The 4th Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities (PCAH2025)
June 10-14, 2025 | Sorbonne University International Conference Center (CICSU), Paris, France
Bienvenue à Paris!
Welcome to the Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities (PCAH2025), held as a part of IAFOR’s European Conference Series and hosted at the Sorbonne University in 2025.
For centuries, France and its capital, Paris, have been a global intellectual and cultural centre and crossroads, impacting ideas, trends, theories, and practices, in all fields both in and the academy and the wider society. It remains the world’s most influential arbiter of taste, not only in food and wine, but also in fashion and style. This incredibly beautiful city, with its monumental buildings and sweeping designs, has been a literal and metaphorical stage for literal and metaphorical battles of ideas, of systems, of religions, and of countries that have themselves had enormous global ramifications, for good and for bad. The theories and the practices debated and implemented here, and the reforms and revolutions of Paris, have influenced and ignited those around the world.
This storied heritage attracts students and academics from around the world to its leading educational and research institutions, museums, and collections, and while Paris draws on its imposing traditions and cultural heritage, it is a place and space of constant renewal and innovation.
Through its geographically central but open and exposed position, Paris has hosted meetings between nations, cultures, and disciplines for more than two millennia; its historical and cultural richness is a result of these meetings. It is within this intellectual tradition, space, and place that we situate our own event here, in line with the IAFOR mission of ‘encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness and promoting international exchange’.
We look forward to welcoming you (back) to Paris!
PCAH2025 will be held alongside The Paris Conference on Education (PCE2025). Registration for either conference will allow delegates to attend sessions in the other.
– The PCAH2025 Programme Committee
Key Information
- Location & Venue: Sorbonne University International Conference Center (CICSU), Paris, France
- Dates: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 to Saturday, June 14, 2025
- Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: January 10, 2025*
- Final Abstract Submission Deadline: March 14, 2025
- Registration Deadline for Presenters: April 25, 2025
*Submit early to take advantage of the discounted registration rates. Learn more about our registration options.
IAFOR's Conference Themes for 2025-2029
Our selected themes for 2025-2029 bring together ideas and encourage research and synergies in the following areas:
Our four themes can be seen as standalone themes, but they are also very much in conversation with each other. Themes may be seen as corollaries, complementary, or in opposition/juxtaposition with each other. The themes can be considered as widely as possible and are designed, in keeping with our mission, to encourage ideas across the disciplines.
About IAFOR
"Inspiring Global Collaborations"
Founded in 2009, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) is a mission-driven politically independent non-partisan and non-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness and promoting international exchange, principally through educational interaction and academic research. Based in Japan, its main administrative office is in Nagoya, and its research centre is in the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), a graduate school of Osaka University. IAFOR runs research programs and events in partnership with universities, think tanks, and other associations. Through its international, intercultural and interdisciplinary conferences, research, and publications, IAFOR is a network hub for interdisciplinary discussion across Asia and beyond.
Read more about IAFOR.