Flourishing and Sustainability in the Age of AI
As societies enter the age of Artificial Intelligence, the central question is no longer how rapidly technologies can advance, but whether they support human and planetary flourishing within sustainable limits. The conference positions flourishing and sustainability as the primary goals, with AI understood as a powerful yet contingent context that must be ethically governed and socially embedded. While AI offers opportunities to address climate challenges, improve public services, and expand access to knowledge, it also raises concerns regarding energy consumption, inequality, and the erosion of human agency. Addressing these tensions requires moving beyond techno-centric narratives toward value-driven, inclusive, and future-oriented approaches.
As a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary global forum, STAR Scholars Network welcomes contributions from engineering, medicine, environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities, liberal arts, education, policy, and allied fields, fostering dialogue that bridges technical innovation with ethical responsibility and sustainable futures.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Fazal Rizvi
Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Prof. Philip Altbach
Emeritus Professor,Boston College, USA
Prof. Lindsay Oades
Provost, University of York, Mumbai
Dr. Michelle Aguilar Ong
Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education, Philippines
Prof. Joanna Newman
Vice- Chancellor, Goldsmiths University of London
Hon’ble Reshu Aryal Dhungana
Member, National Planning Commission, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Prof. (Dr.) Sonajharia Minz
UNESCO Co-Chair in Transforming Indigenous Knowledge Research Governance & Rematriation and Professor, School of Computer & Systems Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University
Prof. (Dr.) Obijiofor Aginam
Director, UNESCO's Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)
Special Address
Dr. Geetika Jaiswal
Assistant Professor, Morgan State University
Dr. Glenn E. Good
Dean and Professor, College of Education, University of Florida
Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld
Professor, Saarland University of Applied Sciences, (htw saar)
Mathew Mason, PhD
Lead Clinical Child Psychologist, Kaiser Permanente Autism Clinic Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
Izak M. Mason
Adjunct Professor of Political Science and PhD Candidate Carleton University (Ottawa Canada)
Dr. Gopi Upreti
Professor, Tirubhuvan University, Nepal
Prof. Bryant Best
Assistant Professor Morgan State University
Dr. Gretchen
Professor and the PhD Program Director University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
Prof. Michael O'Connell
Consulting Victimologist & Lecturer, Australia
Conference Organizing Committee
Executive Leadership
Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar
Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University and Director, International Institute for Higher Education Research & Capacity Building (IIHEd)
Prof. (Dr.) Mousumi Mukherjee
Vice-President of Research and Partnerships, STAR Scholars Network; Professor & Deputy Director, IIHEd & Executive Director, Centre for Comparative and Global Education (CCGE), JGU
Prof. Dabiru Sridhar Patnaik
Professor and Registrar of O. P. Jindal Global University
Prof. (Dr.) Pulkit Khanna
Academic Wellness Director for India, STAR Scholars Network, Professor & Dean, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS), O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)
Prof. Padmanabha Ramanujam
Professor of Law and Dean, Academic Governance & Student Life, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)
Professor (Dr.) Rahul Bhandari
Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Institutional Development and Strategic Global Engagement
Prof. Lavish Dudeja
Associate Dean (Academic Governance) and Director, Office of IT Governance and Digital Infrastructure at JGU.
Professor (Dr.) Akhil Bhardwaj
Executive Dean and Director – Office of International Affairs & Global Initiatives Professor of Practice – International Affairs O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU)
Prof. (Dr.) Ram B. Ramachandran
Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Banking & Finance, JGU
Prof. (Dr.) Nitesh Bansal
Professor & Vice Dean, Chief Compliance Officer, Dean of the Office of Physiotherapy and Sports Sciences
Conference Conveners
Prof. Mousumi Mukherjee
Vice-President of Research and Partnerships, STAR Scholars Network; Professor & Deputy Director, IIHEd & Executive Director, Centre for Comparative and Global Education (CCGE), JGU
Prof. Osman Gultekin
STAR Country Director, Turkey, Assistant Professor and UNESCO Chair on Cultural Diplomacy, Governance and Education at Istanbul Aydın University
Conference Manager
Dr. Gauri Khanna
Lecturer, International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building, O.P. Jindal Global University
Scientific Committee
Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Ram B. Ramachandran
Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Banking & Finance, JGU
| 1 | Dr. Sushant Kumar | 2 | Ashwin Upreti |
| 3 | Dr. Angel Selvaraj | 4 | Aasim Ur Rehman Ganie |
| 5 | L. N. Venkataraman | 6 | Aasim Ur Rehman Ganie |
| 7 | Arindum Nayak | 8 | Neha Khetrapal |
| 9 | Paavni Jain | 10 | Kashish Makkar |
| 11 | Riddhi Bhandari | 12 | Shruti Jain |
| 13 | Shruti Jain | 14 | Amlan Das Gupta |
| 15 | DR Rohit Kumar | 16 | Payal Kumari |
| 17 | Sriti Ganguly | 18 | Dr. Reshma Vats |
| 19 | Kashish Makkar | 20 | Syed Shariq Husain |
Program Committee
Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Mousumi Mukherjee
Vice-President of Research and Partnerships Development of the STAR Scholars Network, Professor & Deputy Director, IIHEd and Executive Director, CCGE, O.P. Jindal Global University
| 1 | Dr. Sushant Kumar |
| 2 | Ashwin Upreti |
| 3 | Gauri Khanna |
| 4 | Arindum Nayak |
| 5 | Sarah Ghani |
| 6 | Paavni Jain |
| 7 | Kashish Makkar |
| 8 | Kirti Tyagi |
| 9 | Dr. Devpriya Sarkar |
| 10 | Syed Shariq Husain |
Logistics Committee
Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Nooria Rehman
Assistant Professor, IIHEd, O.P. Jindal Global University
| 1 | L. N. Venkataraman |
| 2 | Reshma Vats |
| 3 | Anub Mannan |
| 4 | Husain Anis Khan |
| 5 | Reet Mansharamani |
| 6 | Naman Jain |
We particularly welcome submissions that explore the following sub-themes:
Join us in shaping a future that is inclusive, resilient, and profoundly humane.
Star Scholars Global Conference Registration Fee 2026
(includes conference kit+ participation in all conference sessions & exhibitions + evening cultural activities + twin-sharing accommodation on JGU campus for 4 nights + all meals during the conference)
Online Participation USD 50
| Category | Member | Non-Member |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty/ Researcher/Practitioner | USD 200 | USD 250 (includes conference participation benefits + full membership for 1 year) |
| Student | USD 150 | USD 175 (includes all conference benefits + full membership for 1 year) |
| Online Participation | USD 50 | USD 50 |
| Post-Conference Excursion (14th December 2026, Agra/Delhi) | USD 50 | USD 50 |
| Early-Bird Registration for Participants from SAARC Countries*- valid till 31 August 2026 (*Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) |
USD 100 | USD 100 |
- The cost of on-campus accommodation and food during the conference for first 1000 registered participants will be sponsored by O.P. Jindal Global University.
Registration link will be sent with abstract acceptance email. Need-based 100% waiver of registration fees will be also available only to student participants, if their abstracts are accepted for presentation by the conference scientific committee.
Need-based 100% fee waivers for students are contingent upon the availability of sponsorship funds, as sponsorship support has not yet been confirmed. There is no separate application form or process for requesting the fee waiver; interested students may simply write to the STAR Global Conference email ID for consideration.
Publication Opportunities
Publish in STAR Scholars Press and OJED Journals
Presenters at the STAR Global Conference will have the opportunity to publish their work through various esteemed journals and publication outlets, including STAR Scholars’ prestigious publication channels. Selected papers may also be considered for inclusion in the STAR Book Series or Scopus-indexed journals affiliated with STAR Scholars and Open Journals in Education (OJED).
Abstract Submission Guidelines
- Individual Paper Abstracts word limit should be maximum 300 words(We also encourage submission of PechaKucha/Poster/3-minute Thesis for presentation. Masters and PHD Students are encouraged especially to make Poster/3-Minute Thesis presentation)
- Please check examples of PechaKucha presentations here: https://www.pechakucha.com/
- Please check examples of 3-minutes Thesis Presentations here: https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/thesis-competition
- Panel/Symposium/Roundtable Abstract word limit should be maximum 600 words
- For proposed panels/symposium/roundtable discussion, a single document (brief 100-200 words note on the panel topic, as well as individual 100-150 words abstracts from the panelists) to be submitted under the respective sub-themes.
- Once you click the category of submissions, then the abstract submission window will open.
- All Abstracts should align with the main conference theme and respective sub-themes of the STAR Global conference.2026.
- Abstracts beyond the dedicated sub themes are also acceptable.
- In case your abstract does not align with any of the specified sub-themes, please select the “Other” under sub themes during the submission process.
- Abstracts submissions to be made only through this online abstracts submission Form. More than one abstract should not be submitted by individual author.
- Any submission of abstract over emails will not be accepted
Important Dates
- Last Date for Submission of the Abstract: 15th July 2026
- Acceptance emails to be issued by: 20th August 2026
- Submission of full papers to be published by STAR Scholars Press: 30th November 2026
- Host Institution: O.P. Jindal Global University
- Venue: JGU campus in Sonipat, Haryana, India
- Contact Details: 2026STARGlobalConference@jgu.edu.in
Abstract submission Form:
