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Philippe Meirieu is a university professor in educational sciences at LUMIERE-Lyon 2 University. Having been involved on several occasions in major national education projects, he has worked on middle and high schools and teacher training. He is the author of numerous scientific works, essays and children's books translated into many languages. Philippe Meirieu is also Vice-President of the Rhône-Alpes Region, responsible for lifelong learning. Academic motivation and the pleasure of learning are the key to student engagement in learning. Innovative teaching practices contribute to developing students' pleasure in learning; they also allow professionals to rediscover the pleasure of teaching.