The Institute of Business Administration Karachi, in collaboration with Aga Khan University and Habib University, is hosting the Teaching and Learning Symposium 2026, a platform designed to rethink teaching and learning approaches in the age of artificial intelligence. The symposium is being positioned as a unique collaborative initiative for higher education institutions, bringing together classroom experiences, research, visual storytelling, and structured dialogue under a single event centered around the theme of AI in Pedagogy.
The symposium is organized around four distinct tracks, each addressing a different dimension of how AI intersects with teaching and learning. These tracks include Pedagogy in Action, focused on practical classroom applications, Ideas That Inspire, centered on innovative approaches and concepts, Visual Voices, which invites visual storytelling submissions, and Human Library, which appears designed around dialogue based or narrative driven contributions. Submissions are currently open specifically for the Visual Voices track, with a cash prize of PKR 50,000 being offered for the winning submission, giving participants a concrete incentive to engage with the visual storytelling component of the symposium ahead of the broader event.
The event follows a structured timeline leading up to the symposium itself. The proposal submission deadline is set for Tuesday, September 15, 2026, followed by notification of acceptance on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, and publication of the final programme on Monday, September 28, 2026. The symposium itself is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 19, 2026, running from 8:45 AM to 5:15 PM at IBA’s Main Campus, giving participants roughly a month between submission and the event date to prepare accepted contributions for presentation.
The symposium is described as a joint effort involving IBA Karachi, the Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development, and QTL underscore Net, alongside Habib University, reflecting a coordinated approach among multiple higher education institutions to address how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching practices across Pakistan’s academic sector. Interested participants can register and submit through the official event page, with the symposium’s four track structure offering multiple avenues for educators, researchers, and practitioners to contribute perspectives on AI’s growing role within classroom instruction and broader pedagogical practice.
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