
Conferences or Cash Machines? Rethinking the Culture of Academic Events
It has become fashionable for universities and institutes to display their academic prowess through glossy brochures of international conferences, symposia, and seminars. Terms like knowledge exchange, collaborative platform, and research dialogue are thrown around with such ease, one would assume we are on the cusp of an intellectual revolution. However, let’s ask the uncomfortable question: are these events genuinely serving the cause of education, or are they just dressed-up fundraising drives? (May 18, 2025)
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