The world needs you. Under this theme, the academic opening was off to a start on 22 September. The call is the guiding principle of the new mandate of Rector Caroline Pauwels, and is aimed at the entire community of the VUB. As far as the students are concerned, this appeal for commitment is not falling on deaf ears. Witness the three conversations on Planet, Prosperity and People, in which students Lisa Jongmans, Sofiia Alieva, Hannah De Leye and Hannah De Cauter explain how they each contribute in their own way to a better world. Feel free to call them role models. For all of us. See below what they had to say about their engagement during the academic opening. (The discussion around the themes Planet and People are in Dutch, the one about Prosperity in English)