EAEA Conference, this time on transforming the lives of individuals and communities

The EAEA annual conferences are always an excellent opportunity for professionally engaging and enjoyable gatherings of key representatives in ALE on the European and, to some extent, global scale. The association has 120 members – institutions from 43 European countries. The rich mix of 150 participants at this year’s conference leads us to conclude that nearly all of us made it to Helsinki in June. With great interest, three representatives from the SIAE joined the event as well.

Two leading ICAE members took on important roles: President Robbie Guevara as co-host and co-moderator and Secretary General Dr Katarina Popović, who spoke on the final panel. The new director of UIL, Isabell Kempf, impressed the audience with her passionate speech on the role of ALE in strengthening skills for effectively responding to global changes. Unfortunately, I did not notice any representatives from the European Commission, despite the fact that they co-funded the event.

Read more in the SIAE Newsletter here.