EAIE GLASGOW 2026 – The Rhythm of Revolution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University returned from Glasgow with new partnerships and opportunities for its students. Our faculty was represented at this prestigious event dedicated to the internationalization of higher education.
The annual EAIE (European Association for International Education) Conference and Exhibition 2026, marking its 36th edition, took place from 8 to 11 September at the modern Scottish Event Campus, which welcomed more than 7,300 professionals from over 100 countries worldwide. The main theme of the conference was “The Rhythm of Revolution”, a call for innovation, challenging established models, fostering collaboration, and creating lasting change in global education.
The programme featured more than 240 presentations, workshops, and networking activities. Topics included academic freedom, climate change, diversity, European funding opportunities, university marketing, as well as digital and hybrid learning.
Dozens of international institutions and universities from around the world participated in the exhibition. Representatives of our faculty and Comenius University, together with other Slovak higher education institutions and representatives of the education sector, held dozens of meetings with universities and educational organizations from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.
Many of these meetings also took place under the common Slovak brand at the national pavilion. The joint Slovak presentation created opportunities for concrete agreements, new projects, and further strengthening of connections between Slovak higher education and international partners.
Together with Comenius University, our faculty expanded its network of contacts across Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa while further developing existing partnerships. Within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme, discussions were held with universities in Germany and Italy regarding the expansion of student and staff mobility opportunities.
The faculty also engaged in promising discussions in the field of medicine with representatives of the University of Oulu, the University of the Free State in South Africa, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Mexico, and Université Grenoble Alpes in France. In addition, the faculty and Comenius University used the event to strengthen connections within the Utrecht Network and to meet with organizations supporting internationalization and international student recruitment.
Meetings with CAEI further strengthened links with Latin America and opened new opportunities for broader participation in academic networks across the region. Participation in EAIE therefore brought the faculty new bilateral contacts, mobility opportunities, and a further expansion of the geographical reach of its international cooperation.
EAIE 2027 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal