Mission of the 21st Century Academic Forum

  21st Century Issues Research

Mission 1 is to support research on how to best prepare 21st century citizens for a rapidly changing workplace and world that requires the ability to process and prioritize information; the ability to communicate and collaborate with people across the globe; and an ability to use creativity and innovation to solve complex problems.

  Interdisciplinary Research

Mission 2 is to support the expansion of research exploring  interrelationships among the disciplines as a way of better understanding the world in the 21st century. The complexity of problems in the 21st century requires interdisciplinary approaches that cannot be solved under the traditional "silo" or single-discipline research.

  Socially Responsible Research

Mission 3 is to support the principle that research should attempt to serve the public good and make a contribution to society. Our aim is to bring people from different academic backgrounds and perspectives together – bound by a shared interest in conducting research that makes an impact on the communities they serve.

  What We Do

  Conferences

We invite experts in their fields to discuss their research and expertise in their keynote addresses.  Researchers share their work with colleagues in concurrent and poster sessions on a variety of topic tracks. Our conferences are held at some of the top universities in the world. 

  Publications

All papers that meet the standards set by the 21st Century Academic Forum’s editorial board will be published in our online Conference Proceedings. Selected papers from each conference will also be considered for publication in our online peer reviewed Journal of 21st Century Education.

  Outreach Programs

Our global team of experts conduct workshops in a variety of convenient locations for K - 12 teachers interested in how to "21st Century-ize" their instruction and assessment. Teachers completing the intensive workshops will receive continuing education credit from the University of Georgia.