The 6th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2025) and The 16th Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film (MediAsia2025) took place in one of the major cultural hearts of Japan. Kyoto is one of the country’s most storied and beautiful cities, and was once the capital of Japan for over a thousand years from 794 until 1868. Today, Kyoto continues to flourish in a rich cultural heritage and tradition of innovative thinking, as a place where East mingles with the West. With Kyoto’s unique blend of deep tradition and modernity as a backdrop, KAMC/MediAsia2025 welcomed some 320 delegates from 38 countries.
Read on to find out more about conference statistics, and what our delegates had to say about last year’s event.
(All data sourced from the 2025 Post-Conference Survey Results)
Just under 90% of delegates hold postgraduate degrees, with over half employed as university faculty (57%). The event boasts strong regional and global engagement, as seen in the diaspora of its delegates. Last year's largest delegate groups came from Japan (11%), the Philippines (11%), Taiwan (11%), India (11%), and Indonesia (8%).
While delegates primarily attend IAFOR conferences to present their latest research, their conference feedback reveals a wide range of motivational aspects which encourage attendance in both the plenary and parallel sessions.
Participants reported being motivated by the opportunity to network with and receive feedback from scholars and industry professionals from diverse backgrounds, engaging with leading plenary speakers who are active in global research, and the ability to submit to open access publishing opportunities.
What to Expect at the Event
The event offers delegates the chance to exchange the latest ideas, attend panels and workshops, and interact with peers as well as some of the leading figures in the field of education.
What’s more, IAFOR conferences are organised in partnership with some of the world’s leading universities and academic associations.
"The conference provided an intellectually stimulating and professionally rewarding experience."
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Learn from leading experts
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Build a global network
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Present with impact
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Explore new perspectives
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Publish your work
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Experience new culture
Delegate Satisfaction at a Glance
Data in the following sections are based on the 2025 Post-Conference Survey Data that was collected from 106 respondents out of 312 delegates within 30 days of the conclusion of the event.
Our conferences are designed to deliver academic value, professional growth, and a welcoming international environment. Feedback consistently reflects high levels of overall satisfaction across programme quality, organisation, and networking opportunities.
“IAFOR conferences have always been interesting and friendly. It is particularly supportive of younger academics.”
Connect with Other Delegates
International, intercultural, and interdisciplinary dialogue lies at the heart of our Forum. MediAsia provides multiple opportunities for academics to expand their personal and professional networks, as well as engage with local culture.
“It was intimate and exciting to hear from the international participants. Each unique topic resonated with my own personal research. I was able to met colleagues and make new professional friends.”
IAFOR is a platform for international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Our delegates found the opportunities to connect with fellow participants during the conference to be moderate interaction by 93 per cent of the respondents. Delegates attending the conference onsite found the networking experience to be somewhat effective, but could be improved, with over 76 per cent satisfaction. Our conference’s hospitality and ambience are acceptable, with a 3.94 out of 5 rating from the respondents.
Learn from Experts in Your Field
The conference performed well in terms of academic content delivery, with an overall score of 83 per cent. The plenary sessions and featured presentations were found to be engaging, with an overall 80 per cent satisfaction. As for delegates’ presentations, 95 per cent of the respondents found parallel presentations to be well-prepared and informative.
Receive Support from Submission to Presentation
Delegates attending the event found the overall pre-conference support helpful. They received useful information from IAFOR prior to joining the conference, rating the information provided on the website at 4.38 out of 5. The submission system was found to be easy to use by 84 per cent of the respondents. Our email communication was timely and clear, with an overall score of 88 per cent. The registration system was straightforward and easy, with over 86 per cent of the respondents rating it at 4.37 out of 5.
Would Delegates Recommend the Conference?
“Presenting in IAFOR is fun and full of learning. Meeting researchers and professionals in different fields is a great experience.”
The diversity that can be seen at IAFOR conferences is always growing, thanks to a steady influx of new delegates attending each conference.
MediAsia consistently ranks high in peer recommendation by delegates. 84% of delegates reported that they would recommend the conference to friends and colleagues, which makes the consistently growing number of delegates come as no surprise!Read Last Year's Conference Report
IAFOR produces conference reports that provide concise and coherent overviews of the ideas, conversations, and areas of research present. These include key themes and takeaways, referencing programme(s), speakers, and attendees, which are curated and archived for both those who attended the event and those who did not to stay abreast of many of the developments and insights provided by the conference and the collective intelligence of its participants. The reports are not meant to be, and indeed cannot be, exhaustive, and yet they aim to make a significant intellectual contribution drawn from the unique collaborative and contrastive space of IAFOR events.