Special Issue of the Journal of English Language Education -Praxis (ELE-Praxis). This issue emerged from the papers presented at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Collaboration: A Shared Future in Higher Education, jointly organized by the Department of Language Education, Kathmandu University and the Department of English, Assam Don Bosco University at the School of Education, Kathmandu University on 9-10 April 2025.