The World Sustainability Forum (WSF) is a scholarly conference series partially sponsored by the MDPI Sustainability Foundation and organized by MDPI. The forum aims to be a platform for researchers to present and engage with research-relevant stakeholders on questions, issues and challenges regarding sustainability. We seek to contribute to policy-relevant, change-oriented, and transdisciplinary research from, and collaboration with, science and technology, the life sciences, and the social sciences.
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Jan 2026
Info day and brokerage event: AI – Data – Robotics
28-Jan-2026This info day and brokerage event is dedicated to upcoming 2026 calls in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Robotics, under Horizon Europe Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space) and the Digital Europe Programme. This event is organised by the Commission, together with ADRA and the network of Na...
Feb 2026
First Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution
02-Feb-2026The first session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution will review scientific findings, adopt key reports, and guide the Panel’s work programme. The Panel aims to serve as a global platform to provide independent, policy-relevant scientific assessment...
Conference on Equitable Partnerships 2026
03-Feb-2026The 2nd Conference on Equitable Partnerships will be hosted by South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF), the Royal Society, and the British Academy, Pretoria, South Africa. The first conference was the culmination of a series of five global workshops hosted and facilitated by ...
ERSA Workshop and Public Lecture: Empirical Methods in Competition and Regulation
05-Feb-2026The event aims to bring together senior academics, doctoral students, researchers, and policymakers working on topics related to market regulation, competition policy, and empirical industrial organisation. The goal is to foster dialogue between academic research and policy application, and to build...
Weather & Society Conference 2026
23-Feb-2026Extreme hydrometeorological events affect society, economies and the environment as never before in human history. Government agencies, science and decision makers face an unprecedented extreme event management challenge to reduce risks to citizens. The World Weather Research Programme and the SERA ...
Mar 2026
4th EAC Regional STI Conference
04-Mar-2026The 4th EAC Regional STI Conference provides a regional platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue, knowledge exchange, and strategic collaboration on the responsible development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate inclusive socio-economic transformation, enhance resilience, an...
Global advocacy in ophthalmology: Challenges and successes
10-Mar-2026Advocacy for vision research is essential to securing funding and advancing progress, yet many researchers have little experience in this critical area. Global advocacy in ophthalmology: Challenges and successes will highlight effective advocacy strategies from around the world, with speak...
Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev) 2026
14-Mar-2026The Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev) is the West Coast’s largest annual conference on development. The event brings together researchers and practitioners to present and discuss work that enhances our understanding of economic development, advances theoretical and empirica...
Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures info day
18-Mar-2026This online information event is aimed at prospective applicants to the 2026 calls under the Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures Work Programme 2026–2027. It provides an overview of funding opportunities across five key areas: INFRADEV (strengthening and optimizing the European research in...
CSAE Conference 2026: Economic Development in Africa
22-Mar-2026The CSAE Conference is a three day event with a keynote, panels, and parallel sessions on a series of development economics topics. This conference brings together colleagues from across the development economics community to discuss Africa. This will be a particularly special year for the CSAE...
14th WTO Ministerial Conference
26-Mar-2026The 14th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14) will take place in March 2026 in Cameroon. The WTO Ministerial Conference, which is attended by trade ministers and other senior officials from the Organization’s 166 members, is the highest decision-making body of the WTO. ...
THE Africa Universities Summit 2026
30-Mar-2026With more than 400 million voices, young people in Africa are dynamic and ambitious to succeed. THE Africa Universities Summit 2026 will explore how to cascade and amplify regional growth and innovation across the continent by expanding its pool of human capital. We will explore unlocking skill...
Apr 2026
Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Symposium 2026
13-Apr-2026The Global Atmosphere Watch is hosting its first in-person Symposium since 2017 to bring together relevant experts from the GAW Scientific Advisory Groups, Steering Committees from the Science for Services Initiatives, and Expert Teams, covering diverse aspects of atmospheric composition. Focus grou...
Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine 2026
17-Apr-2026The Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine (FCVB) is the place where basic and translational cardiovascular biomedicine professionals come together. The ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science, ESC working groups and sister societies are collaborating to showcase the very latest scien...
IG3IS Stakeholder Consultations and User Summit 2026
20-Apr-2026The Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS) Stakeholder Consultations and User Summit aims to encourage meaningful dialogue and collaboration among key stakeholders who use emissions information. Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with members of the IG3IS ...
CGHE 2026: Navigating the equity crisis in global HE
23-Apr-2026This is the centre’s eleventh annual conference, hosted by Oxford’s Department of Education. Building on the success of 2025, this will be fully hybrid, with 30 parallel panels and roundtables across five different streams: ‘Why it’s hard to make the finances add up&rsq...
SRAI Global Research Management Summit
27-Apr-2026An event designed for research management professionals, addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in the research lifecycle. SRAI Global Research Management Summit—the premier event for research administrators, grant managers, compliance officers, and professionals across academia, i...
The Women Deliver 2026 Conference (WD2026)
27-Apr-2026The Women Deliver 2026 Conference (WD2026) is more than a conference — it’s a rallying point for feminist solidarity, resistance, and reimagination. For the first time, the Women Deliver Conference will be regionally hosted, taking place 27-30 April, 2026, in Narrm (Melbourne),...
SCECSAL Conference
27-Apr-2026First held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1974, the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central, and Southern African Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) brings together library, information, and knowledge professionals, organizations, and development practitioners from across the region and ...
WHS Regional Meeting 2026
27-Apr-2026The WHS Regional Meeting 2026 from April 27–29 in Kenya will bring together leaders, innovators, and changemakers for building a healthier future in the region and beyond. It will address pressing challenges and spark solutions for global health progress. Among the topics on the agenda are the...
The World Health Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting 2026
27-Apr-2026The World Health Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting 2026 will be held at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). The WHS Regional meeting will bring together leaders, innovators, and changemakers for building a healthier future in the region and beyond. It will address pressing challenges and spark ...
May 2026
International Conference on Library and Information Science (ICLIS-2026)
15-May-2026The (ICLIS) provides an outlet for high-quality research in all areas of library science, bibliography, museology, information history and behavior, education for librarianship, communication strategies, cultural property rights, scholarly communication, galleries, libraries, archives, and...
The UNESCO Chair'Emerging Practices in Technologies and Communication for Development Conference
20-May-2026The University Bordeaux Montaigne, under the UNESCO Chair “Emerging Practices in Technologies and Communication for Development,” is hosting a colloquium titled “Thinking t...
Jun 2026
19th International Conference & Exhibition on Digital Education, Training & Skills Development
03-Jun-2026The eLearning Africa annual conference and exhibition, which was established in 2005, is the largest and most comprehensive knowledge sharing event for digital education, training and skills on the African continent. It is a global forum for everyone with an interest in education, training...
38th congress of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) Congress
10-Jun-2026The congress theme is “Finding the balance.” We will offer sessions where we intertwine this theme into the choice of speakers and topics to allow participants to explore how we all strive to find the correct balance in individual case management, in the way we organize our work environm...
ESA Africa 2026 Conference
16-Jun-2026ESA Africa is the regional edition of the Economic Science Association (ESA) Conference a major international conference in experimental and behavioral economics—bringing together global and African economists to exchange cutting-edge work and foster interdisciplinary collaborations grounded i...
Bayesian Methods for Experimental Economics
18-Jun-2026The Summer School “Bayesian Methods for Experimental Economics” will be held at UM6P Rabat from 18 June (morning) to 21 June 2026 (noon). It is scheduled immediately after ESA Africa 2026, making it possible for participants to attend both events in a single...
ESC Cardio-Oncology 2026
19-Jun-2026With a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary exchange, the conference fosters meaningful connections among professionals across cardiology, oncology, haematology, radiotherapy, and related fields, driving innovation and progress in patient care. The 2026 edition will feature a comprehensive scie...
14th IUPAC International Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry
21-Jun-202614th IUPAC International Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry (ISBOC-14) aims at enhancing the scientific communication among global investigators in Bio-organic Chemistry, Biological Chemistry & Bioanalysis, Biomolecules in Chemical Biology, Medicinal & Therapeutics Development, Bio...
20th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition
28-Jun-2026The conference will bring together in Kobe, Japan, the global community engaged in the fields of biotechnology, which includes the applied fields of biochemistry, chemical biology, environmental chemistry, pharmaceutics, analytical chemistry, and the material and biological sciences. By providing bo...
2026 International Conference of Young Scientists
30-Jun-2026The 2026 International Conference of Young Scientists will focus on the topic “Machine Intelligence for Society and for all Sciences”. Machine intelligence – or AI – is rapidly transforming how research is done and what it can achieve, while at the same time affecting al...
Jul 2026
Annual HERDSA Conference
06-Jul-2026In a time when higher education is evolving faster than ever, this year’s theme, Re-envisioning Higher Education for Tomorrow’s Learners, invites educators, leaders, and policymakers to come together to explore, question, and reimagine the future of learning. Through critical reflec...
30th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry
12-Jul-2026Photochemistry is a key factor in many human endeavors, with energy and health as the most obvious areas of application. The conference, however, aims at broadly advancing the field of photochemistry for the future, both at the fundamental level and towards applications. The conference is the 30th&n...
28th International Conference on Chemistry Education
13-Jul-2026Chemistry education is a field concerned with teaching and learning of chemistry. The content of Chemistry education research (CER) ranges from understanding the history and philosophy of chemistry, which guides on us how chemistry knowledge was developed, to the application of emerging technologies...
Aug 2026
ESC Congress 2026
28-Aug-2026This year’s Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence explores how AI is becoming a co-pilot, enhancing precision, speed, and safety in patient care. Discover AI in action, from diagnosis to delivery, through hands-on sessions, live demonstrations, and immersive learning. Here, ...
Sep 2026
18th WORLD CONGRESS ON PUBLIC HEALTH
06-Sep-2026The World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) is held biennially by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). The 18th WCPH 2026, organized in collaboration with the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), will occur in Cape Town. Over 2,000 delegates are expected to attend...
The 12th Kenya Chemical Society (KCS) International Conference and the 10th Federation of African Societies of Chemistry (FASC) Congress
09-Sep-2026By co-hosting these flagship events, KCS and FASC create a powerful multidisciplinary platform for addressing some of the most pressing global challenges: climate change, public health, energy security, food safety, water access, and environmental sustainability. The conference provides an inclusive...
Oct 2026
2026 Leadership in Higher Education Conference
08-Oct-2026The Leadership in Higher Education Conference provides an opportunity for educational leaders to learn innovative strategies, trends, and best practices for effective management from nationally recognized experts and to network with like-minded peers from a wide range of academic institutions. Our p...
The Jobs and Development Conference 2026
09-Oct-2026This Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest insights on jobs, labour markets, and inclusive development. The event will combine keynote lectures, policy panels, and presentations of high-quality research to foster dialogue ...
Nov 2026
33rd International Congress of Actuaries(ICA2026)
08-Nov-2026The 33rd International Congress of Actuaries (ICA2026) will be held in Tokyo, Japan hosted by The International Actuarial Association and The Institute of Actuaries of Japan. ...
The Global Framework on Chemicals – First International Conference
15-Nov-2026The Secretariat of the Global Framework on Chemicals, adopted in September 2023 at the Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), is pleased to announce that the First International Conference will take place from 15 to 20 November 2026 at the Geneva International Conference Cen...
Dec 2026
2026 United Nations Water Conference
02-Dec-2026Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation is an essential end in itself and is also critical to progress on the 2030 Agenda as a whole. As we enter the final 5 years of the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, the world must surge investment, innovation, political will and a ...
Jul 2027
HARDEN CONFERENCE
12-Jul-2027This meeting promises to be a truly cross-disciplinary conference bringing together chemists, medics, microbiologists, biochemists, environmental scientists and bioengineers. The overall aim is to assemble a diverse field of international researchers to address current global challenges, from fundam...
Oct 2027
16th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry
11-Oct-2027The theme of the Congress is “Pesticides and Low-risk Crop Protection Strategies”. Jointly hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the University of Thessaly, this congress continues a distinguished tradition of excellence in pesticide science and crop protection rese...