Meet the Expert

Fiona Hunter

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

Fiona Hunter is Associate Director at the Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI) at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy, and an international higher education consultant, researcher and trainer. She is Co-Editor at the Journal of Studies for International Education (JSIE); an International Advisory Board member at the Universidad de Granada in Spain; a Scientific Council member at AVEPRO, the Holy See’s quality assurance agency; and a Visiting Tutor for the DBA programme in Higher Education Management at the University of Bath in the UK.  

Laura E. Rumbley

Director for Knowledge Development & Research, EAIE

Laura is Director for Knowledge Development and Research at the EAIE. Before joining the EAIE, she served as Associate Director of the Boston College Center for International Higher Education. She completed her undergraduate studies at Georgetown University, her Master’s degree at the School for International Training (SIT) Graduate Institute, and her doctoral degree at Boston College; she also studied at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Universidad de Sevilla in Spain.

Laura began her career in international education as an administrator and international student adviser at Boston University, subsequently becoming involved in international and comparative higher education, including an appointment as deputy director of the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) in Brussels. Laura has co-authored and co-edited a number of publications, including the foundational document for the 2009 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution; the International Briefs for Higher Education Leaders series; and several books, chapters and articles focused on internationalisation and comparative perspectives on subjects affecting the academic profession and universities worldwide.