Thijs van Vugt

Consultant in International Education, highly specialised in marketing, sales and the recruitment of international students         

Thijs is Director of the Analytics and Consulting Team at StudyPortals. He has a Master’s degree in international economics from Tilburg University, the Netherlands, a post-graduate diploma in public management from TiasNimbas Business School, the Netherlands and a post-graduate certificate in customer relationship management (CRM) from Beeckestijn Business School, the Netherlands. He is also a member of the Register of CRM Professionals. Thijs is the founder of the EAIE Expert Community Marketing and Recruitment and was its Chair from 2002 to 2008. He has also been an EAIE trainer since 2004, was a member of the Association’s Board from 2004 to 2008, was awarded the Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice in 2009 and served on the EAIE’s Conference Programme Committee in 2010 and 2011.