Call for Abstracts: 2026 Taiwan-Czech Academic Forum and Student Conference (Open to Students of NTU and NCCU Only)

The deadline for abstract submission is 31 July, 2026. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Students are warmly encouraged to apply and participate.

With support from the “Taiwan-Czechia Talent Cultivation and Exchange Project on Geopolitics and Economic Security” under the International Integrated Collaboration Framework of the University Alliance in the Czech Republic (ICU) and the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan (UAAT), the Center will jointly organize the Taiwan–Czech Academic Forum and Student Conference with Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, on Thursday, 19 November, 2026.

We aim to further strengthen academic collaboration between National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University, and Charles University in in the Czech Republic and to encourage students to understand more contemporary geopolitical issues.

This event serves as a pre-conference program for New Frontiers in Geopolitics, the annual geopolitics conference organized by Charles University on Friday, 20 November, 2026. We warmly invite students of NTU and NCCU to submit proposals and participate in this unique international academic exchange opportunity.

A. Call for Student Presentation Topics

The theme of this call for student presentation topics focuses on shifts and transformations in geopolitics. Submissions are encouraged to examine the following topics from a variety of perspectives (titles do not need to strictly match the wording below):

• Theories and practices of geopolitics
• Strategic interactions between Europe and the Indo-Pacific region
• Traditional and non-traditional security in geopolitics
• Supply chain resilience and geopolitics
• Technology and geopolitics
• Energy transition and geopolitics
• War, conflict, and gray-zone operations
• Geopolitical strategies of middle powers and small states
• Europe's strategic autonomy and its global role

B. Eligibility

Applicants must be current NTU and NCCU undergraduate students in their third year or above. Students from department related to political science and diplomacy will be given priority. Selected participants will be invited to give their presentations at Charles University in Prague and to take part in a series of related academic activities.

The Center will select 2 primary candidates and 1 alternate. The organizing unit will provide funding for round-trip economy-class airfare to the Czech Republic and accommodation for participating students. The maximum airfare subsidy and the number of covered accommodation nights will be announced at a later date by the organizer. The organizer reserves the right of final review, selection, and modification of all program details.

C. Submission Guidelines

• Language: Submissions must be written in English.
• Abstract: Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words (in English).
• Full Presentation: Presentations should be prepared in English PowerPoint format. Each presentation will be limited to 15 minutes.

D. Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 31 July
• Notification of first-round selection results: Friday, 7 August
• Deadline for submission of PowerPoint presentations: Wednesday, 30 September
• Group presentation session: Friday, 2 October
• Final selection announcement: Friday, 2 October, including 2 selected candidates and 1 alternate
• Geopolitics conference date: Friday, 20 November
• Program period: Wednesday, 18 November – Sunday, 22 November

E. Submission Method

Please complete the attached “Author Information and Abstract Form” and submit your abstract along with a curriculum vitae (CV) in Word or PDF format via email to: [ntueutw@ntu.edu.tw].

Please indicate the subject line as: Charles University Student Paper Submission_[Your Name]

F. Important Notes

• All selected participants are required to attend the full presentation sessions and related panel discussions.
• Details regarding travel and accommodation subsidies will be provided in the acceptance notification.