How higher education will transform in the next decade amid major disruptions and emerging opportunities, and the key structural and pedagogical shifts it must embrace.

Overview
The conference themed “ Connecting Continents, Transforming Learning: A Transdisciplinary Dialogue for Futures of Education” highlighted that the future of higher education depends on turning disruption into opportunity through ethical innovation, human-centered design, and transdisciplinary collaboration. As AI reshapes learning, universities must evolve into agile ecosystems that balance technological integration with creativity, empathy, and civic purpose. The collective insights pointed toward universities becoming adaptive, inclusive, globally connected learning systems that advance lifelong learning and societal well-being in an AI-driven era.
Highlights
Highlights
How transdisciplinarity and AI-enabled learning can transform education and better prepare future-ready workforces.
How transdisciplinary education can drive collaboration, innovation, and real-world problem-solving in higher education, while exploring proven models and ways to overcome institutional barriers.




Key Summits
University of ChichesterAthens, Greece
Barcelona School of BusinessBarcelona, Spain
Queens University, BelfastBelfast, UK
University of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia
TBDBerlin, Germany 1
TBDBerlin 2 (Industry Envisioning)
FGV, Sao Paulo, BrazilSao Paulo, Brazil
HEC ParisDoha, Qatar (Industry envisioning)
Canadian University DubaiDubai, United Arab Emirates
Dublin City UniversityDublin, Ireland
Aalto University, Espoo, HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
Karlstad University, SwedenKarlstad Sweden
New Jersey Institute of Technology, NewarkNewark, New Jersey, USA
CY Cergy Paris Université, FranceParis, France
Nelson Mandela University, PE, South Africa.Port Elizabeth, South Africa
FGV EAESPSao Paulo, Brazil
SingaporeSingapore
Suny UB, University in Buffalo, New YorkSuny Buffalo, New York, USA
University of TexasTexas, USA
The Sasakawa Peace FoundationTokyo, Japan
Lambda Alpha InternationalToronto / Montreal, Canada
Dublin City UniversityUtah, USA
Key Themes
Evolving Higher Education Ecosystem
- Evolving Higher Education Ecosystem and Stakeholder Expectations
- Industry-Academia-Innovation Ecosystem
Transdisciplinary Governance Model
- Transdisciplinary Education Approach For Higher Education
- Curriculum Development and Institutional Governance
AI and Transdisciplinary University
- AI, Transdisciplinarity, and The Remaking Of The University
Roadmap
- Roadmap for a Global Indian University
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