At our recent IGU-CGE Steering Committee meeting, Dr. Clinton van der Merwe (on behalf of the IGU-CGE 2025 Stellenbosch Conference Organising Committee) shared a preview of the global visitor map for the upcoming IGU-CGE 2025 Conference.

The map tells an inspiring story—visitors from South Africa, Belgium, the United States, Germany, China, and beyond have already shown interest in joining us. From all corners of the world, the geography education community is coming together.

This is more than just a conference. It’s a global gathering of minds, a space where educators, researchers, and practitioners unite to shape the future of geography education. It’s where new ideas are born, partnerships are formed, and bold visions for the future take root.

🌿 Will you be part of this movement?

We warmly invite you to join us in Stellenbosch, South Africa, from 28–31 October 2025.
Together, we’ll explore how geography education can inspire young people, build global understanding, and address the challenges of our time.

📍 Mark your calendars and let us know where you’re joining from!

🌐 Learn more: https://igu-cge-stellenbosch.co.za

(Submissions should be made online on or before the 31st of May 2025 on the conference website at https://igu-cge-stellenbosch.co.za/. Contributors will be informed of the outcome of the peer review process on the 6th of June 2025. This is the LAST call for abstracts.)

Let’s shape the future of geography education—together.
We can’t wait to welcome you to Stellenbosch!

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IGU – CGE Conference: Stellenbosch, South Africa, 28 – 31 October 2025

2^nd CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Theme: Geographical Learning Today for Tomorrow

We invite geography educators to submit abstracts of an academic paper or poster presentation for the 2025 Commission of Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union’s Conference to be held in Stellenbosch at the heart of the Winelands of South Africa. The conference theme, ‘Geographical Learning Today for Tomorrow,’ seeks to foster dialogue and collaboration across diverse geographical contexts, highlighting locally responsive but globally relevant transformative pedagogies, technology integration, and curriculum innovation that address the challenges of our contemporary world from a geographical perspective.  We encourage submissions that explore comparative studies, innovative pedagogies, and sustainable practices at all levels of education, including early childhood education, primary, secondary, and tertiary education, as well as teacher education. We invite contributions that may result in transformative geographical and environmental education that help young people, teachers, and teacher educators better understand their roles and responsibilities as citizens of a world characterised by rapid change, risk and vulnerability.

Abstracts should be in English, no more than 300 words and clearly outline the proposed presentation’s objectives, methods, and anticipated outcomes. Submissions should be made online on or before 2^nd of May 2025 at https://igu-cge-stellenbosch.co.za/. Contributors will be informed of the outcome of the peer review process on 9^th of May 2025.