Submit abstracts for the Teaching and Practice of Development in the Global South Conference by Azim Premji University.
About Azim Premji University
Azim Premji University is a private university, located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 2010 and is named after Azim Premji, an Indian businessman and philanthropist who was chairman of Wipro Limited.
About the Conference
Development has been pursued as ‘positive change’ and a transformative project aimed at securing and creating individual and collective wellbeing in an equitable and sustainable manner. The Global South has shaped this project through the efforts of a large body of students, scholars, teachers, and professionals. Yet very little of the contribution of the Global South is known or documented in the broader literature on the subject. This includes the institutional history, functioning, teaching, and practice of development within the Global South.
This conference seeks to acknowledge, review, and build upon the institutional and collective contributions made by the Global South within this domain. It seeks to examine questions such as — how do higher educational programmes in Development in the Global South respond to contemporary challenges in development theory and practice? What role do educational programmes play in preparing future development researchers/practitioners to contribute to the transformative agenda of development?
Date and Time
20 – 21 February 2026, 9:30 AM onwards
Venue
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Eligibility
They invite educators, students, practitioners, scholars and other professionals teaching, researching and practicing development across higher educational institutions to participate in this conference.
Themes
Discussions will be framed within the following themes:
- Beyond disciplines
- Development practice
- Vocabularies of development
- Reimagining pedagogy
Important Dates
- 15 Sept 2025: Submission of extended abstracts (minimum 1000 words)
- 01 Nob 2025: Communication regarding selected abstracts
- 25 Nov 2025: Registration by participants
- 20 Feb 2026 – 21 Feb 2026: Conference
How to Submit?
Interested participants can submit their abstracts to devconference[at]apu[dot]edu.[dot]in.
Deadline
The deadline for submission is September 15, 2025.
Contact
To know more about the conference and to address any other queries write to devconference[at]apu[dot]edu.[dot]in
