The EFL education team was honoured to organise this student and young researcher conference on Negotiating Difference, Embracing Diversity: Perspectives for EFL Education.

Questions of difference and diversity have emerged as central concerns in EFL education, both in research and in teaching practice. This conference invited students and young researchers to explore issues of difference and diversity during talks, joint discussions, and networking activities.

The plenary talk was held by Dr. Manuel López-Pereyra, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México.

The EFL education team was honoured to co-organise the 29^th DGFF (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung) congress at the University of Duisburg-Essen from September 22-24, 2021.

From 10th to 11th September 2018, the 10th AILA-Europe Junior Researcher Meeting in Applied Linguistics was hosted by the University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, Germany. This international two-day conference with focus on Research(ing) Cultures in Applied Linguistics allowed early career applied linguists to present their research and network in an interactive and informal international environment.

Prof. Dr. Bernd Rüschoff on AILA's (International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) involvement with the ECML Professional Network Forum.