CONFERENCE
ICDE World Conference 2025
Event Details
Date:
Monday 10 - Thursday 13 November 2025
Venue:
Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre
50 Cable Street, Te Aro
Wellington
Ako Aotearoa is pleased to support the 30th International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) World Conference co-hosted by Te Kuratini Tuwhera | Open Polytechnic and Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University.
2025 Theme:
The theme for the conference is Ako: Exchanging ideas for inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education.
With four sub-themes:
- Accessibility and Resilience
- Context and Quality
- Indigeneity
- Innovation and Openness
The conference takes the Māori concept of ‘ako’ (or reciprocity in learning and teaching, the exchange of ideas) as its touchstone. The design of inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education is central to the futures of global higher education, a priority for practice around the globe.
The conference emphasises the 'ako' of reciprocal teaching and learning as it relates to improving educational inclusivity, scalability, and sustainability across all delegates.
Call for contributions:
Leaders, practitioners and beneficiaries of inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education to contribute their thinking and experiences to the ICDE World Conference, November 2025.
Submission closes 11:59pm (NZDT),Sunday 16 February 2025.
Conference website:
Visit the conference website to find out more | www.icdeworldconference2025.com
Find out more about the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) | www.icde.org