Shanton CHANG

Position: APAIE Executive Member and Professor

Organisation: The University of Melbourne

Country/region: Australia

Shanton Chang (PhD) is Professor of Information Behaviour and Information Systems at the School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne. He is also Associate Dean (International) at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. He has extensive experience in international education, having been involved in international student recruitment, teaching and learning across cultures, career mentoring, international education strategy and policy. He has also worked with the various levels on Australian government to look at improving employment outcomes for students in collaboration with industry partners. He led a project to develop a resource to assist and inform employers on the employment of international students for the International Education Association of Australia. He was also a co-founder of the Victorian Working Group on International Student Employability (VICWise) with the original aim of working with employers to enhance and improve recruitment practices. He is also a well published author on the information behaviours or international students. His work includes a co-edited book “Digital Experiences of International Students: Challenging Assumptions and Rethinking Engagement”, and a special issue of the Journal of Studies in International Education on ‘Digitalisation of International Education: Opportunities and Disruptions’. He has also been invited to speak at numerous conferences and institutions on topics related to the information behaviours of international students. He was the Australian Computer Society’s ICT Educator of the Year in 2017. He received the International Education Association of Australia’s Distinguished Contribution to International Education Award in 2021 and also back in 2000, indicating is long term commitment to International Education. Internationally, he is also on the Board of Trustees of the Council of International Schools.

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