Board
Piet Van Hove
Piet Van Hove is President of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) and Director of the International Relations Office at the University of Antwerp, where he previously obtained a Master of Laws. He has been active in internationalisation since 1995 and today manages a team of 18 staff members, dealing with university-wide policy formulation and execution in the area of internationalisation, international cooperation and networking. This ranges from student and staff mobility to development cooperation, services for international staff and students, international educational projects and strategic networking.
Piet has been active in the leadership of several professional associations and nonprofits at the national and international level for many years, such as Flanders Knowledge Area, ACA, the NGO APOPO and the EAIE. He presents frequently on the different aspects of internationalisation of higher education. Piet's term as President of the EAIE is from September 2022 to 2024.
Sara López Selga
I believe in the transforming power of a truly international and global education.
Sara joined Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, in 2007, where she is currently Director of International Relations. She is responsible for influencing and implementing internationalisation strategy, promoting agreements and projects for mobility and academic cooperation worldwide, supervising international student services and programme development. Previously, she gained professional experience at the Teaching and Learning Institute of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC) and in Brussels, thereby becoming involved in coordinating an EU capacity building project with Latin America. In 2014 Sara conducted research in international education as a Schuman-Fulbright Scholar in the USA and received the EAIE Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice as part of the Network of Catalan Universities. She holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in political sciences and sociology and a Master’s in public and social policies from UPF and has received executive training at the Anderson School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
Sara was elected Vice-President of the EAIE for the 2022–2024 term.
Anna Grönlund
Anna Grönlund is the Head of Higher Education Policy at the Division of Policy & Strategic Planning at the University of Jyväskylä (JYU), Finland. She serves as policy adviser to the university leadership in matters related to strategic planning, development and management of higher education and research, with a special focus on internationalisation as well as societal interaction and impact. As the previous Head of Internationalisation at JYU and with her strong professional background in international communications and marketing, she continues to contribute to the development of the university’s internationalisation through several projects related to quality assurance, education and research evaluation, international university rankings, international student recruitment, global responsibility and sustainable development in higher education. Anna holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Communications and Public Relations from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and also serves as the Chair of the Universities Finland UNIFI’s Strategic Advisory Group for Internationalization. Anna is part of the EAIE Board since 2020 and was elected in 2022 for the 2022–2024 term.
Ramon Ellenbroek
Ramon Ellenbroek was awarded the Rising Star award in 2012 as “a young and enthusiastic EAIE member who in a short time has become very active within the EAIE”, according to the Awards Committee. “As one of the initiators of the EAIE Outreach Turkey project as well as the EAIE-wide mentorship programme, Ramon is a prime example of the new generation of young and active EAIE members who the EAIE needs to foster and embrace.” He was Coordinator for the International Office of the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences of the VU University Amsterdam when he received this award.
Tayyeb Shah
Tayyeb Shah is an experienced international higher education and business development executive with a deep knowledge of global markets. He is the Senior Vice President for International Higher Education at Espalier Ventures. He serves as an advisor at several organisations including Wells Advisory and INTO University Partnerships and sits on several boards including the European Association for International Education and Nurture Higher Education. He also advises and mentors several university senior international officers and is a regular speaker at conferences worldwide.
Tayyeb was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Partnerships) at the University of Western Australia, responsible for a portfolio that spanned Global Engagement, Innovation & Industry Engagement, Arts & Culture, and Development & Alumni Relations. Before that, he served as Deputy Vice President (Global Business Development) at King’s College London, where he was responsible for identifying and developing major strategic projects that expanded the university’s international and commercial partnerships, particularly in China and the Middle East.
Educated at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), and Imperial College London, Tayyeb spent more than a decade in the commercial sector and creative industries before moving to higher education in 2007 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.
Between 2020 and 2022 he was Chair of the EAIE’s Professional Development Committee. Tayyeb was elected to the EAIE Board for the 2022–2024 term.