6th International Youth Conference on Language, Literature and Education: Joining Forces to Build a Better World

6th International Youth Conference on Language, Literature and Education: Joining Forces to Build a Better World

LANGUAGE BEYOND BORDERS: YOUTH VOICES FOR INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

The ELIT and ELT programs at the International University of Sarajevo invite students to participate in the 6th International Youth Conference on Language, Literature and Education, a platform dedicated to exploring the transformative role of language, literature, and education in fostering intercultural understanding and building a better world.

Eligible applicants are students enrolled in the first, second or third study cycle, as well as young researchers who graduated within the past 3 years.

Date: 6 November 2026

Venue: International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online participation is also available)

Keynote speakers:

Asst. Prof. Dr. Melita Lemut Bajec, the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia:
Every Language Counts: Rethinking Teaching in Multilingual and Multicultural Classrooms

Đermana Kurić, M.A., Research Associate, ERC BILQIS project, University of Galway, Ireland:
How Studying Language Led me to International Policy and Research

Abstract submission deadline: 1 October 2026

Full paper submission: 31 December 2026

Submit your abstract to: lle26@ius.edu.ba

For abstract template and additional information, visit our website: https://elit.ius.edu.ba/en/youth-conference

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