Submit an abstract 

The Innovating Higher Education Conference (I-HE2025) now accepts abstracts. This year’s event will be held in Hagen (Germany) from 08-10 October 2025. It is titled “Rethinking Higher Education: Engage, Adapt, Include”.

For submission, you can create a login on our conference platform Ex Ordo, which allows you to submit, review, and update your abstract until the deadline (20 May 2025). Abstracts should adhere to the conference themes, be written in English, and not exceed 500 words.

You can submit your abstract to one of the three submission categories below. The review committee will make the final decision regarding the format that will be assigned to accepted submissions.

This track is designed for a concise, 15-minute presentation. Submissions should highlight innovative ideas and practices in line with the scope and topics relevant to the conference.

The workshop track is aimed at interactive sessions lasting 45 minutes. The abstract should outline practical, engaging activities or discussions that foster collaboration and new insights.

Presentations in the research track are 30 minutes., including Q&A. The track focuses on empirical research and requires a structured abstract covering:

• Rationale
• Research questions
• Design and methodology
• Findings
• Implications

Abstracts submitted to the research track should describe original research and apply a rigorous research method. Submissions to this track undergo a single blind peer-review by the Center for Open Education Research (COER). Submissions are evaluated based primarily on originality, significance, methodological rigour, and relevance to the conference themes.

This track provides a pathway to journal publication (by invitation). Learn more on the research track here.

Authors of accepted abstracts from all tracks have the opportunity to publish a full paper in the I-HE2025 proceedings.

A selection of research track papers will be invited to submit to The Online Learning Journal (OLJ) or the Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (JODDE). This will be by invitation only, after the conference presentation.

Publishing a full paper is optional and not required for presenting at the conference.

If you have any questions about your submission, please contact stefan.meuleman@eadtu.eu