Social responsibility
We support
To show our commitment we are pledging to support three of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 4 Quality Education, SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production and SDG 13 Climate Action. We also champion inspiring initiatives and organisations that strive to make a difference.
SDG Accord
We are proud signatories of the SDG Accord, which is the higher education sector’s response to the Global Goals.
CANIE Accord
We also were one of the first signatories of the CANIE Accord, to support our sector's goals to reduce our carbon footprint.
Community aid
EAIE supports initiatives and charities that help and provide aid to communties affected by war and natural disasters.
Local charities
The EAIE Office staff is dedicated to helping its local community in various volunteering capacities throughout the year.
Sustainability at the EAIE Conference
We know that the Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition makes a significant impact on the environment. Here's how we reduce our impact and promote responsible consumption.
Work with sustainable partners and venues
Reduce and offset our carbon footprint
Embrace fair trade and recyclable items
Promote sustainable exhibition practices
Sustainability in the sector
In addition to our commitment to the SDGs, we engage with external stakeholders across the globe to support the social responsibility agenda within the international higher education field more broadly.
The International Student Mobility Charter
The EAIE led a working group of international higher education associations that developed a charter advocating international students’ rights. The Charter calls for institutions, regions and governments to facilitate mobility and seek to guarantee that international students feel protected when studying abroad.
Nelson Mandela Bay Global Dialogue Declaration
The EAIE, along with 23 other organisations, signed this declaration and agreed to actively work to make internationalisation more inclusive, more collaborative, equitable and ethical. It is an acknowledgement of what Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu call Ubuntu: “I am who I am because of you”. The EAIE continues to support this understanding of global interconnectedness and the need to advance the social justice agenda around the world. Click here to download the Declaration.
Resources on sustainable internationalisation
