Gerardo BLANCO

Position: Chief Editor (JSIE) and Professor (Boston College)

Organisation: JSIE and Boston College

Country/region: USA

Professor Blanco is Academic Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College. His research explores the intersections of quality and internationalisation in higher education with a focus on accreditation, rankings and international assessments. His research has been published in leading journals and he has held leadership roles in the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s Council for International Higher Education.

Presentations

Sessions

Key Dates

General Proposal Submissions

General Proposal Submission:
~~24 June 2026 23:59 AEST~~ Closed

Proposal notifications:
early September 2026

Academic Research Submissions

Phase 1: Abstract Submission:
~~3 June 2026~~ Closed

Phase 2: Full Paper Submission (for accepted abstracts):
12 August 2026

Phase 3: Revised Full Paper Submission (incorporating reviewer feedback):
12 November 2026

Registration

Early bird open: from mid-September 2026
Early bird close: 12 January 2027
Standard open: 13 January 2027
Standard close: 20 March 2027
Late open: 21 March 2027

APAIE 2027 Conference & Exhibition

Pre-conference workshops: 21 March 2027
APAIE 2027 Kuala Lumpur: 21 – 25 March 2027
Post-conference campus tours: 25 March 2027

Submissions

Proposal submission: 24 April – 24 June 2026
Research submission: 24 April – 3 June 2026
Pre-conf workshop submission: 24 April – 3 June 2026

Registration

Early bird open: from mid-Sepember 2026
Early bird close: 12 January 2027
Standard open: 13 January 2027
Standard close: 20 March 2027
Late open: 21 March 2027