Héctor García, author of Ikigai, suggests that AI is not only changing work, but challenging a basic human need: to feel useful, loved, and connected to something worth doing. The full interview is now available to watch on YouTube. youtu.be/cZhNqaJtCy8 #iafor

“Many people are not getting married these days and live alone, so the issue of desperation, the struggle, is still a big problem in Japan. To intentionally build a community in such a traditional way will be quite important in the near future”. #iafor

“In the West, we kind of see ageing as growing irrelevance: how do we get people to age gracefully, painlessly, but we assume they're increasingly irrelevant. Whereas the Eastern approach is much more circular, and communities are multigenerational”. #iafor

“There are hundreds of books about Ikigai today. Many people ask me why. I think it's because there is a need for meaning in the world today.” Hector Garcia, author of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, Japan #iafor

“There is no point in increasing the lifespan anymore. Adding 18 years of multimorbidity, on average, is something that can bankrupt a country”. #iafor

“Internationalisation must balance educational mission and economic rationality, grounded in the perspective of an inclusive multicultural society.” #iafor

"Everybody marches under the banner of rights. Nobody marches under the banner of duties. We have to shift to a focus on human duties, not as a citizen of a nation, but as a human being." #iafor

In his Letter of Welcome, IAFOR Chairman & CEO, Dr Joseph Haldane extends a warm welcome to delegates joining us next week in Paris, France for ECE/ECAH/EGen2026. #iafor

“We are witnessing a “deglobalisation of the mind”. We see a rise of nationalism and nativism that challenges global education. This anti-intellectualism is most conspicuous in the United States, but can certainly be found in Japan as well”. #iafor

In One Battle After Another and Eddington, Kiichi Fujiwara finds two sharply different portraits of the same crisis: the breakdown of American order, public trust, and the myth of the stable middle class. youtu.be/DpOT42Y9bMo #iafor

The ACEID/ACP/AGen2026 Conference Report and Intelligence Briefing is now available to read, download and share. iafor.org/conference-report-… #iafor

Thank you so much for joining us here in Paris, France for PCE/PCAH2026! Our next event is ECE/ECAH/EGen2026 in London, UK next month! See you there! #iafor

Hello from Paris, France, where we are hosting The 5th Paris Conference on Education (PCE2026) and The 5th Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities (PCAH2026)! 🇫🇷 This week’s event has been attended by over 500 delegates from some 80 countries! #iafor

Over 483 delegates from 78 countries will be joining us in Paris, France next week for a celebration of the International, the Intercultural, and the Interdisciplinary. Our line-up of speakers brings together leading thinkers from across disciplines and around the world! #iafor

The 2nd Southeast Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities (SEACAH2027) February 15-19, 2027 | Bangkok, Thailand & Online Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: August 21, 2026 Final Abstract Submission Deadline: October 30, 2026 seacah.iafor.org/call-for-pa… #iafor #callforpapers

The 12th IAFOR International Conference on Education in Hawaii (IICE2027) January 08–11, 2027 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: July 16, 2026 Final Abstract Submission Deadline: September 24, 2026 #iafor #callforpapers

The promise of AI-assisted communication raises a deeper concern: when machines refine both what we express and what others receive, are we still encountering one another directly? The full interview is now available to watch on YouTube. youtu.be/u1pnyN_ALgM #iafor

The 18th Asian Conference on Education (ACE2026) November 14-18, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan & Online Abstract Submission Deadline: July 31, 2026 #iafor #callforpapers

The Vienna Conference on Arts & Humanities (VCAH2026) November 13-17, 2026 | Vienna, Austria & Online Final Abstract Submission Deadline: July 30, 2026 #iafor #callforpapers

Professor Anne Nortcliffe and Dr Tim Beasley-Murray expound on the importance of inclusivity, creativity, experimentation, and “serious play” in education systems. think.iafor.org/creating-spa… #iafor