14th International Conference on Ethics Education (IAEE 2026)

The 14th International Conference on Ethics Education is jointly organised by the International Association for Ethics Education (IAEE) and the Department of Ethics, Law and Medical Humanities from Amsterdam University Medical Centers.

With the central theme ‘Shaping the future: educating responsible professionals’, this conference aims to bring together educators, researchers, academics, (health) professionals and students for mutual learning and debate on the current status quo in the field of ethics education and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and its relevance to shape professionals. What is achieved in training and education, and what steps are needed in the near future in order to help stimulate responsible professionals? What moral competences are professionals expected to develop and what type of knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviour can be trained via (formal and informal) education? How do current innovations (e.g. AI) challenge ethical education practices and approaches?

The conference will bring forward keynote lectures from experts in the field to share their latest insights and debate the conference theme. There will also be plenary sessions and opportunities to network and further debate these topics. The first day (24th of June 2026) will be dedicated to thematic and interactive pre-conference workshops, where participants will be invited to enrol in interactive discussions on topics such as the ethical use of AI in health and education, moral case deliberation or training in RCR (including open science and reproducibility).

Key Information

When

24th – 26th June 2026

Where

The Bazel – Amsterdam, the Netherlands (onsite)

Topic

“Shaping the future: educating responsible professionals”

Lecturers

Experts in the field of ethics education.

Audience

Students (including bachelor and master students), early career researchers (including PhD candidates and junior researchers), senior career researchers and academics, policy makers and anyone with an interest in the topics presented. Both in the Netherlands and internationally.

Language

English.

Registration

Early-bird registration opens: 30th January 2026

Deadline for early bird registration: 27th March 2026

Regular registration opens: 28th March 2026

Deadline for regular registration: 8th May 2026

Contributions

Proposals (in the format of an abstract) for types of contributions are invited from October 6th, 2025:
  • Symposium: a unified topical discussion, e.g. showcasing an international project or bringing scholars together working on aligned topics
  • Focus track session: on specific topics related to education & training
  • Individual presentations: oral presentation (15"), poster presentation o SOTL meetings on research in education
  • Pre-conference workshop (60 mins): e.g. train-the-trainer session, showcase of training materials, etc.
The proposals should mention the type of contribution (see above) and should preferably focus on one or more of the following topics:
  • RCR education: trends in curricula design, training tools and competence profile
  • (Research) Ethics education
  • AI in ethics education
  • Innovative tools in ethics education, STS and RCR education
  • Research on ethics RCR education & quality assessment
  • Philosophy of education
Guidelines for the submission of abstract proposals:

Language: English

Font and size: Arial, 12 pt, 1.5 line and paragrah spacing

Length: 450 words or 3000 characters, with spaces (whichever is reached sooner) including references in the text.

Type of contribution: selection from the categories mentioned above

Structure

  1. Title: maximum of 150 characters including spaces
  2. Authors: Last name + First and middle name.
  3. Affiliations: Institution + City + Country. Please do not insert addresses
  4. Body of Abstract: including scope and aims of the contribution, (if relevant) description of methodology, results, outcomes and implications, and conclusion.
  5. References: references in the text should be included as: Last Author Name, Year (e.g. Smith, 2025).

Full references should be included as:

  • Author, Journal, DOI
  • Author 1, Author 2, and Author 3, Journal, DOI
  • Author 1, Author 2, Author 3, et al., Journal, DOI

Abstract proposals should be submitted using the Abstract Submission Platform.

All accepted abstracts will be compiled in a Book of Abstracts. A digital version of the Book of Abstracts will be available online under Creative Commons Licence CC0.

Key Dates

Abstracts:

Call for abstracts opens: 6th October 2025

Deadline for abstract submission: 19th December 2025

Abstract acceptance notice: 30th January 2026

 

Registration:

Early-bird registration OPEN: 30th January 2026

Deadline for early bird registration: 27th March 2026

Regular registration OPEN: 28th March 2026

Deadline for regular registration: 8th May 2026