International Conference on Vocational Higher Education (ICVHE) is a yearly vocational applied science conference, a prestigious event organized with the motivation to provide an excellent international platform for the academicians, researchers, and budding scholars around the world to share their research findings and to explore an international linkage for the future collaborations. This conference was organized by the Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia. The 2nd ICVHE conference discussed the recent improvements and challenges in vocational education and how it has affected the implementation of vocational education in the country and beyond. It aims to facilitate researchers in generating new ideas, which can then be discussed and debated among delegates. Moreover, the ideas that were presented at this event hopefully might get translated into policy and actions that will contribute to advancing vocational education in Indonesia and other countries. This conference was fully supported by the Research and Community Engagement Directorate of Universitas Indonesia, which has continued giving its generous support for a better vocational program in Universitas Indonesia. 

Conference topics: Vocational Education Training (VET) policy and reforms that are currently needed; qualifications, training products, and future skills; apprenticeship and traineeship; work-integrated learning on industrial needs; the relationship between development and vocational education; and a strategic partnership between industrial stakeholders.

Conference date: 27–29 July 2017
Location: The Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel, Bali, Indonesia
Editors: Prof. Wu Ming Chang and Deni Danial Kesa, PhD
Organizer: Vocational Program, Indonesia University, Indonesia
Sponsors: Bank Negara Indonesia, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Telkomsel, and MUC Consulting Group
Published: 8 August 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

The complex global environment for entrepreneurship and innovation has experienced significant changes during the past decade, requiring a deeper understanding of micro-, meso-, and macro forces to realize sustained success. Many countries, especially developing ones, hope to obtain a competitive edge through innovation and to strengthen their economies through encouraging entrepreneurship. Today, applied research is the key to feeding industries and institutions especially in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship, where practice precedes theory.

Currently, ecosystems across the globe are progressing due to the evolving dynamics of innovation and entrepreneurship. This Applied Research Symposium will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from around the globe to debate the emerging challenges and long-term solutions affecting technology, innovation, sustainability of global talent and business industries in our globalized economies.

Innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology will form the pillars of a knowledge-based, highly productive and competitive economy, driven by entrepreneurs and leaders in a business-friendly environment, where public and private sectors form effective partnerships. Through the dissemination and exchange of ideas and applied practices among researchers, students, policymakers, and practitioners, this symposium will promote a better understanding of all current matters in all related fields and create a pool of best practices that can be applied in several contexts.

Conference date: 6–7 November 2017
Location: Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon
Editor: Asher Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ACIE)
Organizer: The Asher Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (ACIE) at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon and the Cleveland State University (CSU), USA
Sponsors: Bank of Beirut, Byblos Bank, Lebanon Opportunities, Arabnet, Beirut Digital District, Berytech
Published: 2 August 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

Life phenomena in the context of society, education, economics, politics, or law require language to communicate. This makes the existence of Bahasa Indonesia essential in various contexts. Besides, language becomes a tool of thought in solving national problems as the role of language—both verbally and non-verbally—can inevitably diminish the problems when it plays in polite and respectful ways. Language, literature art, and culture have a vital position in the field of education. Possessing a good understanding of these aspects will lead students to have exemplary and strong character and be independent and responsible so that they can compete with the current world’s challenges. For this reason, language, literature, arts, and culture and their instructions play great roles in enhancing the quality of human resources to realize Indonesia’s Golden Generation. Accordingly, thoughts on intensifying the functions of Bahasa Indonesia into international language has begun to rapidly emerge since Law No. 24 of the Year 2009, Chapter III, on National Language and the fourth section of Article 44 on Intensifying the Function of Bahasa Indonesia to be International Language established, which states the following:

1. Government intensifies the function of Bahasa Indonesia into an international language, gradually, systematically, and continuously.
2. Linguistic bodies coordinate improvement on the function of Bahasa Indonesia into an international language as stated in verse (1).
3. Further provisions on the improvement of the function of Bahasa Indonesia into an international language as referred to verse (1) shall be regulated in a Government Regulation.

In the light of the background, the Association of Indonesian Language and Literature Study Program (IKAPROBSI) conducted the International Seminar on Language, Literature, and Education (ISLLE). The ISLLE was conducted to promote and radiate the prestige of Bahasa Indonesia to the international society. The effort to make Bahasa Indonesia reputable and enhance its function so it can be considered as an international language candidate is expected to be made through this program.

Conference date: 25–26 July 2017
Location: Grand Hotel Cempaka, Jakarta, Indonesia
Editors: Endry Boeriswati (Universitas Negeri Jakarta), Suherli Kusmana (Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati), Khairil Anshari (Universitas Negeri Medan), Eko Kuntarto (Universitas Jambi), Park Jin Ryeo (Busan University of Foreign Studies), Kyoko Funada (Kanda University of International Studies), Sa'eda Buang (National Institute of Education Singapore), Yusri bin Kamin FP (University of Technology Malaysia), and Hywel Coleman (Leeds University United Kingdom)
Organizer: Association of Indonesian Language and Literature Study Program (IKAPROBSI)
Sponsor: IKAPROBSI
Published: 26 July 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

The Inaugural International Conference on Islamic Finance, Economics, and Business (ICIFEB) aimed at presenting current research being undertaken in the areas of Islamic finance, economics, and business. This conference provided opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas, knowledge, and experiences, to establish research networks and to find global partners for a future alliance. The conference was held on 11–12 October 2017 at Santika Hotel, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. 

Conference topics: Financing Modes, Financial Econometrics of Islamic Finance, Pricing Risk & Liquidity Management, Islamic Banking Practice, Accounting for Islamic Finance Institutions, Auditing in Islamic Finance Institutions, Product Development in Islamic Financial Institutions, Sukuk, Islamic Indices and Mutual Funds, Asset Management, Takaful, Roles & Future Challenges of Shariah Supervisory Boards, Zakat, Income Distribution & Poverty Alleviation, Labor Issues & Wage Determination in Islamic Economic System, Behavioral Economics, Regulation of Markets and Corporations by the State in an Islamic Economic System, Business Ethics in Islam, Marketing Ethics in Islam, Islamic Perspective on Leadership, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility, HR Practices in Islam, Ethical Decision Making, Strategic Management and Planning in Islam, Organizational Development in Islam, Ethics in Supply Chain and Operations, Islamic Economy and Muamalat, Islamic Marketing and Ethical Marketing, Islamic Entrepreneurship, Islamic Finance, Islamic Investment, Islamic Financial Service, Islamic Capital Market, Islamic Risk Management, Islamic Accounting, Islamic Corporate Governance, Islamic Social Responsibility, Communication in Islamic Business, E-Commerce in Islamic Business, Information Challenges in Islamic Economics and Business, Legal Issues in Islamic Banking and Finance, and other areas relevant to any management field.

Conference date: 11–12 October 2017
Location: Tangerang, Indonesia
Editor: M. M. Supriyono
Organizer: The Faculty of Economics and Business, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta
Sponsor: Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta
Published: 26 June 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

Modernity Junctures: Avant-garde as a Cultural and Anthropological Project

2017 is marked by the centenary of the October Revolution, a historical event whose consequences reverberated across the globe through the twentieth century. Radical political upheaval was preceded by tectonic shifts in all spheres of culture, by symbolic revolutions in art, language, ways of thinking, and everyday practices. The advances and conflicts of modernity were expressed in the most visible forms in the anthropological and cultural project of the Avant-garde movement. In Russia, there exists an established tradition of approaching Avant-garde primarily within the art history. However, today we can see how interdisciplinary approaches to complex phenomena of culture such as avant-garde movement that combine methods of social sciences and humanities evolve in anthropology, cultural studies, history, and philosophy. Avant-garde projects comprise, on the one hand, intellectual utopias and artistic manifestos and, on the other, practical realization of these ideas in works of art, buildings, and everyday practices. Soviet Constructivism, which is inseparable from the global wave of modernization in the 1920s and entwined with Socialist modernity, remains of vital importance for understanding the Avant-garde history. Constructivism was a philosophical and cultural project of recasting the human life through integrating contemporary cultural resources and modern industrial production. It sought to turn culture and art, in particular, into an experimental laboratory for designing new forms of social organization and practices, which would then transform the fabric of the whole society. Soviet Constructivism found its expression in the art (theater and cinema, photography and painting, music and dance, literature and poetry) as well as in many aspects of the everyday life (architecture and design). Ekaterinburg offers some of the most intriguing sites of Soviet Constructivism, where revolutionary ideas were realized in architectural complexes and districts that survive until today.

Religion in the Public Sphere: Paradoxical Presence

In modern social sciences, the public sphere is understood as a complex of institutions and practices that serves as an intermediary between society and individual actors. It is in the public sphere that common opinion is formed, which legitimizes or questions the legitimacy of a state’s actions. Secularity is a systemic feature of the public sphere because the public sphere emerges from individuals’ communication without any transcendental principle. The efficiency of the public deliberation hinges on the fact that it is conducted within the rules of rational discourse. Yet, in the modern world, religious speakers are more and more vocal in the public debate and claim an equal right to be heard in discussions on vital political and social issues. Moreover, religious identities become decisive motives for individuals acting in their official and institutional positions. This situation brings forth a problem – both theoretical and practical – of forms and methods of coordinating the relation between rational public discourse and subjective religious preferences.

Conference date: 28–29 April 2017
Location: Ekaterinburg, Russia
Editors: Elena Stepanova and Tatiana Kruglova
Organizer: Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
Sponsor: Institute for Social and Political, Ural Federal University
Published: 7 June 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

Indexing: The ISPS Convention 2017 Conference Proceedings are indexed in Web of Science (by Clarivate Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters and ISI).

The International Research Conference on Higher Education 2017 (IRCHE 2017) was a four-day, biennial activity initiated after the successful research conferences organized by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 2011, 2013 and 2015. The event was attended by more than 400 academicians, researchers and innovators, policymakers and research enthusiasts from 128 higher education institution, public and private research organizations, industries representatives across 24 countries in Asia-Pacific region. Dignitaries and officials of the ministry of higher education from the Philippines and Indonesia together with top caliber international scholars and academicians graced the events as keynote and plenary speakers. The following four equally significant research program areas in higher education were discussed in the conference: Science, Engineering, and Technology; Education and Institutional Research; Business and Finance; and Humanities, Social Science, and Communication.

Conference date: 23–26 January 2018
Location: Grand Ina Bali Resort and Beach Hotel, Bali, Indonesia
Editors: Prof. Mohd. Jailani Bin Mohd. Nor, Dr. Basanta Kumar, and Assoc. Prof. Joseph Reylan B. Viray
Organizers: Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Dhyana Pura University, and Asia-Pacific Consortium of Researchers and Educators
Sponsors: Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region, Philippines; Academic International Consortium, Indonesia; Philippine Higher Education Researcher Consortium; Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges; and Department of Education, Philippines
Published: 4 June 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

The 1st International Conference on South East Asia Studies, ICSEAS 2016, was hosted by Badan Penerbit dan Publikasi Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This conference intended to bring out the challenges which come from the decrease of absolute poverty and the problems it poses to an open forum in a way researchers could exchange their ideas freely in order to fundamentally help put the challenge of the twentieth century for the region in a clear perspective. ICSEAS 2016 invited 23 international speakers from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom that highlighted the recent developments in the specific area through speech, parallel and plenary sessions. ICSEAS 2016 also invited 19 researchers from related fields to referee ICSEAS 2016’s manuscripts.  After a careful refereeing process, the Scientific & Editorial Board have selected 36 manuscripts from over 150 registered presenters. These selected manuscripts reflect the seven themes of ICSEAS 2016, including pluralism in a democratic Southeast Asia, challenges to democracy, welfare and poverty in an unequal society, equality and new categories of discrimination, climate change and its challenges, food security and the future of Southeast Asia, and challenges to border security. Editing process in this proceedings involves experts and professional editors from five countries (Indonesia, Latvia, Singapore, Sweden, and Thailand).

Conference date: 13–14 October 2016
Location: Auditorium of Universitas Gadjah Mada Graduate School, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Editors: Roy Hendroko Setyobudi (Malang, IDN), Juris Burlakovs (Kalmar, SWD), Listia Natadjaja (Surabaya, IDN), Peeyush Soni (Klong Luang, THA) and Zane Vincevica-Gaile (Riga, LVA)
Organizer: Badan Penerbit dan Publikasi Universitas Gadjah Mada
Published: 23 May 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

Indexing: The ICSEAS 2016 Conference Proceedings are indexed in Web of Science (by Clarivate Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters and ISI).

The First International Research Conference on Economics and Business (1st IRCEB) aimed at presenting current research being undertaken in the areas of economics and business. Professor Claudio Morana (Milan State University) and Associate Professor Rubi Ahmad (Faculty of Business and Accounting University of Malaya) gave keynote speeches at the conference. Prospective authors were cordially invited to submit full papers for oral presentation. All the accepted papers are published with ISBN. 

Conference topics: Accounting, economics education, business ethics, change management, consumer behaviour, corporate finance, corporate governance, economic development, economic policy, education, entrepreneurship, investment, financial economics, global business, human resource management, international business, international economics, international finance, management information systems, marketing research and strategy, marketing theory and applications, organizational behaviour and theory, production/operations management, small business management, and strategic management.

Conference date: 11–12 December 2017
Location: Atria Hotel, Malang, Indonesia
Editor: Yuli Soesetio
Sponsor: Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang
Published: 23 April 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

The 1st AICLL 2018 invited researchers, educators, academicians, stakeholders and other participants of related studies from all over the world to exchange and share knowledge in this prestigious convention. The conference provided an excellent forum for sharing knowledge and research findings among researchers, practitioners, academicians, professionals, and students. Topics of interests covered all theoretical and practical aspects of Language and Literature. The primary goal of the 1st AICLL 2018 was to promote Language and Literature as Media of Harmony Sustainability, especially of the latest researches and innovations through discussion, exchange and sharing among researchers, practitioners, academicians, professionals, and students. 

The speakers invited to the conference were Abdur Raheem Kidwai (professor of English Literature at Aligarh Muslim University, India); Mohd. Asaduddin (professor of English Literature at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India); Mohd. Nazri Latiff Azmi (associate professor of English Literature at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia); Jumino Suhadi (professor of Linguistics at Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Indonesia); Burhanuddin Arafah (professor of English Literature at Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia); Amrin Saragih (professor of Linguistics at Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia); Tengku Sylvana Sinar (professor of Linguistics at Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia); and Efendi Barus (professor of Linguistics at Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Indonesia).

Conference date: 18–19 April 2018
Location: Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Medan, Indonesia
Editors: Purwarno, M. Manugeren, Andang Suhendi, Purwanto Siwi, and Susi Ekalestari
Organizer: Fakultas Sastra, UISU, Medan
Published: 19 April 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X

Indexing: The AICLL 2018 Conference Proceedings are indexed in Web of Science (by Clarivate Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters and ISI).

One of the international, regional and national AML/CFT systems’ priorities in terms of prospects for the introduction of new financial technology (FinTech) is the creation of a platform for constructive dialogue and support of innovation in financial services, and finding solutions for their regulation and control. FinTech innovations can improve financial inclusion of customers, entities, and communities.  The financial services paradigm can be reorganized around new platforms, infrastructures, and relations with service providers. The prospect of the international AML/CFT community’s efforts is to understand how these changes will affect the landscape of financial services, the stability of the financial system, and the opportunities to identify, eliminate or reduce risks and threats. In the modern world, financial threats and risks have become quite systemic things. Therefore, they can be dealt with only by systemic methods. Scientific and educational organizations play an important role in this fight. Joint efforts of financial monitoring bodies, the academic community, and network AML/CFT Institute will contribute to strengthening and development of the system of international and regional financial security.

Conference date: 21–23 November 2017
Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
Editors: V. I. Glotov, Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Headquarters and Interregional Departments), Russia; P. Y. Leonov, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Russia; A. N. Norkina, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Russia; V. V. Ovchinnikov, International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM), Russia
Organizers: Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Headquarters and Interregional Departments), Russian Academy of Sciences, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), and State University of Management (Russia)
Sponsors: Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Headquarters and Interregional Departments), Russian Academy of Sciences, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Russian Association of Business Education, State University of Management (Russia), and Moscow University of Finance and Law (Russia)
Published: 13 February 2018
ISSN: 2518-668X