The 6th International Oromo Studies Conference April 23-27, 2026
Call for Abstracts
The 6th International Oromo Studies Conference
April 23 & 24, 2026
Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnership, Jimma University
Grand Theme: Reimagining Oromo Knowledge Systems for Digital Futures: Epistemic Justice, Language, Arts, and Culture in the Era of Digital Transformation
Conference Overview
The 6th International Oromo Studies Conference marks ten years of the Institute of Oromo Studies (IOS) and convenes scholars, practitioners, technologists, artists, youth innovators, and policymakers to critically engage Oromo knowledge systems in the context of digital transformation. As digital technologies increasingly shape knowledge production, language use, cultural expression, and heritage preservation, the conference foregrounds epistemic justice, addressing whose knowledge is represented, who governs digital infrastructures, and how indigenous knowledge systems can shape ethical and inclusive digital futures.
The conference provides an interdisciplinary platform to examine the future of Oromo language, arts, culture, and indigenous knowledge within emerging technological environments while advancing linguistic equity, cultural sustainability, and intergenerational knowledge continuity.
Conference Sub-Themes:
Submissions are invited under, but not limited to, the following thematic areas:
- Indigenous Knowledge, Digital Transformation, and Epistemic Justice
- Afaan Oromoo, Language Technologies, and Digital Futures
- Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Archives and Inclusive Digital Economies
- Youth, Innovation, and Intergenerational Digital Participation
Language of the Conference: Afaan Oromoo and/or English
Contact: Ashenafi Belay (PhD) Cell Phone: 0913401829, Email: hireebirraa@gmail.com
Alemayehu Fekede (PhD) Cell Phone: 0991166688, Email: guurii2006@yahoo.com
* Abstract submission guidelines:
| Title should be typed in bold, title case and set in the center of the page. The title length must be limited to 200 characters including spaces, written in Times New Roman, line space: 1.5 and font size of 12. Abbreviations are not permitted in the title.
Author Name Surname1*, Author Name Surname2 (Times New Roman, line space: 1.5 and font size:11) 1XX University, Faculty/ college of XX, Department of XX, Post code, City, Country 2XX University, Faculty of XX, Department of XX, Post code, City, Country *Presenter e-mail: xx.xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx The abstract: Should be one paragraph without sections and should not exceed 350 words and minimum 250 words. The keyword: 3-6 words should be typed as bold and one word, the first letter of each keyword is capitalized, separated by a comma, and ordered alphabetically. Both abstract and keywords should be (Times New Roman, line space: 1.5 and font size:12)
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IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract Submission: 24/02/2026 – 11/03/2026, Notification of Acceptance: 16-7/03/2026 Conference Dates: April 23–24, 2026
Please use the link below to submit the abstract: https://forms.gle/C9NBKSAQsAFvC6xTA