Intercultural research capability in the age of gen AI: Preparing PhD graduates for transcultural knowledge co-construction

Intercultural research capability in the age of gen AI: Preparing PhD graduates for transcultural knowledge co-construction

Speaker:

Professor Jing Qi

School of Global, Urban and Social Studies

RMIT University

Melbourne
 

Chair:

Professor Hugo Horta

Faculty of Education

The University of Hong Kong 

Date: January 29, 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm 

Mode: Online via Zoom

Language: English

Registration: https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZLAyzFLRCOcf6DrUNxd2g

This paper addresses two research questions: How relevant are PhD graduates’ multilingual and intercultural research capabilities to their research career?   How can gen AI be used ethically and responsibly to enhance PhD graduates’ multilingual and intercultural research capabilities? I first introduce two theoretical framings that provide evidence-based justification for legitimising non-Western, non-English research and theorising.  I then foreground three critical junctures where researchers could focus their energy on actions of significance when researching multilingually and interculturally, and explain how Gen AI can help at these critical junctures.     

About the Speaker

Associate Professor Jing Qi is based in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne. Jing’s research is broadly concerned with internationalisation of education. She draws together experiences in multilingual,  intercultural, sociological and technological studies to bring an interdisciplinary perspective to education and community research. Jing publishes in areas including international/transnational education, doctoral education, teacher education, blended and digital learning, and language education.

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