I consider learning to be the foundation of human advancement. Learning has the capacity to change the state of our planet from one of disease to health, poverty to wealth, and war to peace. It has the power to completely change our lives—those of our families, communities, and ourselves. Learning gives us the ability to adapt, develop, and reinvent what is possible, regardless of who we are or where we are in life. Access to the highest education is therefore a privilege rather than a right. Learning could change lives for anybody, wherever.

Abi DEAN