4th Annual ELIPro (Education, Languages and Internationalisation Professional Network) Conference
Friday, 09 October 2026 at 09:00
ELIPro (formerly ELINET) is an international professional network. Over the past eight years it has grown into a global community connecting researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers working at the intersection of education, languages and internationalisation.
Event details
This year's conference will be hosted by our Kazakhstan branch in partnership with SDU University and KIMEP University and will focus on Multilingual Futures: Language, Identity & Educational Policy Across Borders.
Conference dates
- Online conference: 9 October 2026
- In-person conference: 15–16 October 2026
- Venue: SDU University and KIMEP University, Kazakhstan
Abstract submissions remain open, and I would be delighted to encourage colleagues and postgraduate students to consider submitting their work. The conference welcomes research related to Global Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), English-Medium Instruction (EMI), multilingualism, language education, internationalisation, and related areas.
Dr Gabriella Meier will deliver a plenary address, Dr Nicholas Bremner will present his latest research, and I will be participating in a symposium.
Further information, including the Call for Abstracts and registration details, is available on the conference website:
https://elipro.net/conferences/
Please note that the ELIPro website is currently undergoing redevelopment following my move to the University of Exeter. The network has been developed over the past eight years, and the website is being rebuilt following its transfer from my previous institution. We appreciate your patience while the new site is completed and updated. We appreciate that it is a pretty basic site at present as we go through this transition.
About ELIPro
ELIPro (formerly ELINET) is an international professional network. Over the past eight years it has grown into a global community connecting researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers working at the intersection of education, languages and internationalisation. It includes:
- Over 900 members from more than 100 universities worldwide
- 18 global branches coordinated by regional leads
- An annual international conference (now in its fourth year), alongside webinars, seminars and collaborative research events
- Four interconnected research strands:
- Global Englishes
- English-Medium Instruction (EMI) - co-lead with The University of Oxford’s EMI Research Group
- Language and Social Justice
- Language Education and Multilingualism
The network aims to foster international collaboration through research projects, publications, conferences, professional development, teaching resources, newsletters, podcasts and opportunities for cross-institutional partnership.
If you have any questions about the network or the conference, please do get in touch.
Organiser
School of Education