ICLHE Symposium 2026

The 2026 Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education Symposium will be held at ZHAW (Switzerland) on 14–16 October 2026. The symposium welcomes an international audience and is designed to foster exchange and collaboration beyond national contexts. It is dedicated to the evolving role of Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) in fostering student-centered pedagogies that emphasise active, collaborative, and inquiry-based learning. The symposium also foregrounds the growing importance of empathy and relational engagement in higher education, exploring how ICLHE can support inclusive, supportive environments that enhance student well-being, autonomy, and deep learning.

Please note that the preliminary programme below is subject to changes. More details will follow shortly.

The period for submitting proposals ended on 15 February 2026. Thank you for your contributions. 

Deadline for speakers to register: 15 September 2026

If you have any questions regarding your submission, please contact iclhe.linguistik@zhaw.ch.

Call for Papers, ICLHE Symposium 2026 (PDF 165 kB)

To support early career researchers (= students and post-docs up to 5 years after having received their PhD), the ICLHE Association will award “ECR ICLHE 2026 Symposium Grants”. The grant covers the conference fee (transferred to you after the conference) AND one annual ICLHE membership (starting either right away or when your present membership expires). A selection committee will select our awardees on the basis of the quality of their abstract (research focus/question, research methodology & embedding in the literature, findings). Note that you can only apply for this grant after your conference abstract has been accepted by the conference organisers. If you are an early career researcher whose abstract has been accepted and you would like to be considered for this grant, please send your PhD certificate (with date) and your accepted abstract(s) by June 20th to a.schueppert@rug.nl. We will get back to all applicants in July.

Registration will open in April 2026.

• Early Bird registration deadline: 30 August 2026 
• Deadline for speakers to register: 15 September 2026 
• Closing date for registrations: 8 October 2026

In the ICLHE Association, expertise, networking, and resources converge to elevate the integration of content and language in higher education. ICLHE Association’s mission is to cultivate a vibrant exchange of opinions, experiences, initiatives, and cutting-edge research at the intersection of content and language in higher education.

The ICLHE Association organises international conferences on themes related to the integration of content and language in higher education. ICLHE also holds smaller symposia in the inter-conference years.

See https://iclhe.org for further details.

The Swiss Global Competence Lab (SGCL) is a transdisciplinary consortium dedicated to advancing internationalization in higher education. Bringing together experts from four institutional members (ZHAW, BFH, SUPSI, and HES-SO) the SGCL fosters collaboration, research, and innovative practices across Switzerland’s diverse higher education landscape. The consortium has successfully partnered on a range of joint projects and initiatives that address timely issues in international higher education.

See https://swissglobalcompetencelab.ch for further details.

The ICLHE symposium 2026 will be hosted by the School of Applied Linguistics, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.

Address: Theaterstrasse 15c, 8401 Winterthur