ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The International Indonesia Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies (IICIS) is an annual academic forum organized by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Indonesia. Since its establishment in 2018, IICIS has consistently served as a multidisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to present and discuss innovative research and solutions to pressing global and regional issues.

History and Development

1st IICIS (2018) – State and Digital Society
Marking its debut, the first IICIS addressed the evolving relationship between governance and the digital era, laying the foundation for the conference’s interdisciplinary approach.

2nd IICIS (2021) – Migration, Gentrification, and Environmental Challenges: A Global South Perspective
This edition expanded the scope to critical issues affecting developing nations, particularly in the context of urbanization, migration flows, and environmental shifts.

3rd IICIS (2022) – Digital Transformation and Agile Governance: Government, Business, and Society in the Contemporary World
Reflecting the rapid pace of technological advancement, the third IICIS explored the interplay between digital innovation and institutional agility across sectors.

4th IICIS (2023) – Defining the Interest of Indonesian Society and State to Achieve Welfare and Justice
This conference explored strategic alignments between public interest, state policies, and equitable development. Over its four editions, IICIS has hosted more than 600 participants and published over 350 peer-reviewed papers, drawing contributors from over 40 institutions across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Countries from another region. Participants range from early-career researchers and doctoral students to senior academics and government officials.

The 5th IICIS 2025 – Food Security and Strengthening Human Resources
The fifth IICIS addressed two critical global challenges: sustainable food systems and human resource development. The conference highlights two interrelated global challenges: the urgent need to develop sustainable food systems and the imperative of building resilient and skilled human resources. It aims to examine how environmental change, social inequality, and digital transformation collectively influence both food system resilience and workforce readiness. IICIS 2025 brought together participants representing institutions from 9 countries around the world. In 2025, IICIS further expanded its publishing capacity through an independently managed proceedings publication. The inaugural independently managed volume of the IICIS Proceedings successfully published 98 peer-reviewed papers, marking a significant milestone in IICIS’s commitment to advancing scholarly communication and institutional publishing excellence.

The 6th IICIS 2026
Now entering its sixth edition, the 6th IICIS (2026) will be held on September 23–24, 2026, under the central theme: “Advancing Blue–Green Development: Interdisciplinary Responses to Global Challenges”. Continues the tradition of interdisciplinary engagement by focusing on future-oriented solutions to global and regional challenges. The 2026 edition emphasizes sustainable development, innovation, governance transformation, and cross-sector collaboration. It aims to strengthen academic contributions and policy-relevant research addressing complex global issues through interdisciplinary perspectives and collaborative knowledge exchange.

In 2026, IICIS will continue to expand and strengthen its independently managed proceedings publication and collaborate with Scopus-indexed journals and SINTA-indexed publications.

Now we look forward to welcoming you to IICIS 2026.