Prof. Guido Van Huylenbroeck, a long-term partner of our university at the University of Ghent in Belgium, was awarded by the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) on November 18, 2020. He received the award on the basis of a nomination from the Belgian Association of Agricultural Economics (BVLE) for his high level of professionalism in the field of agricultural economics and rural development, as well as for his research and educational contribution in this field at European level.