Rejay Y. Alvarado, conference chairperson, opened the 9th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research on Wednesday, June 10, highlighting the presentation of 99 research papers and four plenary talks from local and international participants.
The conference brings together researchers, educators, professionals, practitioners and students from the Graduate School, Universitas Maharaswati Denpasar in Indonesia, the University of Ferrara in Italy and the University of Kassel in Germany.
In his opening message, Alvarado underscored the conference’s role as a venue for advancing interdisciplinary knowledge, strengthening research collaboration and promoting meaningful exchanges across institutions and fields of specialization.
As of this writing, the conference is proceeding with its morning sessions, including plenary presentations that feature local and international perspectives on research, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The conference is also set to continue in the afternoon with parallel sessions from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. in onsite venues at the Barcelona Center for Advanced Studies Rooms A and B and College Building Rooms 213 and 214. Online presentations will be held through Sessions 3E, 3F and 3G.
The afternoon parallel sessions will feature studies across business and organizational management, education, health and wellness, architecture and urban development, hospitality and tourism, engineering and technology, finance and governance, and the social and behavioral sciences.
Sessions 3A to 3G are expected to showcase the multidisciplinary character of contemporary research, with presentations addressing real-world challenges in education, business, governance, health, technology, sustainability, culture and community development.
The featured research areas include business, management, human resources and organizational development; physical education, sports science, health and student well-being; educational innovation, learning interventions, environmental education and mathematics education; architecture, heritage conservation, urban planning and hospitality management; health sciences, product development, engineering and workplace studies; corporate governance, finance, sustainability and public administration; and psychology, teaching strategies, learning assessment and human behavior.
Organizers said the conference demonstrates how interdisciplinary inquiry can generate innovative solutions, strengthen institutions, improve quality of life and contribute to sustainable and human-centered progress.
The 9th ICMR carries the theme, “Advancing Interdisciplinary Knowledge for a Sustainable and Human-Centered Future.”