Conference Information

The 9th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences
“Challenges in the 21st Century: Sustainable Development in Multicultural Societies”

Rationale
The Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University's vision is to be a leading institute of excellence in Humanities and Social Sciences nationally and internationally. The Faculty is determined to do its best, especially in building the body of knowledge to meet the needs of the community and society. Therefore, among its activities are academic collaborations with international organizations to promote lecturers and graduate students to develop and present more academic work in the international academic arena.

In cooperation with the Faculty of Defence Studies and Management, National Defence University of Malaysia, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University and Faculty of Liberal Arts, Mahidol University, the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University organizes the 9th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences at the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the King’s Accession to the Throne International Convention Center, Hat Yai, Thailand. The objectives of the conference are for academics, researchers, and graduate students from Thailand, Malaysia, and other countries to exchange their academic experience, and publish their academic work contributing to the body of knowledge beneficial to teaching, learning, and researching that could be used in development of their organizations, institutions, and countries.
 
   Objective
1. To provide a stage for lecturers, researchers, academics, and students from around the world to publicize their academic work and exchange their academic experience.
2. To develop lecturers, researchers, academics, and students in order to move knowledge in Humanities and Social Sciences to the international world of knowledge. 
3. To promote collaboration networks among lecturers, researchers, academics, and students from educational institutions worldwide.
 

Expected benefits
1. Having a stage for publicizing academic work, research reports, and exchanging of academic knowledge, and encouragement for more academic interest and movement in Humanities and Social Sciences
2. Lecturers, researchers, academics, students from domestic and international institutions worldwide, and the interested public moving academic knowledge in Humanities and Social Sciences to the international academic world
3. Networks of academic collaboration in Humanities and Social Sciences among lecturers, researchers, academics, students, and the interested public from domestic and international institutions worldwide.
4. Development of quality for academic work, research, and research potential of lecturers, researchers, academics, students, and the interested public as preparation for becoming standards academics.

Types of articles
Abstracts and full papers in all branches with content related to humanities, social sciences, languages, linguistics, and those related to the theme of Challenges in 21st Century: Sustainable Development in Multicultural Societies are welcome with the following conditions.
1. Abstract—In the case that the author wishes to present the work but does not wish to have the full paper published, the abstract will be evaluated by the editorial board and will be published in the anthology of abstracts but will not be included in the proceedings.
2. Full papers—If authors wish to present their work and to have their papers published in the proceedings, the papers will be first assessed by our editorial board and subsequently reviewed by qualified readers who will recommend  rejection or acceptance for publication in either the conference proceedings or Journal of Liberal Arts, in TCI 1. The best one will be awarded the Best Paper Award, on which our selection committee's decision is considered final.


The formatting requirements and templates for the abstract and article can be downloaded from:http://iw.libarts.psu.ac.th/conference

 


 

  Date
May 26, 2017

 

Venue
The 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the King’s Accession to the Throne International Convention Center, Hat Yai, Thailand

Conference Coordinator
Research and Graduate Studies Section, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand; Telephone/Fax No. +66-7428-6675
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