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ICDE World Conference 2025

November 10, 2025 – November 13, 2025

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The 30th ICDE World Conference 2025 will take place in Wellington, New Zealand from 10-13 November 2025. It will be hosted by ICDE Institutional members, Open Polytechnic and Massey University of New Zealand.

The theme of the next World Conference is Ako: Exchanging ideas for inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education. The design of inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education is central to the futures of global higher education, a priority for practice around the globe. Read more about the conference theme.

The event will take place in November 2025 and attract hundreds of international leaders and practitioners in the field of open and distance learning to Aotearoa New Zealand’s capital. 

Call for Contributions

The Call for Contributions is open! We invite leaders, practitioners and beneficiaries of inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education to contribute their thinking and experiences to the 30th ICDE World Conference. Submit your contribution by 16 February 2025.

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Key dates

  • Call for contributions open: 31 October 2024 – 16 February 2025
  • Registrations open: 31 January 2025
  • Notification of acceptance: 7 April 2025
  • Early Bird registration ends: 19 September 2025

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