International Symposium on Service-Learning (ISSL)
Service-Learning in Higher Education in an Era of Technological Opportunity, Global Engagement, and Renewed Civic Commitment
As AI and digital technologies rapidly reshape higher education, this year’s symposium invites bold ideas, fresh insights, and innovative practices that redefine what service learning can become within a digitally infused and globally connected academic landscape. In a world marked by deep interdependence and complex societal challenges, service learning continues to serve as a transformative pedagogy—integrating community engagement with academic excellence, strengthening critical inquiry, and fostering ethical leadership.
We seek contributions that explore how technological opportunity can deepen global partnerships, expand access, and renew civic responsibility—equipping students not only to navigate complexity, but to act with purpose and accountability in their communities and beyond.
Now, in the age of AI, we ask: Where do we go next?
Symposium subthemes:-
- Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Service Learning
- Global Engagement, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), and Transnational Collaboration in a Digitally Connected World
- Leadership Development, Emotional and Cultural Intelligence in Service Learning
- Civic Responsibility and Geopolitical Contexts of Service Learning
- Curriculum Innovation, Transformative Pedagogy, and Knowledge Co-Creation
- Digital Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in Service Learning
Abstract Submission Deadline: 8 May 2026
Conference Dates: 30 November – 3 December 2026
Enquiries: issl@sun.ac.za
