferences & Events
Together, we work with our partners to plan and implement world-class and impactful events with excellence, care, and integrity. From the initial spark through to the conceptualising and shaping of an idea, IAFOR is with you every step of the way.
Academic Project Management
IAFOR specialises in academic project management, including conferences and seminars, research projects, training and capacity building, and multimedia publishing. We are an accredited procurer for both the Japanese Government and the United States Federal Government.
Research & Consulting
Through its unique network of institutions and individuals, and the IAFOR Research Centre think tank at the Osaka School of International Public Policy at Osaka University, IAFOR coordinates and undertakes original research, including the production of incisive commentaries and analyses. Our strength is in international and interdisciplinary public policy research, especially in the fields of education, peace-building/human security, and governance.
SELECTED CLIENT & PARTNER LIST
IAFOR has worked on projects with and for the following organisations/entities:
• The United Nations
• The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Supranational Organisations
Government Entities
• The Government of Japan
• The Japan Foundation
• The Korea Foundation
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
• The Prime Minister’s Office (Japan)
• The American Chamber of Commerce of Japan (ACCJ) National Organisations
Think Tanks
• Clingendael - the Netherlands Institute of International Relations
• Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)
• The East-West Center
• The Konrad Adenauer Foundation
• Harper Collins
• National Geographic
• Oxford University Press
• Routledge
• SAGE Publishers
Learned Societies
• Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA)
• Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
• Center for Higher Education Research (CHER)
• Korean International Studies Association (KISA)
• The Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP)
• The DAMIN Program
• The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP)
• The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS)
• The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)
• The National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN)
• The Research Consortium for the Sustainable Promotion of International Education (RECSIE)
• WorldCALL
Global Partners
Universities
• Birkbeck, University of London
• Chiang Mai University
• Hofstra University
• Kobe University
• Kyoto University
• Lingnan University
• Osaka University
• Singapore Management University
• The University of Hong Kong
• The University of Tokyo
• University College London (UCL)
• University of Barcelona
• University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
• University of Porto
• University of Sussex
• University of Utah
• Virginia Tech
University of Belgrade
IAFOR Statistics
Since 2009, IAFOR has welcomed over 50,000 academics and professionals to its interdisciplinary conferences held around the world and online.
of Delegates Hold Academic Positions
IAFOR has hosted conferences in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto (Japan); London and Brighton (United Kingdom), New York, Virginia, Rhode Island, and Hawaii (United States), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Barcelona, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, Porto, and Dubai.
Since 2009, IAFOR has welcomed over 50,000 academics and professionals to its interdisciplinary conferences held around the world and online. The majority of conference attendees are higher education faculty, with 59% holding an academic post. At 25% of the total registered delegates, postgraduate and doctoral students make up the next largest group of attendees. The remaining participants come from the business sector (2%) and from the field of primary & secondary education (6%), with 7% registered as ‘other’.
We strive to curate an excellent academic programme of plenary and featured sessions, topical panels, workshops, and forums, but the heart of any academic conference is, of course, the parallel sessions during which the majority of delegates present their papers, then engage in discussion and receive feedback from their peers.
The responses we receive to our post-conference feedback surveys demonstrate that consistent high standards are maintained during this part of our conferences. 85% of respondents said they were satisfied with the academic quality of the conferences and 90% with the overall quality of the parallel sessions.
IAFOR events are among the most d iverse conferences on earth
Bridging divides of nation, culture, and discipline; informing and shaping ideas, research, practice, and policy in a comparative and contrastive space, IAFOR encourages the sharing and nurturing of diverse ideas.
Over the past year, 5,000+ delegates from more than 120+ countries have participated in an IAFOR event.
5,000+ Delegates 120+ Countries
Inspiring global collaborations, this diversity of peoples, nations, voices, cultures, and ideas is at the heart of what we do.
It is our greatest strength. Join us.
The International Academic Forum (IAFOR)
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