CAEI COSTA RICA - 2025
Introduction
The ninth edition of the Congress of the Americas on International Education (CAEI) was held on October 15, 16, and 17, 2025, in San José, Costa Rica, as an in-person event. Its central theme was “Transforming Knowledge into Development.”
The dynamic inter-American community that has built the foundations of this innovative initiative is comprised of Government leaders, university presidents and other senior administrative faculty, academics and researchers, directors of international relations and university organizations at national, regional, inter-American and international levels, totaling:
- 7281 Participants
- 39 Member Associations of CAIE
- 1.100+ Speakers
- 286 Academic Activities
- 1.700+ Institutions and organizations per edition
- 60 + Countries
- 5 Continents
Speakers
The central theme of CAEI-2025 was “Transforming Knowledge into Development,” which implies the transition from centralized knowledge toward the universalization of science as an element of social transformation and human development. This theme invites the ongoing reconceptualization of education and research as generators of knowledge and catalysts for innovation, leading to more intercultural societies with environmental, economic, political, and social development that is both sustainable and resilient.
Academic Program
CAEI-2025 Costa Rica invited higher education institutions (HEIs), professionals in international education, academics and researchers, representatives of the central and local governments, as well as civil society, to participate and submit their session proposals, recognizing that each of these contributions represents, at the national and international levels, progress toward better multi- and interdisciplinary educational practices, more internationalized and inclusive education systems, as well as international and inter-institutional collaboration and adaptation in line with current trends and challenges in the context of higher education.
The selected proposals were developed by groups of professionals from diverse academic, professional, cultural, and geographic backgrounds, fostering the sharing and transformation of knowledge to advance reflective discourse.
Exhibitors
In the eighth edition of CAEI, 34 educational, governmental, private and international institutions actively participated in the CAEI-2023 Expo, 26 of which were part of the event. Among them were EduCanada, Quebec, The Forum, Altissia, SofiaU, TIEC, iCENT APP, Turnitin, CSN, UNLV, Education USA and China Education Association for International (CEAIE), among many others.
All these institutions were able to interact with 700 participants who attended the three-day event and represented 31 countries.
CAEI 2025 Videos
The Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) invites the entire higher education community, as well as representatives from the public, private, and civil society sectors, to participate in various discussions on innovation and the internationalization of higher education.