IAFOR Scholarship Recipients

IAFOR Grant and Scholarship Recipients: The 7th Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE2026)

We are delighted to announce the recipients of IAFOR grants and scholarships for The 7th Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE2026) to be held in Barcelona, Spain between November 05-09, 2026.

Heitor Alvelos and Susana Barreto to Deliver Featured Workshop ‘Design Education in an Accelerated World: How Are We Keeping Up?’ at BCE/BAMC2026

Heitor Alvelos and Susana Barreto to Deliver Featured Workshop ‘Design Education in an Accelerated World: How Are We Keeping Up?’ at BCE/BAMC2026

Their workshop will explore how design research can help us understand and respond to complex social and environmental challenges in interdisciplinary contexts.

Knowledge Exchange Hubs

Knowledge Exchange Hubs

The session provides a space for delegates to connect, collaborate, and shape ideas that drive IAFOR forward, with the potential for interdisciplinary research partnerships and publication in IAFOR’s THINK Magazine.

Chatterbox: Guided Networking Session

Chatterbox: Guided Networking Session

Chatterbox provides a fun, simple framework to help conversations begin naturally and help delegates connect in a more relaxed way during the conference.

Flash Presentations

Flash Presentations

In this fast-paced session, participating delegates have just 60 seconds to introduce their work to the room.

BCE/BAMC2025 Conference Report

Conference Report and Intelligence Briefing: BCE/BAMC2025

BCE/BAMC2025 gathered 277 delegates from 63 countries to discuss issues around the future of education and media in an era of increasing polarisation, geopolitical tension, and disruption caused by AI.

IAFOR Scholarship Recipients

IAFOR Grant and Scholarship Recipients: The 6th Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE2025)

We are delighted to announce the recipients of IAFOR grants and scholarships for The 6th Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE2025) to be held in Barcelona, Spain between September 30–October 04, 2025. In total, we received 81 scholarship applications. Launched in 2016, IAFOR’s grants and scholarships programme provides financial support to PhD students and early career …

UNESCO Chair Carlos Delgado Kloos to Address AI and the Future of Education at BCE/BAMC2025

UNESCO Chair Carlos Delgado Kloos to Address AI and the Future of Education at BCE/BAMC2025

Dr Kloos’ presentation, ‘AI-Assisted Instruction: Affordances and Issues’, will discuss how educators can best harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom while remaining alert to its ethical and pedagogical risks.

Conference Report and Intelligence Briefing: BCE/BAMC2024

The 5th Barcelona Conferences on Education (BCE2024) and Arts, Media & Culture (BAMC2024) took place from November 12-16, 2024. 462 delegates from 68 countries participated in one of IAFOR’s most engaging conferences.

Barcelona's Forum Examines Global Citizenship and Responsible Tourism

Barcelona’s Forum Examines Global Citizenship and Responsible Tourism

IAFOR will host a Forum session on ‘Global Citizenship and Responsible Tourism’ at The Barcelona Conferences on Education (BCE2024) and Arts, Media, and Culture (BAMC2024). Join us on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in the 7F Auditorium at TBS Education Barcelona, where delegates from all over the world will share insights and engage in open discussions …