Southeast Asia Design Research (SEA-DR) International Conference is an annual conference held in the Southeast Asia region with the aim of developing the design research field in Education. The conference also aims to disseminate research results related to design research both for policy interests and for practical use in their application in various educational disciplines. The 8th SEA-DR provide excellent opportunities for academics, lecturers, teachers, students, educators, researchers, and educational stakeholders to share knowledge and research findings and to promote best practices in design research. The topic of interest covers all theoretical and practical aspects of design research in the fields of teaching and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, sports, languages, management, economics, and other social sciences. The 8th SEA-DR International Conference was combined with The Second Science, Technology, Education, Arts, Culture, and Humanity (The 2nd STEACH) International Conference, which was first held on 29 October 2018.

The main theme for this joint conference is “Empowering creative education for freedom of teaching and learning” with the main scope of the accepted paper is all the theoretical and practical aspects of design research in the fields of education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, sports, art & language, and cultural & humanities.