Heriot-Watt University Learning & Teaching Conference – Diverse Learner Journeys: Global Perspectives
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Heriot-Watt University Learning & Teaching Conference 2026
‘Diverse Learner Journeys: Global Perspectives’
June 2 @ 8:00 am – June 4 @ 5:00 pm
The Heriot-Watt University Learning and Teaching Conference 2026 provides an inspiring opportunity to explore global perspectives on diverse learner journeys. Guest keynotes and Heriot-Watt University colleagues will share their perspectives on this essential topic.
The conference presents opportunities to hear from and discuss with keynote speakers and members of our HW community from Scotland, Dubai and Malaysia.
The conference theme is Diverse Learner Journeys. There are five sub-themes:
- Community & belonging
- Assessment and feedback
- Employability and Work Integrated Learning
- Sustainability
- GenAI in Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching
Keynotes
The Learning and Teaching Academy are pleased to announce the two keynote speakers as follows:
Dr Mustafa Akıncıoğlu (University of Oxford, UK) will present his keynote, ‘Reimagining English-Medium Instruction (EMI) in International Higher Education: Learning Outcome Centred Interdisciplinary Teacher Collaboration’. He will raise fundamental questions about equity, learning, and academic responsibility. His talk will introduce the Collaborative Planning Tool (CPT), a response to the governance gaps that currently limit EMI impact, as offering a method of structuring sustained collaboration between content lecturers and language specialists.
Anne-Marie Fannon, Director of the Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo (Canada), will present her keynote, ‘From Aspiration to Action: Embedding Employability at Scale’. Ms Fannon, an international leader in work-integrated learning strategy and policy, will explore how employability can be embedded within the curriculum through work-integrated learning. Drawing on examples from Heriot-Watt University alongside international practice,she will highlight how employability is developed through applied assessment, industry-connected learning, and programme-level design.
Our keynotes take place online and are open to the public. They are particularly appropriate for colleagues in higher or further (college) education across the world.
Bookmark this page for further updates, including booking links nearer to the event.
Information and booking
Keynotes are open to the public. Booking links will be provided here soon.
All other conference sessions are open to Heriot-Watt staff only. Heriot-Watt staff should explore the L&T Conference SharePoint site for further information.
Accessibility
Keynote sessions will be recorded and available (with manually corrected captions) on the LTA YouTube channel after the event.
BSL interpretation is available, please let us know at LTAcademy@hw.ac.uk if you require this.
We try to ensure our events are accessible for everyone attending them. If you are attending a session and the platform on which it is being hosted is not accessible for you please let us know at LTAcademy@hw.ac.uk so that we can explore alternative arrangements.