IPBL is a new conference focused on cross-cultural collaboration. Its main topics are:

• Intercultural Learning: Explore how students and educators work across cultural and disciplinary boundaries in meaningful academic projects.
• Project-Based Education: Discover approaches that support problem-solving, teamwork, and applied learning in real educational settings.
• Global Exchange: The conference is designed for in-person exchange while also allowing international contributors to participate online.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome.

• Abstracts related to project-based learning, intercultural competence, international collaboration, and innovative teaching practice.
• Project Presentations describing ongoing or completed projects in Intercultural Project-Based Learning
• Workshop Proposals for 60 to 90 min Workshops on any related topic in Intercultural Project-Based Learning
• Best-practice Talks on any related topic in Intercultural Project-Based Learning

Committees

Program Committee

• Alfonso Harrison (Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia)
• Manfred Meyer (Westfälische Hochschule, Bocholt, Germany)
• Sebastian Mukumbira (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia)
• José Eduardo Ochoa Luna (Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa, Perú)
• Joshelyn Paredes (Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa, Perú)
• Michael Wendland (Westfälische Hochschule, Bocholt, Germany)

Organizing Committee

• Mechthild Rieger (Westfälische Hochschule, Gelsenkirchen, Germany)
• Sara Sousa (Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa, Perú)

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to manfred.meyer@w-hs.de.