EAIE 2026: Higher education sector gathers amid "growing interest in international cooperation"

The European Association for International Education (EAIE) has opened its annual conference with a call to "choose dialogue over avoidance, even when the conversations are difficult".

The EAIE 2026 conference takes place in Glasgow (UK) from 08 to 11/09/2026, gathering more than 7,000 participants from the higher education sector.

"The timing of us gathering here couldn't be better. Next year, the UK and Switzerland rejoin Erasmus+, reopening the door for study and staff exchange. Europe itself is looking to intensify education and research collaboration globally, and our partners from all continents have a growing interest in international cooperation," Mervin Bakker, EAIE Director, stated.

Sara López Selga, EAIE President, described a context marked by uncertainty: "With policy shifts and funding pressures, old and new conflicts emerging over the world, we have a general sense that the ground keeps moving under our feet faster than our pace. We certainly are not the only sector sensing the changes and challenges, although we might be more sensitive to them as we are locally based…