Laura Howard has been President (2014-2016) of the European Association for International Education (EAIE), where she has been actively involved since 2006, holding several volunteer leadership positions. She is currently lecturing in the Department of Didactics of Language and Literature of the University of Cadiz – UCA, Spain. Laura has over 15 years’ experience in international relations management, holding several posts within the UCA: Director of European Projects, Director of International Relations and General Director of External Promotion. On a national level, she chaired the Commission for International Promotion which was created within the International Relations Commission of the Spanish Rectors’ Conference from 2008 until 2010, and was part of the initial advisory committee to the Universidad.es Foundation, a public sector foundation for the international promotion of Spanish universities. She is a public speaker and author of articles and papers on many issues related to international higher education. She is one of the authors of the report Internationalisation of Higher Education, prepared for the European Parliament in 2015.