EAIE 2024: "This year's conference is a call to action in favour of higher education" (P. Van Hove)

"The world today is not entirely favourable to education. This year's conference is a call to action in favour of higher education, I hope you will take advantage of everything we have to offer to make connections", says Piet Van Hove, President of the EAIE, during his speech at the plenary session at the start of the 34^th EAIE annual meeting in Toulouse (France) on 18/09/2024.

The President of the University of Toulouse, Michael Toplis, states that local stakeholders are happy to welcome the more than 7,000 participants coming from 90 different countries, a record for the EAIE conference.

"True liberation comes not from economic power alone but from the power of knowledge. Information is liberating, and education is the premise of progress in every society", declares Elisabeth Moreno, former French Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities (from 2020 to 2022), speaking at the same session.

"International education prepares the leaders of tomorrow to tackle global challenges, it opens our horizons. In a time of political uncertainty where the world is…