Dear esteemed partners,

Greetings from the International Relations Centre (UKM Global) of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

We are pleased to inform you that the UKM's Institute of Ethnic Studies (UKM-KITA), Centre for Shaping Advanced & Professional Education (UKMShape), Metropolis International (Ottawa), and the Ministry of National Unity Malaysia will be organizing the METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024 (METROPOLISKL2024). The details are as follows:

METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024 (METROPOLISKL2024)

Theme: Migration Futures: Evolving Challenges in a Digital Age

Venue: Swiss Garden Hotel Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (new venue)

Date: 14-17 November 2024

Conference Website: https://metropoliskl.com/

We extend a warm invitation to you and your colleagues/students to engage in the Metropolis International Conference 2024 (METROPOLISKL2024) or to share this opportunity with others within your department or institution. For comprehensive details, we encourage you to explore the conference website https://metropoliskl.com/ or you may also email any enquiries to the organizing committee at metropoliskl2024@gmail.com.

 

Sub-Theme / Call for Paper

The organising committee invites researchers, policy makers, community groups, educational professionals and postgraduate students worldwide to submit research papers to METROPOLISKL2024. Areas of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

• Theme 1: Refugees: Contemporary Challenges and Future Options

• Theme 2: Managing Migration: Optimal Legal and Administrative Systems

• Theme 3: ‘Host and Settlers’: Addressing Anxieties and Enabling Acceptance

• Theme 4: Inclusivity and Sustainability

• Theme 5: Shared Urban Spaces: The Politics and Lived Realities of Cities

• Theme 6: Miscellaneous Social Science

Submission of the abstract can be made via this link: https://metropoliskl.com/abstract-submission/

Paper Requirements:

• Language: Malay/English

• Length of abstract: 300 words maximum

• Length of paper: 3000 words excluding references

• Format: APA style

Important Dates:

• Abstract submission deadline: 30 July 2024

• Early bird fees: 30 July 2024

• Full conference paper submission: 1 October 2024

• Full conference registration fees due for all presenters: 15 August 2024

• Conference dates: 14-17 November 2024

Registration Fees:

• International presenters: USD 350

• International attendees: USD 180

• Malaysian presenters: RM 900

• Malaysian attendees: RM 400

We eagerly anticipate your participation and submission. Thank you.

Best regards,

Secretariat, METROPOLISKL2024
Email: metropoliskl2024@gmail.com