About

Conference

The Samudra International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (SICOSH) is the third international seminar organized by Universitas Samudra. This seminar carries the theme “Social-Economic Transformation Towards Global Sustainable Society 2030: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovative Solutions“. Its primary focus is to explore the social-economic transformations needed to achieve a global vision for sustainability by 2030. The theme underscores an awareness of the various challenges and opportunities faced by global society, while emphasizing the need for innovative solutions to address critical issues.

This seminar aims to address the challenges facing the world, particularly in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region. These challenges include climate change and natural disasters, rapid urbanization, socio-economic disparities, and resource exploitation. With the emergence of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a global effort to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability and social well-being.

In this context, social-economic transformation becomes crucial to ensure that societies around the world, especially in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region, can develop in a sustainable way. The seminar serves as a platform for discussion and finding innovative solutions to meet these challenges. Through collaboration, the seminar is expected to generate concrete strategies that can help achieve the global objectives for 2030.

We look forward proposals or abstracts from scholars and industry professionals in the social sciences and humanities. These contributions will enrich and broaden the range of perspectives for dialogue at this conference.

Conference Objectives

  • Exploring Key Challenges and Opportunities: To identify and examine the most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities associated with the journey toward a sustainable global society by 2030. This includes addressing issues like climate change, socio-economic inequalities, and resource exploitation.
  • Fostering Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: To bring together experts, scholars, industry practitioners, and policymakers from various fields—such as social sciences, environmental sciences, health sciences, and digital technology—to encourage a multidisciplinary approach to addressing global sustainability
  • Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): To emphasize the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and discuss how to align social-economic transformation with these global objectives. The goal is to create a roadmap for achieving the SDGs by 2030 through concerted efforts and innovative strategies.

Conference Organizer

The Samudra International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (SICOSH) is organized by Universitas Samudra (Unsam), a state university located in the westernmost region of Indonesia, more precisely in Aceh Province, Sumatra Island. Unsam has five faculties: science and technology, agriculture, economics, law, and education. The existence of competent human resources makes Unsam able to organize international conferences. With in-depth knowledge and extensive practical experience, Unsam’s lecturers actualize every academic dialogue from a rich and varied perspective. Furthermore, the combination of good academic standards and a firm commitment to the advancement of science ensures that Unsam can organize this event with excellence.

In addition, Unsam is dedicated to improving the quality and readiness of its educational and research activities. This commitment is evidenced by the implementation of innovative teaching methodologies, expanded access to academic resources, and increased interdisciplinary collaboration. Unsam continues to improve its research facilities and provides comprehensive support to its researchers, thereby encouraging the production of reputable scientific contributions.

Unsam has good experience organizing international events. This is proven by the success of the Samudra International Conference, which is currently the third in the last six years