76th Annual ICA Conference:
Communication and Inequalities in Context
4-8 June 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa
Join us at the Nanyang Reception
Celebrating Excellence in Communication and Innovation - where we connect, inspire, and shape the future of research, teaching, and practice.
Be part of the vibrant NTU community at the Nanyang Reception during ICA 2026. Network with leading scholars, exchange ideas, and explore new collaborations as we advance the field of communication together.
The Nanyang Reception will be held on Saturday, 6 June 2026, from 8:00pm to 10:00pm.
Venue:
Ballroom East, CTICC1
We look forward to celebrating with you and charting new horizons in communication!
NTU Presenters at ICA 2026
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We invite you to participate in NTU's presentation sessions at the ICA Conference 2026. Our faculty and graduate students will be sharing cutting-edge work that reflects the school’s strengths in communication, media, and interdisciplinary research.
Come engage with ideas that challenge, inspire, and advance the field — we look forward to connecting with you in Cape Town!
Top Paper Sessions
Join us in recognising the outstanding academic contributions of NTU faculty and graduate students at the Top Paper Sessions at ICA 2026. Selected for their rigour and relevance, these papers reflect the School’s strengths in interdisciplinary and impactful research.
Featured papers:
📄 Journalism Studies Division Top Papers Session: Distinguishing News Media Trust, Skepticism, and Cynicism Through Elaboration: Toward a Global Typology of Distrustors, Mistrustors, Automatic Trustors, and Engaged Trustors
S. Contreras-Yap, I. Nur, Prof Edson Tandoc
📄 InfoSys: Promising Student Papers:Are You in Control of Your Meetings? Autonomy Balancing Fatigue and Vigour in a Videoconferencing World
Shruti Malviya
📄Public Media & Culture Division Top Faculty Paper: Behind the Kidney-harvest (Ga Yaozi) Panic: Thailand-Focused Content Creators and the Spillover of Geopolitical Discourse on Chinese Platforms
Asst Prof Hai Wang
For the full list of NTU presenters and sessions @ ICA 2026, click here.
NTU Exhibition Booth
Visit the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Booth at ICA 2026!
Booth #10 | Hall 2, CTICC 1
June 5 - 7, 2026
Discover our innovative research, academic programmes, and career opportunities. Connect with us and explore how we’re shaping the future of communication. Join us and be part of the conversation!
Connect Over Coffee at ICA 2026
Explore Careers at NTU WKWSCIInterested in faculty opportunities at NTU Singapore?
Meet WKWSCI faculty at ICA 2026 for an informal coffee chat on anticipated Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) openings across communication, media, and information studies.
Areas include:
Creative Strategies / PR • Computational Analytics • AI Governance • HCI • Sustainability Communication • Library Science / Knowledge Management
📅 7 June 2026 (Sunday)
🕜 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Register your interest here.
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International Communication Association (ICA) Fellows
Professor, WKWSCI
Korea Foundation Professor in Contemporary Korean Society and New Media
Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
President's Chair in Communication Studies
Professor Edson Castro Tandoc Jr.
Associate Chair, Research and Strategy, WKWSCI
President's Chair in Communication Studies
