ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 1 DECEMBRIE 1918 UNIVERSITY OF ALBA IULIA 5 Gabriel Bethlen, 510009 Alba Iulia Tel. +40-0258-811412 Url: www.uab.ro, e-mail: secretariat_istorie@uab.ro

 

CIEL Centre, 1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia

in cooperation with

 

University of Madeira, Portugal

University of East Sarajevo, Pale Faculty of Philosophy, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Centre of English Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, University of East Sarajevo

International Burch University, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Romanian Society for English and American Studies

and

The European Society for the Study of English 

are organising

 

The 15^th Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2026

 

Alba Iulia, 23-25 October 2026

 

Special Theme: Voices Across Borders: Translanguaging, Identity, and Inclusion from Local Roots to Global Dialogue

 

Dear colleagues,

 

We are honoured to invite you to the fifteenth edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2026, Alba Iulia, 23-25 October 2026.

CLIE – 2026 continues the successful series of international conferences and workshops organised by dedicated linguists and educators since 2008:

1.     The 1st International Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education (CLIE-2008), 27-29 November 2008

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

Special Theme: Multilingualism and plurilingualism, migrants" languages, minority languages

2.     The Exploratory Workshop (CLIE-2009): Linguistic and Intercultural Education in the Process of Europeanisation of Higher Education, 21-23 May 2009

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

3.     The 2nd International Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education (CLIE-2010), 10-12 June 2010

Venue: Hotel Plaža, Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Host institution: Institute of Foreign Languages, University of Montenegro

Special Theme: Linguistic and cultural diversity within European learning communities: cross-cultural and trans-national perspectives

4.     The 4th ENIEDA Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education, 29 September - 1 October 2011

Venue: Hotel Srbija, Vršac, Serbia

Host institution: Teacher Training College, Vršac, Serbia

Special Theme: Negotiating and constructing European identities across languages and cultures

5.     The Exploratory Workshop (CLIE-2015): Linguistic and Intercultural Education in the Process of Internationalisation of Higher Education, 26-28 March 2015

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

Special Theme: Including an ‘intercultural dimension’ in the internationalisation of teaching, learning and research

6.     The 6th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2016, Alba Iulia, 20 - 22 April, 2016

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

Special Theme: Intercultural education for Europe to address the migrant issue

7.     The 7th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2017, Alba Iulia, 16 - 18 June, 2017

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

Special Theme: Linguistic creativity in intercultural pragmatics

8.     The 8^th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2018, Alba Iulia, 5 - 7 July, 2018

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

Special Theme: In Varietate Concordia – A Hundred Years of Romania

9.     The 9^th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2019, Alba Iulia, 4 - 6 July, 2019

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

Special Theme: Fostering linguistic diversity to preserve cultural heritage

10.   The 10^th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2020, Alba Iulia, 16 - 17 October, 2020 (online format)

Special Theme: Metaphors in the time of Coronavirus

11.   The 11^th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2021, Alba Iulia, 17 – 18 December, 2021 (online format)

Special Theme: Challenges of on-line pedagogy and research in linguistic and intercultural education

12.   The 12^th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2023,

Alba Iulia, 30 June – 2 July, 2023

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

Special Theme: From political correctness to cancel culture: Linguistic reflections

13.   The 13^th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2024,

Alba Iulia, 28 - 30 June, 2024

Special Theme: Language and Artificial Intelligence. Perspectives and Challenges on Research, Learning, Teaching, Translation, and Communication

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

14.   The Exploratory Workshop CLIE-2025: Language, Culture, and Artificial Intelligence: Insights for PhD Research, Krems, Austria, 22 - 23 May, 2025

Venue and host institution: University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria

15.    The 14^th edition of the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2025,

Alba Iulia, 4 - 6 July, 2025

Special Theme: Digital Education and Skills: Integrating Research, Learning, Teaching, and Communication

Venue and host institution: University of Alba Iulia, Romania

 

 

We warmheartedly invite you to present your research at the Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education – CLIE-2026 and engage in the open forum addressing the challenges facing globalising culture and education today.

Please submit your proposals by completing the online CLIE-2026 Registration Form by 15 September 2026. As part of the submission process, authors are invited to provide the following information: their name and affiliation, the paper title, a 500-word abstract, five keywords, a brief bibliography (5–10 references, APA 7th edition style), and a short biographical note. The abstract should clearly present the problem statement and research objectives, the research methods and instruments, the key results and conclusions, and a selection of relevant references. Upon successful submission, participants will automatically receive a confirmation email acknowledging receipt of their proposal. The online registration form is available below.

Letters of acceptance will be sent by 25 September 2026.

 

Call for papers CLIE-2026 

 

 

 

    Registration link: open