The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) was pleased to welcome Professor Liu Hong, Director at the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and Professor Shen Wei, from the School of Public Administration at Zhejiang University, to the IIAS office in Brussels on 5 June 2026.

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is inviting proposals from experienced service providers to manage the production of the French-language edition of the International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS), the Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives (RISA).

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) has extended the submission deadline for the IIAS 2026 Conference to 30 August 2026, giving scholars, practitioners, and policymakers additional time to contribute to its flagship annual conference.

The Call for Papers is open for the 2026 Annual Conference of the China-Arab Network of Schools of Public Policy and Administration (CANSPPA), taking place at Fudan University in Shanghai on 22–23 November 2026.

We are pleased to announce Betânia Lemos, Michael W. Bauer and Christina Koulouri as keynote speakers for the IASIA 2026 Annual Conference, taking place in Athens from 12 to 16 October 2026 under the theme “Rethinking Governance for a Changing World.”

With more than 600 contributions received, momentum is building for the IASIA 2026 Annual Conference, taking place in Athens from 12 to 16 October 2026. As IASIA prepares to celebrate its 65th anniversary, authors are encouraged to complete their registration by 31 August 2026 to secure their place in the main conference programme.

IASIA and MENAPAR invite researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers and institutional leaders to contribute to the IASIA–MENAPAR Dialogue 2026, taking place in Athens from 12 to 16 October 2026, as a joint event with the IASIA 2026 Annual Conference.

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is pleased to welcome Noé Gomez-Villalba and Pearl Beleyn, who have joined the IIAS team in Brussels for three-month internships, from August to November 2026. Bringing different academic, professional and international backgrounds, they will contribute to the Institute’s work in archives, communication and administration.

Participants of the EGPA 2026 Conference are exclusively invited to attend a private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Friday, 28 August.

During IIAS Governance Week 2026, held from 10 to 12 June 2026 in Brussels, the IIAS Secretariat came together in person as a full team for the first time, bringing together colleagues who work from different parts of the world.

Only one day remains to submit abstracts for the 18th Annual LAGPA/IIAS Conference, to be held in Quito, Ecuador, from 14 to 16 September 2026. Under the theme "Public Management and the Future of Latin American Economic Integration: Navigating Global Fragmentation and Regional Opportunities," the conference will bring together academics, researchers, public officials, and international organizations to discuss the future of governance and public administration in Latin America. Abstract submissions close on 10 July 2026.

Registration is now open for IASIA's 65th Anniversary Conference in Athens- bringing together the global public administration community to shape the future of governance.