Seventy Years Forward: Liberal Learning for a Changing World
June 25, 2026 · Tunghai University, Taichung
The International College at Tunghai University invites submissions of abstracts for oral presentations at ICIC 2026. The deadline for submissions is May 5.
As Tunghai University approaches its seventieth anniversary, the International College invites scholars who teach and conduct research in English to share work that reflects the breadth and diversity of academic inquiry within English-medium higher education. We place particular emphasis on scholars teaching in non-English-dominant contexts, such as international colleges, where English functions as a shared academic language across linguistic, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries.
International colleges occupy a distinctive position within higher education: multilingual in practice, globally oriented in outlook, and committed to both academic breadth and professional preparation. These environments raise important questions about how liberal learning is pursued and communicated in such contexts. ICIC 2026 provides a forum for exploring these questions indirectly, through the presentation of diverse research and teaching-related work across disciplines.
In this spirit, ICIC 2026 welcomes submissions from all academic fields. Submissions need not address the conference theme directly; rather, the conference highlights how the full range of scholarly work conducted in English-medium, internationally oriented settings contributes to liberal learning in an increasingly interconnected world.
Submissions
- Submit a title and 300-word abstract via the online form
- Deadline: May 5 — acceptance decisions communicated by late May
Conference Support
Funding permitting, we anticipate being able to provide the following for a limited number of participants:
- Two nights of accommodation
- High-speed rail tickets from Taoyuan International Airport to Taichung
- A modest per diem
Participants
Keynote Speaker
- Chi-Hung Juan Chair Professor and Executive Vice President, National Central University
Invited Speakers
- Marc Lanteigne Professor of Political Science, Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Makito Yurita Professor, National Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development, Japan
- Cham Tat Huei Professor of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysian Campus, Malaysia
- Michael Mikulewicz Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, State University of New York ESF, USA
This is a fully in-person conference.
Questions may be directed to Chifumi Takagi at ctakagi@thu.edu.tw.