About BITS Pilani Dubai Campus
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) is the international campus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India and is located at the Dubai International Academic City. Set up in the year 2000, it is among the pioneer institutions in Dubai, offering high-quality engineering and technology education. It attracts a diverse student population from the UAE, other GCC countries, Asia, Africa and Far East. BPDC offers B.E, M.E., M.B.A. and Ph.D. programmes in various engineering and allied disciplines, with nearly 2000 students from over 20 countries. The dynamic and vibrant campus has modern infrastructure and teaching/research facilities that enables BPDC to deliver a well-rounded education in an international environment by highly qualified faculty.
About HSS Department
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus serves a unique purpose by empowering technology. It trains the minds of technology students to think creatively, critically, and ethically, fostering curiosity. HSS is dedicated to strengthening the bridge that connects technology with humanity within an institute dedicated to the study and excellence in science and technology. The department has well-qualified faculty members from prestigious institutions who are experts in various domains of the humanities and social sciences disciplines. The HSS Department offers a PhD degree program and a diverse range of first- and higher-degree elective courses.
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About IIMAD
The International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala, is a centre for academic research devoted to all aspects of international migration. IIMAD aims to advance new thinking of migration and be India’s largest interdisciplinary research network in migration and regroups a new nexus of international migration experts. IIMAD believe that migration is part of our life and wish to establish ourselves to create a platform for debate, research, policy analysis and community engagement on global, national and local scales. IIMAD collaborates with government and non-government organizations that deal with Refugees, diasporic migrants, and migrant workers in the region. IIMAD tries to serve as a node in the domain of migration with excellence in cutting-edge academic scholarship that fosters practice-oriented research and policy formulation pertaining to international migration. The IIMAD, with its distinguished scholar community, works to develop a new thematic pathway and facilitate the future scholars to disseminate knowledge through academic publications, data banks and conferencing.
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani Dubai campus, in collaboration with the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala, invites students, academicians, researchers, activists, and other practitioners to submit their original research for presentation at the BITS Pilani Diamond Jubilee Celebration International Conference 2025. The conference will focus on the theme “People on the Move: International Migration as a Catalyst for Achieving the SDGs". International migration can contribute to positive development outcomes and, ultimately, to realizing the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development specifically in fostering economic growth, reducing inequalities, and promoting social inclusion. The conference aims to create a platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collaboration among policymakers, academics, international organizations, civil society, and private sector stakeholders. The conference will explore the role of migration in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how effective policies and partnerships can address migration-related challenges to foster a more sustainable and inclusive future, drawing from the fields of humanities and social sciences and other related disciplines.
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Economic Growth and Migration (SDG 8)
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Health, Wellbeing and Migration (SDG 3)
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Education, Diaspora literature, Language and Skill Development (SDG 4)
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Citizenship, Governance, Policies and Migration (SDG 10)
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Social Inclusion, Rights, Justice and Migration (SDGs 1, 5, 16)
Gender Equality and Migration (SDG 5)
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Energy, Technology and Migration (SDGs 7, 9)
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Urban Cities and Migration (SDG 11)
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Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems (SDG12)
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Climate Change, Environmental Migration, Resilience (SDG 13)
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Sub Themes
(Authors are invited to submit abstracts covering, but not limited to the following areas)
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Global Partnerships and Financing for Migration (SDG 17)
Eligibility Criteria
The current undergraduate and graduate (Master’s) students in the batch of 2023, and who have completed their undergraduate and graduate studies in 2021 and 2022 are also eligible to participate.
Guidelines for Submission
GUIDELINES
We invite an abstract of 300 words along with an author biography of 100 words to be submitted through the Google Forms link attached to the flyer by February 15th, 2025. The abstract should include the study objectives, methodology, and main findings. The papers must be submitted in Microsoft Word format only. The submissions will be reviewed by a panel of expert reviewers for acceptance to the conference. The authors of accepted abstracts are expected to submit a full paper by March 30th, 2025. The conference will be conducted strictly in offline mode from 15th to 16th April, 2025.
PUBLICATION: Selected unpublished, high-quality research papers addressing and in line with the conference themes will be shortlisted for publication as book chapters in Springer Proceedings. All papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process.
Best Paper Awards
The best papers will be awarded in the following areas:
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Best Undergraduate Student Paper Award
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Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Important Dates
DATES
February 15, 2025
Abstract Submission Deadline
February 20, 2025
Acceptance Notification
January 10, 2025
Registration Begins
30 March, 2025
Full Paper Submission
15-16th April, 2025
Conference Dates
Registration Fee
Participant Profile Regular
Student 150 AED
Faculty/Academicians 300 AED
Practitioner 400 AED
Conference Committee
COMMITTEE
Prof. V Ramgopal Rao
Vice Chancellor BITS Pilani
Prof. Souri Banerjee
Director, BITS Pilani Dubai
Local Organizing Committee
COMMITTEE
Prof. Shazi Shah Jabeen
HSS Department, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
Prof. Shamshad A Khan
HSS Department, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
Prof. Sayantan Chakraborty
HSS Department, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
Prof. Shaima Amatullah
HSS Department, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
Advisory Committee
Prof. Sangeeta Sharma, BITS Pilani Campus
Prof. K.A. Geetha, BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
Prof. Shilpaa Anand, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Prof. B.G Prakash Kumar BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
Prof. Ramachandran S, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
Ms. Aarthi S.V
Mr. Imran Khan
Ms. Maria Monica M
Ms. Rosemal Pappachan
Mr. Anwar Basha
Mr. Mohammed Husamuddin
Mr. Mohamed Firas Adil
Student Committee
Head, HSS Department, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus
Prof. Mrutuyanjaya Sahu
Chair, The International Institute of Migration & Development (IIMAD)
Prof. S. Irudaya Rajan
