PU Organizes Free Linguistics Conference 2026
Published: September 29, 2026 | 06:30 PM
LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Sep, 2026)
The "Free Linguistics Conference 2026" was successfully organized under the auspices of Department of English Language and Linguistics at IER, University of the Punjab on Tuesday. The conference aimed to foster intellectual collaboration and academic networking across institutions.
During the conference, Prof Ahmer Mahboob from the University of Sydney presented a significant conceptual framework, encouraging participants to view the conference as an action-oriented platform for deriving solutions to real-world problems. This thought-provoking perspective received enthusiastic appreciation.
Addressing the ceremony, PU VC Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali praised this innovative and practical vision, emphasizing the commitment to make future conferences even more effective and practical, enabling them to generate tangible solutions to the country's challenges.
The conference featured distinguished national and international experts, including:
- Özgür Taskin, English Language Educator
- Zubair Torwali, Founder and Executive Director, BT
- Dr. Vincent Greenier, Senior Lecturer, Linguistics and TESOL, University of Aberdeen
- Dr. Fatima Sajjad, Assistant Professor, Political Science, UMT Lahore
- Caroline Schöpf, Researcher, Applied Linguistics.
The administrative and hosting responsibilities were managed by:
- Dr. Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry, Director, IER, University of the Punjab
- Dr. Muhammad Islam, Chairman, Department of English Language and Linguistics, University of the Punjab
- Dr. Maria Fatima Dogar, Lecturer, DLL and Linguistics, University of the Punjab and Convenor
- Dr. Nadia Majid, Convenor
- Dr. Hafiz Nauman Ahmed, Associate Professor and Head of English, MUST Gujarat, and Coordinator.
Dr. Muhammad Islam expressed gratitude to the distinguished guests, speakers, and participants for their valuable contributions to the conference.