HETL Conference 2025 – Middlesex University Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Join us for the 2025 HETL Conference in the United Arab Emirates, hosted by Middlesex University Dubai, from 16-18 December 2025.

Bringing together Higher Education professionals and students from across the world to provide a platform for discussion, debate, networking, and collaboration on all aspects of teaching and learning in HE. 

The theme for the Conference is Reimagining Higher Education: Innovation and Leadership in an Interconnected World.

This will be broken down into the following themes for the conference programme:

Transformative Leadership in Global Higher Education
The role of university leaders in managing transformation in higher education
Building resilient institutions in an era of global challenges  
Addressing cultural diversity, inclusion, and mobility in higher education

Technology-Enhanced Learning: Opportunities and Challenges
The impact of AI, big data, and emerging technologies on teaching and learning  
Digital inclusion and equity in education  
Designing future-ready digital campuses  

Sustainability and Ethics in Higher Education
Universities as drivers of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  
Integrating sustainability into curricula and research  
Partnerships, social enterprises, and community engagement for social impact    

Future Skills and Employability in the Knowledge Economy
Competency-based education and the role of industry partnerships in an evolving job market  
Fostering lifelong learning in academic programmes    
The role of micro-credentials and alternative qualifications   

Abstracts are due by 1 June 2025. Find out more here.