The 10th International Scientific Conference on
Linguistic, Educational, and Intercultural Research 2026

12-13 November 2026 Hybrid

The Institute of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Philology at Vilnius University, together with the Language Teachers’ Association of Lithuania (LKPA) and the International Federation of Language Teacher Associations – Northern and Baltic Region (FIPLV NBR), invites scholars and practitioners to the 10th International Scientific Conference on Linguistic, Educational, and Intercultural Research (LEIC Research 2026).
LEIC Research 2026 marks several important milestones: the 10th edition of the conference, which has developed into a key international platform for scholarly exchange in linguistics, education, and intercultural studies, and the 20th anniversary of the Language Teachers’ Association of Lithuania.

The conference is organised in partnership with the Institute of Foreign Languages of Vytautas Magnus University and the Department of Foreign Languages at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, long-standing institutional partners of LKPA.
Taking place on 12–13 November 2026, LEIC Research 2026 brings together researchers, university lecturers, teachers, and representatives of educational institutions to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and international cooperation. Participants from Lithuania and abroad are warmly invited to join this milestone event, which will strengthen collaboration within the Arqus European University Alliance and beyond.

Speakers


Michael Byram
Professor Emeritus at the University of Durham, United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Vilma Bijeikienė
Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Berrin Yanıkkaya
Full Professor at Yeditepe University, Turkey
Robert O'Dowd
Full Professor at the University of León, Spain
Adolfo Sánchez Cuadrado
Professor at the University of Granada, Spain
Terry Lamb
Professor of Languages and Interdisciplinary Pedagogy, University of Westminster, United Kingdom, and President, FIPLV
Kris Peeters
Professor at the University of Antwerp, Belgium

Partners


Vilnius University
LKPA
International Federation of Language Teacher Associations
Go Vilnius
Arqus
CELELC
Vilnius Tech
VDU