Riu Gabriel Rodriguez is a Communications and Media Intern at IAU, pursuing an MSc in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Education, specializing in Learning Sciences, at the Learning Planet Institute, Université Paris Cité. He has previously held the position of Communications Officer at the University of the Philippines Diliman Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs, where he collaborated with students and university stakeholders to cover and organize large-scale events and programs. Riu also worked as an Instructional Design and Media Officer at the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute Education Division, where he developed online learning materials and collaborated with experts in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA). His areas of interest include Education in Emergencies (EiE), Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and digital transformation in education. Riu is fluent in both English and Filipino, with a basic understanding of French, and is currently based in Paris.