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Policy and Project Coordinator, Academic Cooperation Association, Belgium




























CIVIS, Europe's Civic University Alliance | University of Bucharest, Romania











International Business School Maastricht (Zuyd UAS), Netherlands






















































Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes (CMEPIUS), Slovenia














University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, United States







Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

























Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland , Ireland































Director for Education and Skills, DG EAC, European Commission, Belgium




Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany
























Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), Norway












Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany


Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany












Norwegian Directorate for Higher education and Skills, Norway





























Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education, United Kingdom






































Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Germany
































Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE), Ecuador

"Con Valor" — Educational Branding & Communication | Spain-based, internationally focused







































University of Florida, United States











Artesis Plantijn University of Applied Sciences Antwerp, Belgium





















Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany













Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), Norway















Polytechnic University Timisoara, Romania



Teiresias - Masaryk University Support Centre for Students with Special Needs, Czechia

























Universidad CEU San Pablo, Spain






















Nuffic - The Dutch organization for internationalization in education, Netherlands














































Academic Cooperation Association, Belgium
No bio provided
Short term, big impact: The future of student blended mobility (S8.11) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Turku University of Appied Sciences, Finland
No bio provided
CARPE chronicles: Celebrating 15 years of strategic partnership (113) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Dr. Dina Abdul Rahman is an accomplished expert in education with a strong foundation in both business and educational development. She holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut (AUB), an MBA from the Lebanese American University (LAU), and a Doctorate in Education (EdD) with a focus on Educational Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
Since 2007, Dr. Abdul Rahman has played a pivotal role in advancing educational initiatives at LAU. She has excelled in areas such as academic advising, student outreach, civic engagement, and study abroad programs. In 2016, she founded LAU’s Office of International Services, significantly enhancing the university’s global programming and support for international students.
Her expertise spans developing internationalization strategies, forming partnerships with global institutions, and managing high-profile grants, including Erasmus+ and federal funding through the Middle East Partnership Initiative Tomorrow’s Leaders (MEPI-TL) program. Since 2018, she has successfully expanded the MEPI-TL programs, securing substantial funding to support youth across the SWANA region.
Dr. Abdul Rahman is highly regarded for her leadership in training, student engagement, and program management, with over a decade of experience in grant acquisition and administration. Her work continues to impact students globally, with a particular focus on fostering collaboration between Lebanon and international partners.
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Resilience across borders: How partnerships sustain higher education in times of crisis (S2.01) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Higher education communities in conflict and crisis: Solidarity and learning (S4.06) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

ECCTIS, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Ignite©: Relationship building through student recruitment and collaborative learning (S2.08) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

British Council, United Arab Emirates
Megan is the Global Partnerships Manager, Higher Education at the British Council, managing relationships and strategic initiatives with higher education institutions globally. She supports policy dialogue and product development in assessment, working with teams around the world to enhance the impact of international education.
With 15 years’ experience in Marketing, Business Development and Client Relations, Megan has lived and worked in the UK, India, and the Middle East and has presented at several conferences including AIEC, NAFSA, Going Global, EAIE and New Directions, on a range of topics such as English Medium Education, test validity and security, student demand and assessment technology.
Megan recently completed an MBA at the University of Liverpool and was awarded Dissertation of the Year for her research on Data-Driven Decision-Making. Currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam, Megan combines her industry expertise with fresh academic insights to support educational growth and innovation in English language assessment and partnerships.
How Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America are reshaping student mobility and transnational education (116) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

European Commission, Belgium
Victor Aguilar works as a policy officer in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC), where he helps coordinate the European Student Card Initiative. He has experience managing transnational projects and working in different organisations, from NGOs and academia to the consulting world and the EU institutions. He holds a BA in in Psychology and an MA in Public Policy and Administration.
What's next for the European Student Card Initiative? (S3.01) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
The European Student Card: Bridging borders for students (427) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
No bio provided
From Global South to the world: Institutional support for COIL (S5.06) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Finnish National Agency for Education, Finland
No bio provided
From education to enterprise: The new role of higher education in global development (and how to get there) (S6.08) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

European University Foundation, Luxembourg
No bio provided
From disruption to direction: Navigating values and resilience in international relations offices (S3.10) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
No bio provided
InSINC: Creating an ecosystem for international student integration (402) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Marloes Ambagts works as senior lecturer Internationalisation & Innovation and researcher in Global Learning in at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. As an action- researcher and educational developer, she has been engaging students, academics and societal actors across the Netherlands, Colombia and Chile in the co-creation of challenge-based projects with a glocal scope, centralizing critical engagement and dialogical learning throughout the process. In her ongoing PhD research, she explores how educators (can) harness diversity across the superdiverse classroom in applied HE, working towards a professional learning and development model that bridges instructional design and dialogical learning across boundariesCampfire: From evolution to revolution: Scholar–practitioners tuning into the new rhythm of international higher education (S5.16) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

University of Galway, Ireland
Kristin Anderson, PhD is the Erasmus Executive at the University of Galway and ESCI Champion for Ireland.Erasmus Without Paper: Getting on board with the digitalisation of Erasmus+ (S5.09) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

UNITA Alliance, University of Turin, Italy
As part of the UNITA Alliance, Giovanni Andirolo oversees communication strategies and the internationalization of academic programs. His work focuses on designing, promoting, and monitoring innovative mobility opportunities and international pathways for students, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and impact.Ignite©: Creating change through partnership and intercultural learning (S9.07) Friday @ 9:00 AM

NAFSA: Association of International Educators, USA
No bio provided
Graduation is only the start: The true impact of international students (S3.11) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

University of Stirling, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Campfire: Scottish life skills: What it means to live in Scotland (S6.17) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

RANNIS - Icelandic Centre for Research, Iceland
No bio provided
What's next for the European Student Card Initiative? (S3.01) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Short term, big impact: The future of student blended mobility (S8.11) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Universities UK International (UUKi), United Kingdom
No bio provided
National strategies for international education: Updates from Australia, Canada and the UK (S6.05) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Germany
No bio provided
Campfire: Networks that empower: Euraxess cooperation for researcher mobility (S4.15) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Centrale Marseille, France
Emmy Arts leads the International Relations Department at École Centrale de Marseille, France, handling international cooperation since 2004. Her background includes Linguistics and Environmental Sciences. Emmy is a Sociology Doctoral candidate at Université Paris Cité, co-directed with the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, studying minorities' access to international mobility in the context of higher education policies in Brazil. Her research aims to enhance educational policies for better social outcomes, stressing education as a public good.Campfire: Academic freedom and social safety in higher education (S2.18) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Beyond assumptions: Research, evidence, impact and the future of internationalisation (S8.02) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
No bio provided
Connecting a region, expanding horizons: The Erasmuscentro experience (102) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Double degrees with Brazil: Growing international impact and academic cooperation (301) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

European University Institute, Italy
No bio provided
Tuning into student needs: Innovative scholarships for holistic success (S7.06) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Bottom-up co-creation of an Erasmus+ KA2 and KA3 expert group: An Una Europa success story (216) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Ljubljana School of Business, Slovenia
No bio provided
Campfire: Are we in tune with change? Building capacity for Internationalisation at Home (S8.15) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
No bio provided
From friction to flow: Improving collaboration and communication between international offices and faculties (S4.11) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stanislav Avdeev is a PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Amsterdam. Hi research examines discrimination and diversity in higher education and healthcare using large-scale administrative and survey data from the Netherlands and Norway, combined with quasi-experimental methods.
In addition to academic work, he leads policy evaluation research at the Amsterdam Health and Technology Institute, an independent research institute focused on healthcare policy and evidence-based decision-making. He also serves as an expert reviewer for UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report.
University as a melting pot: Long-term effects of internationalisation (330) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Ignite©: Award-winning research on internationalisation (S7.08) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Acumen, India
The Executive BriefIndia rising: What the internationalisation of higher education in India means for Europe (S5.15) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

EAIE - European Association for International Education, Netherlands
Mervin Bakker has been working in international education for 25 years. He is currently the Executive Director of EAIE. Before joining the association, he was a Director of International Strategy & Relations at the University of Groningen, where he was responsible for the university’s international strategy and for the management of relations with strategic partners and networks globally. Before the experience, Mervin was Regional Director at Nuffic’s Netherlands Education Support Offices in South Africa and Indonesia. Mervin had worked at the University of Amsterdam as Manager International Programmes and as Head of Marketing & Communications for the Faculty of Economics and Business. He also worked for an education agent in Thailand and ran a student-related business in the Netherlands. Mervin holds an MSc in International Economics & Economic Geography from Utrecht University and an MBA in Higher Education Management from the Institute of Education in London.Taking the pulse of national strategies for internationalisation: Trends to track (S2.06) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Launching the Study and Research in Africa initiative (S3.06) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
India rising: What the internationalisation of higher education in India means for Europe (S5.15) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), Norway
Lene Krogh Baldersheim is a senior advisor at the Directorate of Higher Education and Skills, Norway’s national agency for Erasmus+. She coordinates the NA’s work on higher education within Erasmus+ and serves as digital officer for the implementation of the European Student Card Initiative. As sectoral coordinator for higher education, she follows the European Universities alliances closely and participates in several national coordination groups on ESCI and digitalisation in the alliances.
Connect, collaborate, contribute: Driving the EU's digital transformation (220) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Italy
No bio provided
Finding the beat in remote places: Internationalisation at home as a revolutionary practice for peripheral universities (S2.13) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Galway, Ireland
No bio provided
BIPs that last: Making Blended Intensive Programmes sustainable (S3.12) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Leiden University, Netherlands
No bio provided
From interest to enrolment: The impact of personalised programme choice support at Leiden University (127) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Bridging the speed gap: Aligning programme marketing with rapidly evolving student and market expectations (S5.05) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Universitas 21, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Belonging without barriers: Designing disability-inclusive global mobility (S6.09) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Cambridge University Press & Assessment, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Graduation is only the start: The true impact of international students (S3.11) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

University of the Western Cape, South Africa
No bio provided
Revolutionising university cooperation: From the North–South divide to equitable international partnerships (S8.09) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Erasmus Student Network (ESN), Belgium
No bio provided
The Union of Skills: Maximising Erasmus+ traineeship mobility to enhance employability (S6.04) Thursday @ 11:30 AM
Cross-border, cross-sector: Revolutionising internationalisation through innovation labs (407) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

CIVICA - the European University of Social Sciences, Germany
Andrew is Communications Manager for the CIVICA University Alliance. He has more than ten years’ experience in communications, with a strong focus on EU-funded projects.
He holds a master’s degree in European Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Modern Languages from Newcastle University.
Restoring the rhythm: The role of social sciences in European university alliances (103) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Internal collaborations to enable lasting change (204) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, Norway
Ragnhild Solvi Berg is Senior Advisor at HK-DIR/Norwegian Contact Office for Research, Innovation and Education (Norcore) in Brussels. Ragnhild has worked in the field of internationalisation of higher education since 2004. She started her journey at the Norwegian Centre for Internationalisation of Higher Education (formerly SIU, now HK-DIR). From 2010 to 2016 she was seconded to the European Commission as a national expert, working on higher education cooperation outside of Europe. Since 2016, she has represented HK-DIR at the Norcore office in Brussels. In 2019, she became co-chair for the IGLO working group for higher education in Brussels and served at the Administrative Council of Academic Cooperation Association from 2016-2021. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Bergen, in addition to degrees in Cultural Studies and Spanish and Latin-American Studies. From 2021, she has served as a member of the EAIE Publications Committee.
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Spreading innovative results from European university alliances (222) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

ETS EMEA - TOEFL Program France, France
No bio provided
The border paradox: Proximity and the rhythm of cross-border internationalisation (S9.06) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
No bio provided
Visual rhythms: Revolutionising cross-cultural learning (224) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

University of Girona - UdG, Spain
Alicia Betts has over 15 years of experience in international higher education, having served in various roles across higher education associations and universities. Currently, Alicia serves as the Strategic International Projects Manager at the University of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. In this role, she coordinates the COIL and Virtual Exchange Community of Practice, engages in Internationalization at Home (IaH) initiatives and is part of the local team at the European University for Cross-Border Knowledge Sharing (Across). Alicia graduated from the Universities of Oslo (Norway), Tampere (Finland) and Aveiro (Portugal) with an Erasmus Mundus Master's degree in Higher Education Policy and Management.
Since 2024, Alicia has been a member of the EAIE Thematic Committee Teaching, learning and curriculum.
From movement to metrics: Is mobility losing its meaning in European alliances? (S2.12) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Campfire: Women who lead together: The transformative impact of peer mentorship (S3.17) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education, Canada
No bio provided
National strategies for international education: Updates from Australia, Canada and the UK (S6.05) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Université PSL, France
Baptiste Biancardini is the head of the Welcome Desk PSL, a service to welcome and support international students and researchers at Université PSL.
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Ignite©: Social responsibility revolution: sustainability, inclusion, connecting (S3.08) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Campfire: Networks that empower: Euraxess cooperation for researcher mobility (S4.15) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

European Commission, Belgium
Yann-Maël Bideau is a Policy Officer in the Higher Education Unit of the Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC), in the European Commission. Yann-Maël is leading work on quality assurance in higher education and the Joint European Degree.
At the starting line: A roadmap for rolling out the joint European degree label (S7.01) Thursday @ 2:00 PM
Joint Bachelor's: A new kid on the block! (S8.01) Thursday @ 3:30 PM
STEM talent in European university alliances: Policy and practice for attracting and strengthening talent in Europe (S10.04) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Ilia State University, Georgia
Head of the International Relations Office of Ilia State University, Georgia since 2015. She is in charge of overseeing internationalization strategy of the university, managing international partnerships and exchange programs, joint program development and project administration for EU funded projects in various schemes, including Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Programs and Erasmus +. She acts as Institutional Coordinator for Erasmus + and has extensive experience of developing successful Erasmus + KA171 proposals. Currently ISU implements active ICM projects with 141 HEIs from 26 program countries and has executed over 2500 individual exchanges within this scheme.Staff weeks that make a difference: From local collaboration to global impact (S7.02) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland
Mariaelena Biliato is a student advisor in the International Relations and Study Abroad Service at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Ticino, Switzerland. She works mainly on two projects: InclUSIone, which supports students with refugee backgrounds through a step-by-step pathway to university admission, and Internationalisation at Home, an initiative aimed at promoting intercultural competences and fostering a more inclusive and internationally oriented academic environment.Refugee inclusion at small and young universities: Revolution happens through adaptation (312) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB, Belgium
No bio provided
Revolutionising university cooperation: From the North–South divide to equitable international partnerships (S8.09) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Alethea (Thea) currently works as the International Student Advisor for undergraduates at Queen's Business School, Belfast where she provides academic and wellbeing support to international undergraduates, and contributes more broadly to the School's internationalisation mission, including supporting international partnerships and global mobility initiatives. Prior to joining Queen’s, she worked as a teacher, leader and university counsellor in international schools in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore for 20 years, as well as in admissions at a London university. Thea is an active member of International ACAC, IECA, EAIE, and an accredited member of AHEP. She is also a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Leadership and Management at Luiss Business School.Main character energy: Making students the heroes of your marketing (S8.05) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Study.eu, Germany
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We will, we will track you: Rocking marketing analytics in higher education (S6.01) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Policy and Project Coordinator, Academic Cooperation Association, Belgium
Martin Bogdan is Policy and Project Coordinator, who first started working for Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) in 2019. He is the co-chair of ACA’s Thematic Peer Group 'Widening Inclusion in Higher Education', which discusses the management of national and European funding to increase participation of underrepresented groups in international higher education. He coordinates ACA’s several projects on inclusion and societal engagement, as well as capacity building training series Inclusion ACAdemy for HEIs and NAs. From September 2024 onward, he is a member of EAIEs Thematic Committee on Social responsibility. Prior to ACA, Martin worked in the European Commission, in several NGOs working with open access policies, migrants, arts, and media. He also briefly taught in an international school.Campfire: Academic freedom and social safety in higher education (S2.18) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Collaborating with support services for inclusive mobility: Practical solutions for higher education administrators (S3.13) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
No bio provided
Transforming norms: Embedding internationalisation among professional services staff (S9.04) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Leipzig University, Germany
No bio provided
Green mobility, from Leipzig University to Europe: A journey with the Arqus Alliance (213) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Aix-Marseille University, France
No bio provided
From partnership to institution: How to make a Sino–French joint institute work (114) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
From local to global: Shaping the future of international education (406) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Sydney, Australia
No bio provided
Changing the tempo: Adapting application processes to challenge AI-driven conformity (S2.10) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Padua, Italy
Samira Bonucci is a Project Manager at the University of Padua (International Relations Division), where she has worked since 2018. She is an experienced specialist in developing and managing International Joint Programmes within European University Alliances and Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters.
Since 2023, Samira has also served as a trainer for the Arqus European University Alliance, delivering training modules on degree design, financial planning, and Erasmus Mundus initiatives. As an invited speaker, she has contributed to prominent higher education conferences, including the European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF 2023), the Erasmus Mundus Annual Conference (2024), and the TCA Conference on Joint and Double Programmes in Europe (2025).
She holds a joint Master’s Degree in "Crossing the Mediterranean: towards Investment and Integration" (offered by Ca’ Foscari University, Universidade Autonoma de Barcelona, and Université Moulay Ismail) and a Master’s Degree in Comparative International Relations.
W09: Europe to the world: Rethinking joint programmes from a global perspective Tuesday @ 1:30 PM

Nuffic Neso South Africa, South Africa
No bio provided
Current trends in academic partnerships with Europe: A global perspective (S8.03) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
No bio provided
Campfire: Listen and share: Agent quality management (S9.15) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Coimbra Health School - Polytechnic of Coimbra, Portugal
No bio provided
Duty of care for global mobility: Applying ISO 31030 with crisis team drills (S7.09) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Global Impact Institute s.r.o., Czechia
No bio provided
Responsible internationalisation and societal impact: Insights from Europe and Latin America (S5.18) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Critical Conversations 03: Is the end of internationalisation near? Challenges and opportunities in global collaboration (S6.11) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Movetia, Switzerland
No bio provided
Reconnecting through Erasmus+: A new chapter of mobility for the UK and Switzerland (S9.10) Friday @ 9:00 AM

European Students' Union, Belgium
Louis Brau is the head of the secretariat of ESU. He previously worked as a project officer at ESU with expertise in project management and higher education. At ESU, Louis has been coordinating the management of the Operating Grant and a portfolio of 7 EU-funded projects. For the past three years, he has been an external professor of European Higher Education Policies at Sciences Po Aix.
Louis is a young professional who previously worked in the international cooperation unit of DG EAC in the European Commission and later on as a project officer in European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency - EISMEA. Thus, he has experience with European projects from both the institutional and the beneficiary sides. Finally, Louis holds a double master’s degree in Political sciences/ European affairs - engineering of European projects from Sciences Po Aix as well as a master’s degree in European interdisciplinary studies that he got at the College of Europe in Natolin.
Enabling factors to foster full and automatic credit recognition (208) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

University of Rouen Normandy, France
Mercedes Bravo Rebolledo is a permanent teaching associate at the University of Rouen Normandy. After more than ten years teaching English and French as foreign languages in secondary education, she moved into higher education, where she promotes inclusive teaching and active learning approaches. Her practice is informed by action research and a commitment to fostering student participation, engagement, and success.
She is actively involved in the INGENIUM European University alliance and is particularly interested in the opportunities European university alliances create for intercultural collaboration, innovation, and student empowerment. Drawing on her multicultural background and experience of living and working in different countries, she brings an international perspective to her work in higher education.
She is currently developing a research agenda focused on student agency within European university alliances, with particular interests in inclusion, intercultural learning, and student-centred approaches to teaching and learning.
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Co-creation for education: Audio escape games in the INGENIUM alliance (412) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

The European School of Management and Technology, Germany
No bio provided
Campfire: International students with families: Challenges and best practices to support inclusion (S10.15) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
No bio provided
The student forecast: Insights from IELTS global test takers (S5.11) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Claudia Bulnes is a Researcher, Lecturer and an Academic Developer of IaH at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, in the Netherlands. In her professional career Claudia has performed in key co-ordinating roles ranging from International Student Coordinator, Programme Coordinator, Mobility Co-ordinator and Policy Advisor of Internationalisation. In her current role, next to conducting research at the Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning, she jointly coordinates the Global Educators Lab with another colleague, where they support academic programmes on internationalisation of the curriculum with trainings, inspiration sessions, hands-on tools and working methods to make the practical translation of internationalisation into programmes and courses. She has co-developed different tools and models to support degree programmes in mapping and embedding internationalisation in their curricula. She is currently researching the role of the academic disciplines in the choice of internationalisation at home activities using the THIAH tool (The Hague Internationalisation at Home mapping tool).THIAH: A versatile tool for exploring, mapping and analysing internationalisation at home (229) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

European Commission, Belgium
Luisa Bunescu is Policy Officer in Higher Education at the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), European Commission. Previously, she worked as the Programme Coordinator of EIT's Higher Education Initiative and as Policy Analyst at the European University Association (EUA) in Brussels.From education to enterprise: The new role of higher education in global development (and how to get there) (S6.08) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

University of Guadalajara, Mexico
No bio provided
Responsible internationalisation and societal impact: Insights from Europe and Latin America (S5.18) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czechia
No bio provided
Promoting the PIONEER alliance: Lessons learned from building visibility and engagement (121) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Singapore
No bio provided
Co-creating microcredentials using design methodology (S10.11) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal
No bio provided
Connecting a region, expanding horizons: The Erasmuscentro experience (102) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Uni-Italia, Italy
Marco Calvi is the Head of Unit for International Promotion and Marketing at Uni-Italia.
He holds a Master's Degree in European Studies from Sapienza University of Rome. He began his professional career with Uni-Italia at its Indonesia office, where he was responsible for promoting the Italian higher education system and supporting its international visibility in the local market.
Since returning to Rome in 2018, he has been leading Uni-Italia's international marketing and promotional activities, working closely with Italian higher education institutions, public authorities, and strategic partners to enhance the global visibility and attractiveness of Study in Italy.
Global mobility in flux: A Project Atlas dialogue (S2.03) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

I-graduate, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Insights without borders: Comparing the global international student experience (210) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

ENLIGHT European University, Spain
No bio provided
From visiting to understanding: Fostering student engagement through internationalisation (S7.14) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

ETS EMEA, France
No bio provided
Navigating new learner identities in an internationalised education landscape (S8.10) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

European Commission, Belgium
No bio provided
International student mobility to and from the Study in Europe region: Trends, challenges and perspectives (S3.03) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

VIU / Qn Alliance, Spain
Dr. Toñi Caro has dedicated her career to reimagining how universities can lead societal transformation. With more than 25 years of experience in European higher education policy, internationalisation and research innovation, she is widely recognised for helping institutions anticipate change and embrace it strategically. At Valencian International University (VIU), a fully digital institution, she explores how higher education can evolve in a hyper-digitalised world.
Her work incides on that universities cannot act alone: lasting impact emerges when they collaborate governments, industry and civil society through quadruple helix initiatives and projects. As an evaluator expert for the European Commission and an entrepreneur at Eoh-for-Good and MAVERICKS Global, she bridges the diverse needs, rhythms and interests of these actors, turning complexity into opportunity.
Dr. Caro has shaped European University Alliances, advanced over 100 international projects and authored Transformative Governance for the Future (Springer, 2023), accessed by more than 19,000 readers worldwide.
Real-world learning reimagined: Students as co-creators in innovation ecosystems (S9.08) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Siemens, Germany
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Building Europe’s competitive edge: How university alliances of technology can become strategic assets (S2.14) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

CIVIS, Europe's Civic University Alliance | University of Bucharest, Romania
Alexandru CARȚIȘ, PhD, is Head of the CIVIS Education Unit within CIVIS – Europe’s Civic University Alliance, where he leads the design, governance and implementation of joint programmes, micro-credentials, flexible learning pathways and alliance-level educational initiatives. He is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, with teaching and research focusing on higher-education policy, curricular innovation, embedded mobility, joint degrees, and quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area.
He is a member of multiple European and international expert groups, including the Advisory Board of the European Degree Policy Lab, the FOREU4ALL group on the European Degree, EARLI, and the Large-Scale Testing Lab at the University of Bucharest. He has contributed extensively to policy experimentation and knowledge transfer projects such as SMARTT, NewFAV, ICT4EDU, LEAD4EDU and MIND THE GAP, and is co-author of several research and policy outputs shaping the European debate on micro-credentials, joint programmes and curricular flexibilisation.
His international activity includes invited teaching (INQAAHE), multiple European research stages (King’s College London and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), and scientific dissemination at international conferences, including EAIE (awarded Best Poster in 2024 and 2025), ECER, FOHE-BPRC, and CERED. His publication record includes articles, book chapters, proceedings, handbooks and policy documents on micro-credentials, European Degrees, digitally enhanced mobility, and programme design within transnational alliances.
W05: Applying for a joint European degree label: A practical workshop for (alliances of) higher education institutions Tuesday @ 9:00 AM

ISEP, Spain
Marina is the Director of Member Relations for Europe and the UK at ISEP Study Abroad, a non-profit dedicated to making study abroad accessible for all. She collaborates with over 74 European higher education institutions within a global network of 300+ partners.Campfire: Women who lead together: The transformative impact of peer mentorship (S3.17) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Lessons from failure: The hidden competence gap in internationalisation (S8.04) Thursday @ 3:30 PM
Beyond the usual scope: When empowered staff transform institutions (S10.06) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Porto, Portugal
Ana Castro Paiva is an ICM Project Manager at the International Office of the University of Porto, Portugal. She has also been increasingly involved in projects to raise awareness about sustainability in Erasmus +. Previously she managed multiregional Erasmus Mundus partnerships, was involved in writing the application for Erasmus4All an E+ project coordinated by UPorto on inclusion. She has a background in Communication, International Relations and Education, lived in 5 different countries, was an Erasmus student in Spain and in Italy and did traineeships at the World Bank (US) and the EC - DG DEVCO (Belgium).
In 2022 she presented an ignite session at EAIE in Barcelona on "How to Carbon Hack E+".
The green travel revolution: How mobility can shape an environmentally responsible Union of Skills (303) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
No bio provided
Empowering inclusion through Erasmus+ ICM: Developing adapted physical activity at the University of Sarajevo (117) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Perpignan - Via Domitia, France
Laurent Cavaignac is Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia, within the Department of Business Management of the Institute of Technology, and currently serves as Vice-President of the University of Perpignan Via Domitia in charge of international and cross-border relations. He also heads the ACROSS European university alliance for Perpignan, sitting on its Executive Board as work package co-leader and task team leader.
His research expertise spans microeconomics, transport and health economics, productivity and efficiency analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis, and distance functions, reflected in numerous peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Operations Research and Economic Modelling.
Dr. Cavaignac earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Perpignan in 2007 (Summa Cum Laude, Publication Award), following master's degrees in Health Economics (Paris VII) and in Statistics and Econometrics (Toulouse School of Economics). Prior to academia, he worked as a statistician and economist for the French Ministry of Health and the French National Health Insurance System.
Within the university, he previously served as Vice-President for professional integration (2021–2025) and as Head of the Departments of Business Management and Business Techniques.
The border paradox: Proximity and the rhythm of cross-border internationalisation (S9.06) Friday @ 9:00 AM

SIRIS Academic, United Kingdom
No bio provided
The geopolitics of European higher education (S10.01) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr Samia Chasi is an accomplished practitioner, facilitator and scholar in higher education internationalisation, with over 25 years of experience in advancing internationalisation and cultivating strategic partnerships. She currently leads and advances global engagements of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as Head of the institutional Internationalisation and Strategic Partnerships Office. She is a member of the National Association of International Educators (NAIE), based at the Independent Institute of Education (IIE) and a member of the Advisory Board of COIL Connect.
Dr Chasi holds a PhD in Education from Wits, a Master of Philosophy in Engineering Management from the University of Johannesburg and a Master of Arts in English, Russian and Sociology from the University of Rostock. Her research interests lie in critical perspectives on higher education internationalisation, with a particular emphasis on decolonial and transformative approaches.
Critical Conversations 03: Is the end of internationalisation near? Challenges and opportunities in global collaboration (S6.11) Thursday @ 11:30 AM
Beyond assumptions: Research, evidence, impact and the future of internationalisation (S8.02) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

European Student Placement Agency Ltd, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Human connection in an automated world: Alumni, belonging and international student wellbeing (S4.05) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
No bio provided
Bridging cultures, building competence: Lessons from a multinational pilot of the GlobalUp intercultural curriculum (115) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

European University Institute, Italy
No bio provided
From competition to cooperation: Redesigning incentives for equitable student mobility in Europe (327) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Ignite©: Award-winning research on internationalisation (S7.08) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Erasmus Student Network (ESN), Belgium
No bio provided
Skills unlocked: Gamifying competence recognition (S6.07) Thursday @ 11:30 AM
Revolutionising international traineeships: Building Europe's skills bridge (S10.14) Friday @ 10:30 AM

International Business School Maastricht (Zuyd UAS), Netherlands
Coach / lecturer / Member of ESAC / member of Influx project team / part of the IBE-REGLOMI research project funded by the European Union in which EFMD is a full partner.
At IB, where I am dedicated to advancing educational excellence, I have taken a leading role in developing innovative, student-centred learning frameworks that redefine interactive and immersive education. I have pioneered together with a couple of colleagues the piloting of the SITL approach—a didactic model that prioritizes active student engagement and practical application of knowledge—while also refining its implementation in my role with ESAC.
Additionally, my contributions to the IBE REGLOMI project, a key European research initiative in which EFMD is a full partner, underscore my commitment to integrating best practices in business education and accreditation.
But first and foremost, I am Moniek, and I am passionate about empowering young people to become the best versions of themselves—guiding them with care while also encouraging them to embrace their own mistakes as stepping stones to success, igniting their ambitions and inspiring them to believe in themselves and the capabilities they have.
Regenerative leadership for internationalisation: The power of grassroots international networks (S8.13) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

British Council, United Kingdom
No bio provided
The student forecast: Insights from IELTS global test takers (S5.11) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy
No bio provided
Finding rhythm together: Co-creating communications for students, with students (S5.08) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

University College Dublin, Ireland
No bio provided
Crisis and safety management of students abroad (S6.10) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Cormack Consultancy Group, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Universities as engines of national recovery: Lessons from Ukraine for crisis-affected regions worldwide (S5.13) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

University College Dublin, Ireland
No bio provided
From friction to flow: Improving collaboration and communication between international offices and faculties (S4.11) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Executive Director of EELISA
Based at the Polytechnic University of Madrid
Sofia is a civil engineer and holds a PhD in Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering. She was nominated Woman of Industry, Research, and Development by the prestigious business and technology magazine L'Usine Nouvelle in September 2020.
Before joining EELISA as Executive Director, she served for over 10 years as Head of Innovation and Digital Transformation at SNCF (the French national railway company). During her time there, she worked as an applied researcher and later led teams in innovative and cross-functional projects, spearheading the company’s digital transformation process.
Sofia is Portuguese and is fluent in Spanish, English, and French. She is a highly experienced multicultural professional committed to making an impact in global scientific and technological contexts. Her goal is to leverage the opportunities provided by these contexts to advance science and technology while fostering personal and professional growth for all involved.
STEM talent in European university alliances: Policy and practice for attracting and strengthening talent in Europe (S10.04) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa
Christèlle Cronjé is the Manager of Alumni and Stakeholders at Stellenbosch Business School, an alum of the business school, and alum of both Stellenbosch University and University Pretoria, SA. Her focus is on strategic integrated stakeholder management and engagement to optimize mutually beneficial relations and impact for the school and alumni in business and society.
Human connection in an automated world: Alumni, belonging and international student wellbeing (S4.05) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Community Talk: Conference session proposal support (CDA17) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

True Colours Coaching, United Kingdom
Maggie Rose Cunningham is a leadership coach, trainer and higher education consultant with more than 20 years' experience supporting universities through leadership development, organisational change and strategic transformation.
Beginning her career at King's College London before moving to City, University of London, Maggie held a number of senior leadership roles, including Head of Student Experience and Engagement. Throughout her career, she has worked extensively with academic and professional services teams, leading complex change initiatives and supporting organisations to navigate competing priorities, conflict, uncertainty and growth.
Maggie specialises in leadership effectiveness, communication, collaboration and wellbeing. She has designed and delivered training programmes for leaders and teams across the higher education sector, with particular expertise in managing conflict constructively, building productive working relationships across difference, and creating sustainable approaches to stress and resilience. She is also a long-standing trainer on UCL's Senior Women in Leadership programme.
Known for her practical, engaging and highly interactive approach, Maggie combines strategic insight with immediately applicable tools that help participants strengthen communication, maintain rapport through challenge, and lead with greater confidence in diverse and complex environments.
Speed networking 01: Creating crucial contacts in a changing world (S1.07) Tuesday @ 1:30 PM
Speed networking 02: Creating crucial contacts in a changing world (S1.08) Tuesday @ 3:00 PM
Life Skill: Manage stress effectively (S2.04) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Life Skill: Navigate communication differences (S5.04) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Life Skill: Rebuild trust in conversations (S9.03) Friday @ 9:00 AM

European Students’ Union (ESU), Belgium
Jeanne Cuny is a Project Manager at the European Students’ Union (ESU). She is coordinating a portfolio of 5 to 6 projects related to the Bologna Process, Student wellbeing and mental health, Automatic recognition, Inclusion and diversity in Higher Education, and Fundamental values.
She is a young professional who previously worked in the Directorate B (Youth, Education and Erasmus+) of DG EAC in the European Commission. She has experience in European Higher Education Policies and Projects from both institutional and beneficiary sides. She holds a master’s degree in European and International Studies from the Institut d’Etudes Européennes of Paris 8 as well as a master’s degree in European Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Europe in Natolin.
Enabling factors to foster full and automatic credit recognition (208) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
AI-driven social prescribing: Revolutionising international student mental health support (S5.01) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

MCI | The Entrepreneurial School, Austria
No bio provided
Ignite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Engaging STEM students in mobility (S5.07) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), Germany
No bio provided
From crisis to confidence: Strengthening international digital resilience after a cyberattack (203) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland
Herwig is Public Affairs and Communication Manager at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland. In this role, he focuses on safeguarding and enhancing the university's reputation among its many stakeholders in a rapidly changing environment. Prior to this he was Head of Communications at the University of Liechtenstein, Principality of Liechtenstein. He holds a Master’s degree in German Philology, Psychology and Communications and a degree in Public Relations from the University of Vienna, Austria. Before joining the University of Liechtenstein in 2011, Herwig held positions as Head of Communications at an international medical foundation in Davos. He also worked as Chief Communications Officer at a globally active Swiss industrial company. In the higher education field, he has been advocating an experience-centred communications and marketing strategy with a focus on brand ambassadors. Herwig was a session speaker and workshop facilitator at multiple EAIE Conferences, and since 2024, he has been a member of the EAIE General Council.
The ethics of persuasion: Can universities be honest and convincing at the same time? (S3.02) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Beyond the storm: Brand as your crisis compass (S6.12) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Drexel University, USA
With over thirty years in higher education and organizational consulting experience, Dana D’Angelo is a Drexel University LeBow College of Business Clinical Professor committed to continued personal and professional development in teaching, research, and service. Using an open-minded teaching and learning approach, Dana stresses the importance of global awareness and international experience; personal, team and leadership development; creative thinking, and experiential education, in all her classes and programs. She teaches all levels of students both face-to-face and online, with a particular focus on first year student success. She has expertise in international virtual exchange classrooms (nearly 100 collaborative projects) and faculty-led intensive courses abroad (over 35 programs) with partners and locations around the world. Dana’s work with education abroad and global engagement faculty development has had international exposure. Her research is focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning and supports both her own and others’ drives for excellence in the field. She has numerous publications and annually presents her work at professional conferences. Her university service is on student-centered committees and initiatives. Dana is a licensed CPA and CMA, as well as a certified trainer in Ennea International Five Lens Development Tool. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, the Hornum Award for Teaching Excellence, and the Provost’s Award for Innovation, and she was a Visiting Lecturer at University of Leeds (UK). Her prior roles have included Director (Department Head) of General Business Studies, Associate Director of the Center for Academic Excellence, and Fellow in the Center for Teaching and Learning. Dana additionally has sat on the advisory boards of several professional and community organizations, as well as review committees for professional journals and conferences.Ignite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Sydney, Australia
No bio provided
Joint PhDs that actually work: Strategic, symbiotic and scalable (109) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Coventry University, United Kingdom
Mark Dawson is a Doctoral candidate with Coventry University and a Learning Science Researcher with CODE University of Applied Sciences in Berlin. He is researching Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). In addition, he has research interests in supporting learning with AI and how to foster inclusive, collaborative learning spaces. He previously held various academic support roles at the University of Cambridge, University of Bradford and Leeds Beckett Universities in the UK.Taking an evidence-informed approach to COIL design and practice (S10.05) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Utrecht University, Netherlands
Caspar de Bok is head of International Affairs and of Educational Policies at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht University(the Netherlands) . He is a senior policy advisor to the Faculty Board on topics like internationalisation, EDI en education.
He has a long time experience in internationalisation of higher education and served in various positions. His focus is on comprehensive internationalisation and mainstreaming internationalisation in organisations. This ranges from processes, management and strategy at faculty level as well as at university level, to management and strategy of international projects and networks.
The common theme in is work is connecting stakeholders and different perspectives to achieve a shared goals. Mutual understanding and respect are key.
He now is member of the EAIE General Council.
Southern and Northern sounds working in harmony: How to sustain and grow equal global partnerships (S8.06) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Lisa De Clercq is a Policy Officer at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (Ghent, Belgium). She focuses on global citizenship and intercultural competence development. Her work aims to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and meaningful intercultural engagement within higher education.Your intercultural compass: Navigating diversity in higher education (128) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
No bio provided
AI-driven social prescribing: Revolutionising international student mental health support (S5.01) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Eveke de Louw is an experienced internationalisation scholar-practitioner and an expert in curriculum internationalisation, with more than 20 years of experience. In her professional career at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Eveke has performed in key coordinating roles ranging from International Student Co-coordinator, Team Leader, and Senior International Officer. She has also chaired various educational committees and played a leading role in curriculum design projects. She is currently a researcher and academic developer on internationalisation of the home curriculum at the Centre of Expertise Global& Inclusive Learning of The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on discipline-specific implementation of internationalisation at home and the role of educational developers in curriculum internationalisation.From the margins to the centre: Repositioning educational developers in university alliances (S2.09) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Understanding the forgotten stakeholder: Educational developers in curriculum internationalisation (328) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Ignite©: Award-winning research on internationalisation (S7.08) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
No bio provided
Tuning into student needs: Innovative scholarships for holistic success (S7.06) Thursday @ 2:00 PM
Transforming norms: Embedding internationalisation among professional services staff (S9.04) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Leiden University, Netherlands
No bio provided
Counter-rhythms of learning: Challenging assumptions, embracing global perspectives (S3.14) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Evolving and transforming study abroad fairs: Finding a new balance between structure and connection (S6.13) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Guido is a renowned expert in developing vibrant student communities and designing student mobility programs that emphasize 21st-century skills, including intercultural competence, student leadership, peer-to-peer mentoring, and experiential learning. He currently leads global student experience and engagement initiatives at the University of Amsterdam and serves as the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of ESN Amsterdam.
4EU+ Alliance, Belgium
No bio provided
Finding the beat: Orchestrating strategic planning across diverse partners (S9.09) Friday @ 9:00 AM

European University Foundation, Luxembourg
Salome Dermati is a Policy and Research Officer at the EUF, based in Brussels. They have 4 years of professional experience in international Higher Education, especially in Erasmus+ and the green priority of the programme. They have coordinated the KA2 project "Sustainable Erasmus+ Travel" (2024-2026). They are part of SALTO Green's pool of experts and a member of the CANIE Europe chapter.Sustainable Talk: You learn as you go: Unlocking the educational potential of the mobility journey (SH05) Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
The green travel revolution: How mobility can shape an environmentally responsible Union of Skills (303) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Changing tracks: Understanding and guiding sustainable student travel (S8.14) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

European Commission, Belgium
Ioana Dewandeler is a Policy Officer for Higher Education in the European Commission's Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture where she is coordinating the policy dimension of the European Universities initiative. Ioana has over 17 years prior experience in various positions within the European Commission in the fields of higher education policy, strategic coordination of the Erasmus+ programme, research and innovation project and policy management in the social sciences and humanities, and in the socio-economic dimension of transport research policies.Building Europe’s competitive edge: How university alliances of technology can become strategic assets (S2.14) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
No bio provided
EAIE Q&A: All about EAIE Membership (ES01) Wednesday @ 10:00 AM
EAIE Q&A: All about EAIE Membership (ES04) Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
EAIE Q&A: All about EAIE Membership (ES07) Thursday @ 10:00 AM
EAIE Q&A: All about EAIE Membership (ES10) Thursday @ 3:00 PM

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
No bio provided
Belonging beyond borders: Student-led engagement and social impact (308) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain
No bio provided
Erasmus+ for well-being: Fostering mobility and equity in universities (419) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

KU Leuven, Belgium
Loes Diricks has worked in internationalisation for nearly 15 years. She currently works as a policy advisor on services for international students for the International Office of the Faculty of Economics and Business of KU Leuven (Belgium). Recently, she conducted extensive research into the wants and needs of international students through face-to-face interviews and mapping out their challenges. The Faculty of Economics and Business of the KU Leuven receivesIgnite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
No bio provided
Stronger together: How collaboration is driving regional talent growth in Dutch microchip technology (120) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Trento, Italy
Elisabetta Dolzan works at the University of Trento (Italy), where she focuses on the implementation of programmes for refugee and at-risk students and scholars, including the EU-funded SAFE for researchers at risk. Over recent years, the University of Trento has been hosting at-risk academics with a wide variety of research and geographical backgrounds, developing hosting plans accordingly. Elisabetta is a lawyer by training; before moving into the education sector, she gained over a decade of experience in the protection of migrants and refugees, both as a practicing solicitor in the UK and as a refugee status determination officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Trento (2007) and a post-graduate diploma in legal practice from the University of Westminster (2012). She has been an exchange student in the UK (University of Lancaster) and in the US (University of California, San Diego).
A European safe haven for science: What place is there for international talent at risk? (S2.02) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Minnesota, USA
Stephanie Doscher, Ed.D., is an internationally recognized scholar-practitioner and senior leader in higher education internationalization, specializing in curriculum innovation, academic partnerships, and institutional capacity building. She currently serves as Senior Fellow with the Global Citizenship Alliance and as Executive Board member of COIL Connect.
Dr. Doscher’s scholarship and practice focus on the relationship between diversity and knowledge production across global boundaries. Her publications include co-authoring The Guide to COIL Virtual Exchange (Routledge, 2022) and Making Global Learning Universal: Promoting Inclusion and Success for All Students (Routledge & NAFSA, 2018). Recent publications include "Curriculum Internationalization in the Digital Age" in Digital Internationalization: Beyond Virtual Exchange (Routledge, 2023), and she hosts the Making Global Learning Universal Podcast.
As an internationalization researcher and consultant, Dr. Doscher works with institutions worldwide to advance global education initiatives. Programs Stephanie has led have received multiple awards from the Institute for International Education, NAFSA, and the Association of Public Land Grant Universities. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Administration and Supervision from Florida International University, an M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Western Washington University, and a B.A. in History and Theater Studies from Emory University.
Unicorns 2.0: From identity to influence (S6.02) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

DNS - The Necessary Teacher Training College, Denmark
No bio provided
What counts as learning? Recognising non-formal education in formal teacher training (212) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
Ignite©: Creating change through partnership and intercultural learning (S9.07) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Therapeutic Consultations Ltd, United Kingdom
Having worked in universities for over 20 years, Géraldine Dufour is a leading expert in matters related to university wellbeing and mental health. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex and works directly with individuals and organisations across the sector facilitating specialist HE training, consultancy, coaching, supervision and research.
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W04: The empathy revolution: Enhancing support for international students through deeper understanding Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
AI-driven social prescribing: Revolutionising international student mental health support (S5.01) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
No bio provided
Cooperation with the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine: From capacity building to future Erasmus+ association (S3.15) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Paracelsus Medical University, Austria
Rosalyn Eder is the Head of the International Office at Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria. She has more than seventeen years of experience in global higher education, and is a member of the EAIE’s thematic committee on social responsibility. Her research examines policy and practice in global higher education through the critical lens of social equity. She is in Globalisation and Education, Research Methods and Cross-Cultural Management.Campfire: Rethinking leadership in international education: Inclusivity in talent development and retention (S10.16) Friday @ 10:30 AM

DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
No bio provided
A European safe haven for science: What place is there for international talent at risk? (S2.02) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
From 'threat to life' to 'research for life': Reimagining academic solidarity for a global future (S5.12) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Lund University, Sweden
Pouneh Eftekhari’s main responsibilities at Lund University (Sweden) include the strategic planning for sustainable internationalization (including virtual exchange) and coordinating and evaluating bilateral internationalization projects. She also leads a research project exploring the role of educational developers in curriculum internationalization. Alongside this work, Pouneh is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Transformative Education (CTE) at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) where she investigates the implications of disciplinary culture on academic engagement with internationalization. Her recent findings confirm that academic engagement varies across disciplines, suggesting that disciplinary culture may be key to increasing participation.W11: Beyond the international office: Engaging academics in curriculum internationalisation Tuesday @ 1:30 PM
Campfire: From evolution to revolution: Scholar–practitioners tuning into the new rhythm of international higher education (S5.16) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

International University of Rabat, Morocco
No bio provided
Revolutionising university cooperation: From the North–South divide to equitable international partnerships (S8.09) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

University of Tours, France
No bio provided
From the margins to the centre: Repositioning educational developers in university alliances (S2.09) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Utrecht University, Netherlands
No bio provided
Welcome weeks: Putting students in the driving seat (S6.06) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Mansoura National University, Egypt
No bio provided
The beat of a new drum: How Gen Z is reshaping the global classroom (403) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Lausanne, Switzerland
No bio provided
What are the benefits of including Swiss and UK institutions in European university alliances? (215) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Ulm University, Germany
No bio provided
From caution to commitment: Bridging the AI gap in international education's transformative beat (S7.12) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Luca Alexa Erdei, PhD is an assistant professor at the Institute of Research on Adult Education and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary. She also serves as a mobility expert and work package co-lead within the CHARM European University Alliance. Her primary research area focuses on internationalization in higher education, including topics such as internationalization at home and organizational learning through joint degree programs. Taking on both professional and academic roles, Luca is actively engaged in connecting theory and practice by applying the latest research findings in her development work at CHARM-EU or in other R&D projects.InSINC: Creating an ecosystem for international student integration (402) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

CEU Cardinal Herrera University, Spain
No bio provided
COIL4Staff: Strengthening internationalisation for administrative and service staff (323) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Maastricht University, Netherlands
Veronique Eurlings (MA) is an experienced higher education professional at Maastricht University and plays a leading role in the development of innovative European education within Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE). Her work focuses on innovation in higher education, international collaboration, and the development of joint European programmes. She led the development of the YUFE Joint Bachelor programme, created with 10 European partner universities and accredited through the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes.
As YUFE Education Coordinator, Eurlings contributes to student-centred European education models that combine learning, mobility, and cross-border collaboration. Under her leadership, more than 2,500 students have participated in YUFE educational experiences across Europe.
She has represented YUFE in strategic discussions on European universities, accreditation, mobility, and the European Degree initiative. Eurlings was also involved in the Erasmus+ FOCI Project (Future-proof Criteria for Innovative European Education) as a member of the steering committee, contributing to the development of innovative criteria for the future European degree label.
Throughout her career, Veronique Eurlings has combined extensive international experience with a strong commitment to inclusive, collaborative, and future-oriented education in Europe.
The YUFE model: From credit mobility to empowered student journeys in transnational education (219) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
Joint Bachelor's: A new kid on the block! (S8.01) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dr Omolabake Fakunle is Senior Lecturer at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh. Her leadership roles at Edinburgh includes Director, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), MHSES (2022-25), Decolonisation Lead, Curriculum Transformation Programme (2022 - 24), and Academic Convenor, Race Equality and Anti-Racist Subgroup. She Co-Leads the University’s Race Review Response Group established in 2025, and is Lead of the Education Project Board of the Race Review Implementation. Omolabake is a Trustee at educational organisations, including the Scottish Educational Research Association, and the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE), where she is inaugural Chair of the SRHE EDI Working Group. She is Affiliate Faculty, Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano. Omolabake serves on the editorial team of international journals including the Journal of Studies in International Education. Her award-winning research, teaching, educational leadership, and consultancy focus on inclusivity in internationalisation, employability, and decoloniality.Connect with the Journal of Studies in International Education (S4.13) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Campfire: Scottish life skills: What it means to live in Scotland (S6.17) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Uppsala University, Sweden
Laven Fathi Garcia is a Communications Officer at Uppsala University (Sweden) where she is in charge of the digital marketing strategy and digital marketing content for student recruitment.Turning AI into a teammate: Bridging creative engagement and institutional change (S10.10) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Nuffic, Netherlands
Saoradh Favier (PhD) coordinates research on international student mobility at Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education.International student mobility to and from the Study in Europe region: Trends, challenges and perspectives (S3.03) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

The Brand Education, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Beyond the storm: Brand as your crisis compass (S6.12) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), Belgium
Irina Ferencz works as Director of the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), the European association of national level organisations for international cooperation in higher education. She is professionally active in the field of higher education since 2008, having a specific expertise in the areas of student and staff mobility in the European context (data collections, trends, policies), as well as in assessing and advising on strategic internationalisation activities at institutional and national level. Her expertise is derived from working directly with higher education institutions, funding organisations and policy-makers at national and European level, stakeholder bodies, and international data collectors, on comparative, policy-oriented initiatives, and projects, resulting in multiple publications. She holds an advanced master’s degree in EU policies and politics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and an undergraduate degree from the Babeş-Bolyai University (Romania) in international relations and European studies.
Taking the pulse of national strategies for internationalisation: Trends to track (S2.06) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

VSMU Bratislava, Slovakia
Zuza Ferenczová is a tutor at the Scriptwriting Department of the Film and Television Faculty at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (FTF VŠMU) and a member of the local Project Management Office of the FilmEU Alliance. She also pedagogically leads the student-driven local podcast club, which produces weekly podcasts under the brand FTF Podcasty. Currently, she is enrolled in the Audiostorytelling and Podcasting Certificate Program at the University of Washington to expand her expertise in this field. As a writer, she has written a number of critically acclaimed theatre and radio plays, and has collaborated on several long-running Slovak TV shows as a script editor, scriptwriter, storyliner, and creative producer. At the moment, she coordinates the team of FTF VŠMU tutors and their entry into the Pathfinder Joint BA program.
Joint Bachelor's: A new kid on the block! (S8.01) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
No bio provided
Small steps, strong rhythm: Student voices at the centre of impactful internationalisation (404) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes (CMEPIUS), Slovenia
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Taking the pulse of national strategies for internationalisation: Trends to track (S2.06) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
Katharina Fleckenstein is Head of the Division Internationalisation of Higher Education in Germany at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). In this role, she is responsible for a broad portfolio of programmes supporting the internationalisation of German higher education, including institutional cooperation, international mobility, talent development, and strategic partnerships.
From 2019 to 2024, Katharina Fleckenstein headed the DAAD Regional Office in Mexico City and the Information Centre in San José, Costa Rica, with responsibility for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Prior to this, she led DAAD scholarship programmes for North Africa and the Middle East and was seconded to Afghanistan as Senior Advisor in the joint DAAD–GIZ project Academic Mining Education in Afghanistan.
Earlier in her career, she worked as Senior Desk Officer for DAAD’s Pakistan programmes in Bonn. Throughout her career, she has worked across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Afghanistan.
Global mobility in flux: A Project Atlas dialogue (S2.03) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
From campus to career: Onboarding as the foundation for international talent retention (302) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
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ECIU University: Co-creating flexible learning pathways with students (405) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Technical University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany
Achim Förster is Vice President for International & Academic Affairs and Professor of Copyright Law, Media Law and Media Policy at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt (Germany). Prior to his academic appointment he was Public Prosecutor at the Schweinfurt Prosecution Authority (focusing on Internet and Computer Crime) and Judge at the District Courts of Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale and Schweinfurt, Germany. His current academic work focuses on Copyright Law, Data Protection, and AI Regulation, in particular with respect to educational use in a digital academic environment.
Lessons from failure: The hidden competence gap in internationalisation (S8.04) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Lund University, Sweden
No bio provided
The sweet swirl of student mobility (422) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of West Bohemia, Czechia
No bio provided
Ignite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Michigan, USA
No bio provided
Taking an evidence-informed approach to COIL design and practice (S10.05) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Université Bourgogne Europe, France
No bio provided
Ignite©: Social responsibility revolution: sustainability, inclusion, connecting (S3.08) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

University of Copenhagen, Denmark
No bio provided
Erasmus Without Paper: Getting on board with the digitalisation of Erasmus+ (S5.09) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Accademia Europea di Firenze, Italy
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From commitment to transformation: The CANIE Accord as a catalyst for climate-ready institutions (S2.15) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Erasmus Student Network International, Belgium
Wim Gabriels is the Director of the Erasmus Student Network, As a Graduate in Strategic Marketing and Communication, from the University of Antwerp, Wim believes effective communication strategies are key in order to build credibility and visibility of international education activities, and works towards changes in the international education landscape across Europe with attention for the global dimension education can play in foreign policy through the involvement in Global Student and Alumni mechanisms. Active in Diversity and Inclusion and Community Engagement, Wim strives to make the Internationalisation of Education contribute to society.Connecting classrooms and careers: Rethinking university-to-business pathways for Erasmus+ graduates (S3.07) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Educating critical minds: Empowering actors of change (S5.02) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

European Commission, Belgium
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The future of international research cooperation: What's in store for MSCA and Horizon Europe? (S1.05) Tuesday @ 3:30 PM

EU-CONEXUS, Spain
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Cracks in the façade? The untold realities of European university alliances (S9.02) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
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ECIU University: Co-creating flexible learning pathways with students (405) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, United States
Gammell helps to define and lead a comprehensive, coordinated strategy for enrollment-focused programming, student outreach, recruiting and admissions. In partnership with the dean and the school’s leadership team, she develops and executes a data-informed strategy to meet enrollment and revenue goals, while adapting to ever-changing market demands. She also oversees the teams responsible for the school’s recruiting and admissions operations. Prior to joining the School of Management, Gammell worked for UB in several roles, including director of recruitment for graduate enrollment for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She has a Master of Education in higher education administration from the University at Buffalo, and a BA in biology with minors in engineering and psychology from Lehigh University.
W08: The enrolment revolution: Mastering international strategic enrolment management for higher education Tuesday @ 9:00 AM

Edith Cowan University, Australia
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The student forecast: Insights from IELTS global test takers (S5.11) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

European Commission, Belgium
Johannes Gehringer is a policy officer at the European Commission, working within the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC). In the Higher Education Unit, he specialises in the Erasmus+ higher education mobility action (KA131), with a focus on advancing student mobility for studies and traineeships worldwide.
His academic journey—across institutions in Vienna, Paris, Zaragoza, Chicago, and Brussels—has provided him with a comparative perspective on education systems and the challenges of cross-border mobility.
Revolutionising international traineeships: Building Europe's skills bridge (S10.14) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Utrecht University, Netherlands
No bio provided
Campfire: Staying yourself while everything changes: Navigating health challenges at work (S5.17) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Belgium
No bio provided
The rhythm of revolution: Voices of diversity in international mobility (311) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Armenia
No bio provided
Ignite©: Relationship building through student recruitment and collaborative learning (S2.08) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

CEU Cardinal Herrera University, Spain
No bio provided
COIL4Staff: Strengthening internationalisation for administrative and service staff (323) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

University of Galway, Ireland
No bio provided
Humour as a communication tool: Alliance-based microcredentials for lifelong learners (410) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

South East Technological University, Ireland
No bio provided
Revolutionising higher education: Redefining internationalisation for societal impact (307) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
From bubbles towards integrative dialogues: Using change research for impactful approaches to internationalisation (S9.13) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Turning mobility into professional growth: Institutional strategies that work (S10.13) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Manisa Celal Bayar University, Türkiye
No bio provided
From mobility to employability: Tracking the impact of Erasmus+ (413) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

OeAD - Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation, Austria
No bio provided
Spreading innovative results from European university alliances (222) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

University of Warwick, United Kingdom
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In it for the long haul: The Monash Warwick Alliance nears 15 years (112) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Line Hammerum Gregersen (speaker) is a digital officer at Educations & Students at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has almost 20 years of experience within the field of International Higher Education. She is responsible for designing and implementing administrative processes and flows for Erasmus Without Papers as well as the exchange student area in general. A main focus of her work has been to achieve common processes within International Higher Education through change management.Fairness by design: Implementing lottery-based exchange selection (S2.05) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Zuyd University University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
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Beyond welcome: Setting a new rhythm for integrating students in exile (S5.14) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Beyond the usual scope: When empowered staff transform institutions (S10.06) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Independent Intercultural Consultant and Trainer, United Kingdom
A specialist in student mental health, with a focus on outreach and training within higher education
Stephanie is an intercultural consultant/trainer at her own intercultural consultancy for higher education institutions, which focuses on the internationalisation of students. She recently retired from the position of Associate Director for Counselling and Mental health Support at King’s College London, after having worked in the field of psychological counselling for over 30 years. Stephanie has developed a programme of outreach and training, with the aim of enabling home and international students, academics and frontline administrative staff to be trained in the psychological pressures that they may encounter. She embarked on a study trip to Fudan and Shanghai Jaio Tong Universities in 2015, with the objective of understanding the presentation and treatment of mental health issues amongst students in China and has since been invited to speak at several conferences in China, organised through Oxford Prospects and Global Development Institute. Stephanie studied English and Education at Goldsmiths University; Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London; Guidance and Counselling at Reading University and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. She was the recipient of the King’s College Principal’s Award in 2018, which recognises an individual who has ‘gone above and beyond to champion the goals of the university and has delivered outstanding service as a King’s Ambassador’.
She has been a trainer at the EAIE Academy for the past five years and was one of the keynote speakers at the AACSB and EAIE Expert Community Business Education in 2020, on the topic of ‘avoiding virtual burnout: maintaining engagement, motivation and mental health in students, staff and faculty’.
Campfire: Staying yourself while everything changes: Navigating health challenges at work (S5.17) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

CMEPIUS, Slovenia
No bio provided
Turning mobility into professional growth: Institutional strategies that work (S10.13) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), USA
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Revolutionary tools for global admissions and evaluation: Trends, innovations and practical tips (S10.03) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
Sandra Guarín Tarquino is the vice president for International Affairs of Universidad del Rosario (UR). She has twenty years of experience in internationalization of higher education, international cooperation, leadership of partnerships and networks, glocal stakeholder connections, and project and grant management. She is co-founder of the Latin American Initiative for the Internationalization of Higher Education (INILAT), vice president of the Advisory Council of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE), and chair of the NAFSA’s Latin America and Caribbean Forum, 2024. She was recognized by the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN) "For her committed, dedicated and generous leadership as National Coordinator of the Colombian Network for the Internationalization of Higher Education (RCI) between 2018 and 2022", and in 2024 received the RCI ASCUN Outstanding Contribution Award. She has served as consultant and lecturer in comprehensive internationalization, international cooperation, and non-state diplomacy. She holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations, a graduate degree in European Studies and a master’s degree in Management and Development Practice.
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Diversifying professional encounters: Addressing microaggressions and hierarchies in collegial relations (S8.12) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Rannís, Iceland
Rúna Gudmarsdóttir is the Director of the Erasmus+ National Agency in Iceland. She has worked on internationalisation in education since 2007, both for the National Agency, the University of Iceland and the European Commission.
In parallel with her role as NA director, Rúna represents Iceland in the European Network for the Recognition of Prior Learning (ERPL), serves as an administrator in the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) and is actively involved in the European Network for International Student Mobility (ENIS).
As of 2024, Rúna is also a PhD candidate in Sociology at Tilburg University. In her ongoing research project, she examines the impact of parental responsibilities on Erasmus+ participation among students in the Nordic countries.
Ignite©: Award-winning research on internationalisation (S7.08) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

University of Florence, Italy
No bio provided
Erasmus+ for well-being: Fostering mobility and equity in universities (419) Thursday @ 2:30 PM
Academy for Research and Higher Education, Belgium
No bio provided
Securing the future: How alliances diversify and sustain their funding models (S2.11) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Lastdates Global Education Services, India
Dr. Meenu is CEO of Lastdates Global Education Services, operating across India, Canada, and the UAE, An active advisor to leading institutions in India and the Middle East and a leading expert in global higher education partnerships. She formerly served as Dean at one of the premier Indian private universities, driving large-scale internationalisation.
She has led 1,500+ funded scholarships and exchange programmes, including Erasmus+, Charpak, and collaborations across the USA, European Countries, and South Korea. Her work has enabled 1,000+ international internships, 250+ Disney Cultural Exchange placements, and 200+ students in Dubai leadership programmes, while mentoring over 10,000 students globally.
Dr. Meenu has established 120+ exchange partnerships and 78+ articulation agreements worldwide, and onboarded 600+ international faculty from 58 countries—strengthening global academic collaboration, mobility, and transnational education ecosystems.
From individual mobility to institutional change: Unlocking the full impact of staff mobility (S4.03) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
No bio provided
Beyond language skills: How culture and language use impact international student adaptation (426) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, Argentina
María Luisa Gutiérrez Peart, Ph. D. is the Head of the Internationalisation Department at Universidad Católica de Santa Fe since 2014. She is also a professor and researcher of Business Law.From periphery to power: Reclaiming agency in global knowledge ecosystems (S4.12) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Michigan, USA
Laura Haas is the Director of Global Student experiences, Laura is responsible for leading a team of professionals to create semester exchange and short-term study abroad programs and has spent the last 15+ years working with students in study abroad, leadership programs, and student organisations.W15: Designing a data strategy roadmap: Building your office’s dashboard and data plan Tuesday @ 1:30 PM

Nuffic, Netherlands
Evelien Hack is acting Teamlead of the Strategy & Innovation Team at Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education. She has over fifteen years of experience in international higher education, with a strong focus on strategic policy development, student mobility, and stakeholder engagement.Ignite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Campfire: Top tips to become an EAIE speaker (S6.18) Thursday @ 1:00 PM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
No bio provided
Taking an evidence-informed approach to COIL design and practice (S10.05) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Emma Hägg is international coordinator and communications officer at International Relations Office at Karolinska Institutet, focusing on strategic internationalisation of the university’s study programmes on undergraduate and master's level.
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W01: How to transform strategic partnerships through diversity: An impact clinic to diagnose and treat your challenges Tuesday @ 9:00 AM

Etio, United Kingdom
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Insights without borders: Comparing the global international student experience (210) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Student Education Consulting, Romania
Lia Hancianu is an educational expert in the field of international studies. In 2010, she pioneered the first Romanian company specializing in studying abroad at top universities, working with over 4,000 students from Romania and beyond. Over the past years, after interviewing international students in major European cities like London, Berlin, Paris, and Amsterdam about their challenges, she has developed the STAR Academy and STAR Summit, designed to empower students to achieve long-term success.The ethics of persuasion: Can universities be honest and convincing at the same time? (S3.02) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Mansoura National University, Egypt
No bio provided
The beat of a new drum: How Gen Z is reshaping the global classroom (403) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland , Ireland
No bio provided
The politics and policies of internationalisation: Ministers’ views (S4.01) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Bremen, Germany
No bio provided
Staff weeks that make a difference: From local collaboration to global impact (S7.02) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

The Open University, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Beyond assumptions: Research, evidence, impact and the future of internationalisation (S8.02) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Eva Haug is Educational Advisor for Curriculum Internationalisation and COIL/VE at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. She’s an elected member of the EAIE Thematic Committee Teaching, Learning & Curriculum. She’s also a research fellow at the University of the Free State (South Africa) and works as an affiliated trainer for University of Minnesota. Eva’s responsibilities include capacity building for IoC and COIL. She has built a sustainable COIL practice at the AUAS, with over 100 projects per year, offering thousands of students the opportunity to experience international and intercultural teamwork.Where learning happens: A glocal approach from Brazil, Palestine and Europe (S4.04) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
From Global South to the world: Institutional support for COIL (S5.06) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
The rhythm of change: Reclaiming humanity in curriculum internationalisation (S9.12) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
No bio provided
Visual rhythms: Revolutionising cross-cultural learning (224) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Dr. Melissa Hawkins is an educational developer with 30 years of experience in the fields of international education, intercultural training, and language teaching. Currently, she promotes internationalization initiatives and high impact teaching practice as the Associate Director for Internationalization and COIL Initiative Coordinator in the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Melissa previously served as the NAFSA Network Leader for Curriculum Internationalization and Intercultural Training, and she is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory. She received the Ph.D. and Ed.S. degrees from UAB, as well as an MA-TESOL from the University of Alabama. Her doctoral research explored the engagement of academics from international backgrounds in comprehensive university internationalization. She is particularly interested in engaging academics in curriculum internationalization, in promoting international student success in the classroom, and in growing sustainable COIL initiatives.
W11: Beyond the international office: Engaging academics in curriculum internationalisation Tuesday @ 1:30 PM

Kadir Has University, Türkiye
No bio provided
The emotional side of exchange: A Turkish–French perspective on co-creating belonging across borders (428) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Universitaet Bayreuth, Germany
Dr Arnim Heinemann holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies and Comparative Literature. During his academic career, his time in the German diplomatic service and several senior executive positions in academic and HE management, he gained expertise in science diplomacy, strategic internationalisation and global HE leadership with a focus on global research networks and responsible development of sustainable HE collaboration worldwide. He oversees the University of Bayreuth’s global engagement with offices in Africa, Australia, Asia and Europe. He is the president of SGroup Universities in Europe and a member of the EAIE (European Association for International Education) publications committee.W02: Tuning AI to the human beat: Supporting international relations Tuesday @ 9:00 AM

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Caroline is Deputy Head of the International Office at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. Her areas of expertise include student mobility at master’s level, international partnerships, team leadership, and the development of accessible international opportunities for students.
In her current role, Caroline oversees several teams and service areas, including exchange and double degree programmes at master’s and PhD level, incoming services for semester exchange students, advising and counselling, and scholarships. She is particularly committed to making scholarship opportunities more inclusive and accessible, and to ensuring that students receive clear, practical, and supportive guidance throughout their international experience.
Caroline is especially interested in how technology can be used to digitise international office services, reduce repetitive administrative tasks, and create tools that are easy for both students and staff to use. Through her work, she aims to strengthen international cooperation, connect people across institutions and countries, and support meaningful collaboration in higher education.
AI-supported credit recognition (423) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Padova, Italy
No bio provided
Universities as sites of protection: Ways to provide safe access to quality education for students at risk (S10.09) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Marleen Henny-Policy advisor Internationalisation & European University U!REKA Shift Institutional coordinator, work package lead inclusive & connected campus, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS).
Marleen Henny is a senior advisor on internationalisation at the R&D department of the Faculty of Digital Media & Creative Industries at AUAS. She has expertise in D&I, internationalisation, internationalisation of the curriculum including COIL/BIP/IatH, part of the coordination team at AUAS for the NEB Stewardship Lab and of the iKudu project. She is an institutional coordinator & a work package lead in the European University Alliance, U!REKA SHIFT responsible for the work package: "inclusive & connected campus". With over 8 years working experience (teaching and head of internationalisation) in Morocco, 2 years at the research university: the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and now 5,5 years of experience at AUAS, she brings in over 15 years of experience in internationalisation.
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Education is never neutral: Reimagining inclusive internationalisation (314) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Université Côte d'Azur, France
No bio provided
Co-creating the future of food resilience through international cooperation (318) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Montclair State University, USA
Mariella Hernandez is the Director of Global Programs and Partnerships at the Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University (New Jersey, United States).
She brings a wealth of international experience spanning both higher education and corporate settings, with particular expertise in building global partnerships, developing international programs, and advancing cross-cultural exchange in business education.
Mariella leads the School's global engagement strategy, representing it abroad to forge new partnerships and alliances while expanding international study and travel opportunities for students and faculty. Her own international journey includes a semester abroad as an MBA student at the Rotterdam School of Management and graduate study at the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands.
She currently serves as a Board Member of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) and as a Mentor in the European Association for International Education (EAIE) Mentorship Programme.
Beyond the campus: Building global industry partnerships to expand international learning at Montclair State University (108) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

IAE Paris-Est, School of Management, France
Eric Hertzler, is a global educator graduated in Economics and Management from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris Saclay and in Law from University Aix-Marseille; Panthéon-Assas, and Leiden University (Netherlands). He is currently the deputy dean international relations and the co-program director of the International MBA at the IAE Paris-Est, School of Management at University Paris Est Créteil (UPEC) and also international relations advisor for the national public network of university school of management IAE France. He is deeply involved ERASMUS+ programs (external evaluator), AACSB accreditation process of his university school of management and a strong advocate of global competencies.
He has more than 20 years of experience of teaching Law, Economics and Management, on field working experience in Brazil, Belgium and California. He mentored students in internship and apprenticeship for more than 20 years in SMEs and top 500 companies around the world. He was a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley and visiting professor in programs in Economics and Management in many universities across the world (Colombia, Japan, Russia, Indonesia, Spain, Mexico, Germany, Serbia, Turkey...).
His fields of interest are Internation Education, Regional Integration, Global Management, Corporate & IP Law, Global Competencies and Cross Cultural issues. He recently published a chapter in Speaking the World Multilinguism and Cultural Fluency in the Professional World, Lazard M. Jaumont CALEC, New York, Paris 2024, p.52-66
Ignite©: Social responsibility revolution: sustainability, inclusion, connecting (S3.08) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
The emotional side of exchange: A Turkish–French perspective on co-creating belonging across borders (428) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Jönköping University, Sweden
No bio provided
A kick-off week for everyone: Our model for inclusive onboarding (310) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Jönköping University, Sweden
Mudar Hill is an International Relations Manager at Jönköping University, Sweden. He provides executive support for international collaborations at the School of Education and Communication (HLK) and is responsible for all outgoing exchange students from HLK as well as the School of Health and Welfare (HHJ). Mudar has also served as Jönköping University’s contact person within the SIREUS network for partnerships with the United States and as Lead for Student Engagement within the EULIST alliance.A kick-off week for everyone: Our model for inclusive onboarding (310) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

USTP - University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, Austria
Martin Hochreiter is Teamlead of IT Systems and Support at USTP - University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten in Austria, where he is responsible for IT infrastructure, security, and service delivery across the institution. With extensive experience in higher education IT and crisis management, his expertise lies in digital security, duty of care, and the development of resilient systems and processes for international mobility.
Alongside his operational role, Martin is actively involved in shaping institutional approaches to travel risk management and student safety. He contributes to strategic initiatives and projects focused on compliance, emergency preparedness, and internationalisation in higher education. His work bridges technical implementation with policy development, ensuring that institutions can effectively safeguard staff and students travelling abroad.
In addition to his role at St. Pölten, Martin lectures in crisis management at Hochschule Campus Wien, sharing practical insights from his professional experience. He regularly collaborates with international partners and peers, contributing to conferences and working groups that address emerging challenges in global mobility and institutional responsibility.
Duty of care for global mobility: Applying ISO 31030 with crisis team drills (S7.09) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Hungary
No bio provided
Ignite©: Creating change through partnership and intercultural learning (S9.07) Friday @ 9:00 AM

EAIE, Netherlands
Jody Hoekstra-Selten is Manager of Knowledge Development at the EAIE. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Western Literature and Culture and a Research Master’s degree in Literary Studies, both at Utrecht University (NL), she has been working within the field of (international) education policy since 2012. Starting out as Policy Advisor Higher Education at the NRTO (the Dutch Council for Training and Education), she also spent eight years at the British Council in various roles, including Exams Operations Manager and Head of Education for the Netherlands.
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Maximise your experience: Discover the world of the EAIE (S1.02) Tuesday @ 10:30 AM
The EAIE Barometer in comparative perspective: Internationalisation in Japan (S10.17) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Twente, Netherlands
No bio provided
Stronger together: How collaboration is driving regional talent growth in Dutch microchip technology (120) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

IEAA (International Education Association of Australia), Australia
Phil has been IEAA's Chief Executive Officer since November 2011. Previously, he was a Member of the Victorian State Parliament (1988–2006), Minister for Tertiary Education, Training and Multicultural Affairs (1996–1999) and Deputy Leader of the Opposition (2002–2006). Since leaving politics, Phil worked at Stott’s Business College and Cambridge International College. Phil is the Co-Convener of the Federal Government’s National Council for International Education, Chairman of the Roundtable of International Education Peak Body CEOs, Deputy Chair of the Tuition Protection Services Board and a member of the Education Visa Consultative Committee. He also sits on the New South Wales and StudyPerth International Education Advisory Boards.National strategies for international education: Updates from Australia, Canada and the UK (S6.05) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Ghent University, Belgium
No bio provided
W02: Tuning AI to the human beat: Supporting international relations Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
The missing beat: Revolutionising mobility through intercultural preparation and debriefing (S3.09) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service, Belgium
Michael Hörig is the Director of the DAAD Brussels Office and responsible for representing DAAD towards the institutions of the European Union, European partner organisations and German representations in Brussels. Previously he held different positions at DAAD including Head of Division Strategic Planning, Head of Section ‘Development Cooperation: Partnership Programmes, Alumni Projects and Higher Education Management’ and Head of Section ‘West and Central Africa and the Centres of African Excellence.’ Michael enjoys contributing actively to EU funded projects. Within the project ‘European Union Support to Higher Education in the ASEAN Region’ (SHARE), he is active as an expert on Qualifications Frameworks. Before joining DAAD in 2011, Michael Hörig worked as a programme manager at the European University Association (EUA) in Brussels, Belgium. Michael graduated in 2003 from Ghent University, where he studied political science and international relations. He spent one year as an exchange student in Sweden at Stockholm University (Erasmus).Boosting access for displaced students: The power of global collaborations (S4.09) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Cadiz, Spain
No bio provided
At the starting line: A roadmap for rolling out the joint European degree label (S7.01) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

University of Westminster, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Turning mobility into professional growth: Institutional strategies that work (S10.13) Friday @ 10:30 AM
Green Circle Solutions, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Sustainable Talk: Greener ways to exhibit (SH06) Thursday @ 11:00 AM

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
No bio provided
Campfire: The doctoral journey and you! (S2.17) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Lessons from failure: The hidden competence gap in internationalisation (S8.04) Thursday @ 3:30 PM
Beyond the usual scope: When empowered staff transform institutions (S10.06) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Niina Huovinen is a Development Manager and the Institutional Coordinator for U!REKA European University in Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland.From movement to metrics: Is mobility losing its meaning in European alliances? (S2.12) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Gottingen, Germany
No bio provided
BIPs that last: Making Blended Intensive Programmes sustainable (S3.12) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

University of Bucharest, Romania
No bio provided
At the starting line: A roadmap for rolling out the joint European degree label (S7.01) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

West University of Timisoara, Romania
Oana-Roxana IVAN-HOROBEȚ is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Letters, History, Philosophy and Theology, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, within the West University of Timisoara (WUT), with experience in teaching English and/or Spanish as a second language to students for more than 15 years. Since 2013, she has been in charge of coordinating the implementation of the Erasmus programme at WUT, currently holding the position of Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator and Head of Division for European Cooperation - Erasmus+ & UNITA within the Department for International Relations. With a career of over 10 years in the internationalization of higher education, her interest and commitment to the institutional processes for internationalization (at home and abroad) has been highlighted through the management of international mobility projects and the coordination of international collaboration initiatives, as well as through the active involvement in the implementation of the European University Alliance, UNITA Universitas Montium, that WUT is a founding member of since 2020, having the role as co-leader of the task dedicated to ensuring seamless mobility within the alliance.The Union of Skills: Maximising Erasmus+ traineeship mobility to enhance employability (S6.04) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Ignite©: Relationship building through student recruitment and collaborative learning (S2.08) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Director for Education and Skills, DG EAC, European Commission, Belgium
No bio provided
The politics and policies of internationalisation: Ministers’ views (S4.01) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

KdG University Of Applied Sciences and Arts, Belgium
Sven Jacobs is International Coordinator at the Management & Information Technology (MIT) department of Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts (KdG) in Antwerp, Belgium. In this role, he facilitates international partnerships, student and staff mobility, and collaborative projects with higher education institutions across Europe and beyond. He is committed to creating meaningful international learning opportunities that strengthen intercultural competencies and prepare students for a globalized professional environment.The Impact Lab at KdG University of Applied Sciences: Service learning in the international classroom (401) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Masaryk University, Czechia
Boris Janča is the head of the Teiresias Centre since 2023. Started his professional career as a lecturer in the field of personal development courses (Outward Bound Czech Republic). Since he joined the team of the Teiresias Centre at the Masaryk University in 2012, having been appointed as strategic projects manager, he specialized in the applied special education and gathered experience in providing practical service to persons with special needs in the area of tertiary education, scholarly work and research, completing that carrier with his work experience in the Moravian Science Centre in Brno (2015-2017). Between the years 2016-2023 his role in the Teiresias Centre was of head economist and bursar, responsible for the overall budget of the centre and financial management of the projects. From 2023 he is the head of the Centre in the position of director. He is a member of the Brno City Council Accessibility Advisory Board and cooperates with the Pedagogical Competence Development Centre at Masaryk University on the teacher education and training.Ignite©: Social responsibility revolution: sustainability, inclusion, connecting (S3.08) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Mestenhauser Institute for International Collaboration, Czechia
No bio provided
Community Talk: Write for the EAIE (CDA06) Tuesday @ 4:00 PM
Assuring comprehensive internationalisation through a systemic approach (S7.11) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS/HvA), Netherlands
No bio provided
Belonging beyond borders: Student-led engagement and social impact (308) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany
Dr. Lili Jiang serves as a China Competence Advisor at Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI) and works as an intercultural trainer specializing in China–Germany contexts.Supporting Chinese–German student exchange and mobility at universities of applied sciences (421) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Stavanger, Norway
No bio provided
Navigating new learner identities in an internationalised education landscape (S8.10) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Durban University of Technology, South Africa
No bio provided
The rhythm of change: Reclaiming humanity in curriculum internationalisation (S9.12) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Abo Akademi, Finland
No bio provided
From weakness to strategic strength: A case study on credit recognition tools at Eötvös Loránd University (425) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Kentucky, USA
No bio provided
Ignite©: Creating change through partnership and intercultural learning (S9.07) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
No bio provided
Trinity Global's Athena Swan journey: Applying action research to equality, diversity and inclusion aspirations (206) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
No bio provided
From periphery to power: Reclaiming agency in global knowledge ecosystems (S4.12) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway
No bio provided
The rhythm of connection: Low-latency learning for inclusive European mobility (223) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czechia
No bio provided
Sustainable by design: How two self-sustaining European university alliances thrive (S6.15) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

OUI-IOHE | Inter-American Organization for Higher Education, Canada
No bio provided
Current trends in academic partnerships with Europe: A global perspective (S8.03) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Lost in translation? A road map for making alliances understandable in local contexts (217) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
Finding rhythm together: Co-creating communications for students, with students (S5.08) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Erasmus Student Network, Belgium
No bio provided
Welcome weeks: Putting students in the driving seat (S6.06) Thursday @ 11:30 AM
From evidence to action: Advancing diversity and inclusion in Erasmus+ mobility (S10.12) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Life Terra, Spain
No bio provided
Sustainable Talk: Planting trees on campus, double impact (SH04) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
Sustainable Talk: Engaging climate action for students & staff (SH11) Thursday @ 3:00 PM

Symbiosis International University, India
Dr Nidhi Piplani Kapur is the Head - International Initiatives and Head - Symbiosis Centre for European Studies (SCES), Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), India. A recipient of the prestigious Government of Ireland Scholarship award, her doctoral research at the South East Technological University focused on Internationalisation at Home (IaH) within the Irish higher education context. She is the youngest and only Indian elected to the General Council of the European Association for International Education (EAIE). With over 15 years of experience in the higher education sector, she actively advances internationalisation through strategy, policy, and partnerships, strengthening EU–India collaboration in higher education internationalisation, research, and innovation.Campfire: From evolution to revolution: Scholar–practitioners tuning into the new rhythm of international higher education (S5.16) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
From bubbles towards integrative dialogues: Using change research for impactful approaches to internationalisation (S9.13) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
No bio provided
BeeLead: The Circle U. Women Founders Network (218) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Örebro Universitet, Sweden
No bio provided
The rhythm of revolution: Voices of diversity in international mobility (311) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Marburg University, Germany
Lisa Kattinger is the Erasmus+ Outgoing Coordinator at Marburg University and has since 2018 managed the preparation, administration and debriefing of Erasmus+ outgoing mobilities. Her background in cultural studies equips her to comprehensively consider the mobility process as an experience that can be enhanced with strategic preparation and reflection.
The missing beat: Revolutionising mobility through intercultural preparation and debriefing (S3.09) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Tampere University, Finland
No bio provided
Engaging STEM students in mobility (S5.07) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), USA
No bio provided
Community Talk: Mentorship must-knows to unlock your potential (CDA19) Tuesday @ 10:30 AM
Speed networking 03: Young Professionals (S1.09) Tuesday @ 4:00 PM
Campfire: Staying yourself while everything changes: Navigating health challenges at work (S5.17) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Supporting LGBTQIA+ students in international education: Best practices from Japan, Poland, Germany and the US (S9.17) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Birzeit University, Palestinian Territory
Amir Khalil is the Director of the National Erasmus+ Office in Palestine and an Associate Professor at the Department of Law, Faculty of Law and Public Administration at Birzeit University. From 2016 to 2023, he served as Director of both the External Academic Relations Office and the Grants and Contracts Office at Birzeit University.
Dr. Khalil is also a research fellow at the Centre of Private and Economic Law, Faculty of Law and Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. He earned his PhD in Law from the same center at VUB in 2013. His academic background includes a Master’s degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies from the College of Europe (Bruges, 2012), an LL.M. in International and European Law from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2008), and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Arab American University in Palestine (2007).
He has led and participated in various EU-funded projects and has contributed to numerous local and international conferences.
Strengthening international collaboration with Palestinian universities: Models of equitable partnership (S7.05) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

United Kingdom
No bio provided
From expansion to equity: Navigating power dynamics and quality assurance in transnational education partnerships (S7.03) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

ENS de Lyon (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon), France
No bio provided
From good to great: Igniting growth in existing partnerships (S7.07) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
No bio provided
Evaluating European university alliances: Implementing impact assessment processes and addressing challenges (S7.16) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
No bio provided
A moment of reflection: The philosophical foundations of our work in internationalisation (S5.03) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), Norway
No bio provided
Universities as sites of protection: Ways to provide safe access to quality education for students at risk (S10.09) Friday @ 10:30 AM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), Netherlands
No bio provided
COILectiVE NL: The Dutch voice in virtual exchange (225) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

city2science, Germany
No bio provided
From navigation to revolution: Redefining leadership in European university alliances and international collaborations (S2.07) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
No bio provided
A virtual reality live demo: Rethinking learning, mobility and marketing (126) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Oslo, Norway
No bio provided
Boosting access for displaced students: The power of global collaborations (S4.09) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

UK Council for International Student Affairs, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Ignite©: Social responsibility revolution: sustainability, inclusion, connecting (S3.08) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

University College Absalon, Denmark
No bio provided
From rural roots to global reach: Building a cross-institutional campus for international talent (107) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University College Absalon, Denmark
No bio provided
From rural roots to global reach: Building a cross-institutional campus for international talent (107) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Bryant University, USA
No bio provided
Recruitment revolution: Using AI and technology to jazz up marketing materials (123) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Institute of International Education (IIE), USA
Jonah Kokodyniak, Executive Vice President, Program Development and Partner Services, has more than 15 years of service at the Institute of International Education and serves as a member of its executive team.
He plays a leadership role at IIE developing and managing partnerships with public and private sponsors. Mr. Kokodyniak oversees IIE’s Research, Evaluation and Learning practice and support for the U.S. Department of State’s EducationUSA Global Services; Corporate and Foundation Programs; and Scholar Rescue Fund. He also supervises the Institute’s work and offices in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
During his career, Mr. Kokodyniak has developed new, large-scale education initiatives with leading multi-national companies, including Microsoft, Cargill, Sony Music Group, and Goldman Sachs, among others; private foundations; and numerous U.S. government agencies and other governments around the world. He oversees IIE’s work on programs that include the Qatar Scholarship, the Quad Fellowship, Schwarzman Scholars, and the KAUST Gifted Student Program, among others.
Mr. Kokodyniak received an M.A. with Honors from the New School and a B.A. from the University of Vermont. He has also received training at Columbia Business School, the MIT Sloan School of Management, and the Center for Creative Leadership.
Boosting access for displaced students: The power of global collaborations (S4.09) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of St.Gallen (HSG), Germany
No bio provided
The rhythm of mobility: Africa’s demographic revolution and European higher education (329) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Ignite©: Award-winning research on internationalisation (S7.08) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
No bio provided
TUCacademy: Microcredentials for global skills and innovative learning (409) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany
Maximilian Köster is the Coordinator of the Welcome Center at Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI) in Germany. With more than six years of experience in international exchange, he supports the successful integration of international students and scholars at HSBI. Prior to his current role, Max served as a research associate focusing on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and virtual mobility. Max studied German and Latin Language and Literature as well as Cultural Studies at universities in Bielefeld, Lyon, and Lüneburg.
A toolkit for welcome weeks: How to help your exchange students find their footing (418) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Tempus Public Foundation, Hungary
Laura Kovács, PhD, works as a senior internationalization coordinator for the Study in Hungary Directorate of Tempus Public Foundation, which is the national coordinating body responsible for the management of most international mobility programs and scholarships in Hungary. With over 15 years of experience in international education, she coordinates the pavilion representing Hungarian higher education at NAFSA, APAIE and EAIE exhibitions, and is a regular speaker at these conferences.
Integrating international students beyond the classroom (130) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Learning together: Collaboration between domestic and international students (321) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany
No bio provided
Supporting Chinese–German student exchange and mobility at universities of applied sciences (421) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Palacky University, Czech Republic
I work as a head of the Office for Mobility at the Division for International Cooperation (central level, rector´s office) at Palacký University Olomouc. In my team I am grateful for 9 awesome colleagues who are highly experienced and ready to administrate and solve all the challenges which the administration of Erasmus+ programme (KA 131, KA 171) brings.Empowering inclusion through Erasmus+ ICM: Developing adapted physical activity at the University of Sarajevo (117) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

TU Darmstadt/TH Aschaffenburg, Germany
M.Sc. Birgit Kraus is a cooperative doctoral candidate at both TU Darmstadt and Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences exploring the quality assurance of linguistic and intercultural competences in study abroad contexts.
She holds a master’s degree in higher education management from Krems University/Austria and is a certified teacher for upper secondary schools after studying English, French, Finnish, and German as a foreign language at Greifswald University/Germany. She also pursued post-graduate studies in contrastive linguistics, Finnish, and translation at the University of Vaasa.
Currently, she serves as an executive advisor to the Vice-President for Academic Careers and Diversity at TU Darmstadt/Germany.
In addition, she volunteers as Chairperson of the German-Finnish Society of Hesse (Deutsch-Finnische Gesellschaft Hessen), promoting cultural and educational exchange between Germany and Finland.
Quality assurance in study abroad contexts: HEIs and global competencies (324) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Germany
No bio provided
Main character energy: Making students the heroes of your marketing (S8.05) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Nuffic, Netherlands
No bio provided
The Mobstacles network: A revolutionary way to remove mobility obstacles (101) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

TSH - Talent foundation, Netherlands
No bio provided
Tuning into student needs: Innovative scholarships for holistic success (S7.06) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Montclair State University, United States
Dr. Cristiana Kunyczka serves as the Assistant Vice President for Global Engagement at Montclair State University. With nearly two decades of experience in international enrollment management, Dr. Kunyczka has specialized in international student recruitment, admissions, international student and scholar services, ESL programs, study abroad, and partnership development across four institutions. As a strategic leader and advocate for international students, she has successfully developed and implemented initiatives to enhance global engagement, foster cross-border partnerships, and support the academic success of international students. She holds a master’s degree in Global and International Education from Drexel University and a doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University.
Beyond the campus: Building global industry partnerships to expand international learning at Montclair State University (108) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

ACA, Belgium
No bio provided
From education to enterprise: The new role of higher education in global development (and how to get there) (S6.08) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Aalto University School of Business, Finland
Saila Kurtbay, Head of International Affairs at Aalto University School of Business, leeds the development of the School’s international partner university network, aligning partnerships with institutional strategic priorities. She has designed a quality evaluation framework and partnership criteria to sustain a high quality, resilient network in line with AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA accreditation standards. Kurtbay has 15 years of corporate experience in France and Turkey. Before joining the School of Business in 2004, she worked at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabanci University in Turkey. She holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from the Aalto University School of Business (formerly the Helsinki School of Economics), with a major in information science.
W15: Designing a data strategy roadmap: Building your office’s dashboard and data plan Tuesday @ 1:30 PM

University of Antwerp, Belgium
Celine was born and raised in Antwerp: the diamond, fashion, and beer capital of the world. She started her career in higher education in 2019, armed with master’s degrees in both strategic communication and journalism.
Besides being responsible for managing the faculty's international recruitment strategy, digital campaigns, content creation and social media, she is also committed to building its alumni community. Since 2022, she is part of the EMFD Marcom, Alumni and External Relations steering committee, and since 2023, she is a member of the CEAC committee, as co-chair of the CASE Newcomers Track.
Having travelled 35 countries and speaking 5 (and a half) languages, her nickname at work has become Celinternational.
Beyond the storm: Brand as your crisis compass (S6.12) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

European University Foundation (EUF), Luxembourg
Liga Kuzmane works at the European University Foundation (EUF), where she coordinates network-wide communities and develops training opportunities for higher education professionals. With more than ten years of experience in international higher education, Liga combines a big-picture view of Erasmus+ with a deep understanding of how cooperation projects work on the ground.
Liga has experience on the full lifecycle of EU-funded projects, from design and application to implementation and reporting. She also has worked at the Erasmus+ Project Unit at the University of Alcalá, supporting project managers and applicants and coordinating international activities with partners across Europe, North America, and beyond.
New rules, new mindset: Managing the rhythm of lump-sum funding (S7.10) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Tallinn University, Estonia
No bio provided
Managing risk and uncertainty in short summer programmes (S3.05) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Marketing summer schools: What works, what doesn't and why it matters (429) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Norwegian Directorate for Higher education and Skills, Norway
No bio provided
Global partnerships in motion: India, Europe and the future of skills (S7.04) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Stockholm University, Sweden
No bio provided
Ignite©: Relationship building through student recruitment and collaborative learning (S2.08) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technologies, Canada
No bio provided
Bridging the speed gap: Aligning programme marketing with rapidly evolving student and market expectations (S5.05) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Campfire: International students with families: Challenges and best practices to support inclusion (S10.15) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Leiden University, Netherlands
No bio provided
Crisis and safety management of students abroad (S6.10) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Aalto University, Finland
No bio provided
Embracing change: The revolution of international student support at Aalto University (207) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Adrijana has been working in international education for over 10 years and is currently responsible for short-term programmes at the School of Economics and Business at the University of Ljubljana. She has been involved in various internationalisation activities, e.g., outgoing mobility, staff mobility and digitalisation of processes in general. She is an expert in managing summer and winter schools, both on-site and online and has been involved in the organization of tailor-made programmes and study abroad tours for international partners. Adrijana holds a Master’s degree in Business Studies from the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business. She has been involved with the EAIE since 2018. She was elected as Steering group member of the Expert Community Summer Schools for the 2022–2024 term.Campfire: AI searches and the shift from keywords to conversations: How are students and parents really finding us? (S7.18) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), Netherlands
No bio provided
The Global Office concept: A collaborative approach to optimising your faculty's internationalisation setup (205) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

ICEF, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Campfire: Listen and share: Agent quality management (S9.15) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Momoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Thomas Legge is a lecturer in the Faculty of Business Administration at Momoyama Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan. He teaches Global Business English, IELTS and TOEIC preparation, study abroad preparation, and runs a seminar for students planning to work or study overseas after graduation. He serves on several university committees, including the Foreign Language Centre.
His research focuses on working holidays, study abroad trends, and the challenges faced by Japanese students participating in these programs. He has published several papers on these topics, including a recent study titled "An Exploration of Japanese Working Holidays: Trends, Motivations, and Challenges" in 2025. He is also an IELTS specialist and teacher trainer, having previously worked at the British Council. His experience with IELTS has been a significant part of his research and teaching.
He currently serves as President of the Study Abroad Special Interest Group, part of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). In this role, he supports language educators and contributes to discussions around study abroad and international student mobility. Additionally, he is a member of AsiaTEFL and KOTESOL, professional organizations that promote English language teaching in Asia.
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What students need and what institutions want: Centring students in study abroad (S4.07) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

European Commission, Belgium
No bio provided
Launching the Study and Research in Africa initiative (S3.06) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

EURASHE, Belgium
No bio provided
Connecting classrooms and careers: Rethinking university-to-business pathways for Erasmus+ graduates (S3.07) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Erasmus Student Network, Italy
No bio provided
Changing tracks: Understanding and guiding sustainable student travel (S8.14) Thursday @ 3:30 PM
Reconnecting through Erasmus+: A new chapter of mobility for the UK and Switzerland (S9.10) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Bryant University, USA
Cindi Lewis is an experienced leader in international education with over two decades of progressively responsible roles in global engagement. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Global Education at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA. Cindi oversees study abroad programming, risk management, strategic partnerships, and faculty-led travel initiatives. Known for designing innovative and student-centered global experiences, Cindi has expanded access to international learning while aligning programs with institutional goals. Moreover, Cindi’s global education work has taken her across five continents for program development, site visits, and student facilitation. She holds certifications in Cultural Intelligence and Unconscious Bias and has presented at leading conferences including NAFSA, EAIE, and the Forum on Education Abroad. In addition, she serves on the Advisory Board for the study abroad program provider API (Academic Programs International). Lewis is a passionate advocate for inclusive and immersive global education, having been recognized with several awards for leadership and collaboration. She continues to champion cross-cultural learning as a cornerstone of higher education.Recruitment revolution: Using AI and technology to jazz up marketing materials (123) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Central European University, Austria
Agnes Leyrer works at Central European University in Austria, and is the new manager for the university's European University Alliance: CIVICA. She has been at CEU for over 10 years, and has worked in the field of international higher education in 5 European countries since the start of her career. Her educational background is in International Relations, Political Science, and European Education Management and Counselling. Agnes is a young mother, who spent some free-time during her maternity leave on reading the Strategic Development Plans and Internationalisation Strategies of prominent European universities - which resulted in becoming a Speaker in this year's EAIE Session 7.13 Internationalisation strategies: An institutional lighthouse or a paper tiger?Restoring the rhythm: The role of social sciences in European university alliances (103) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Studyportals, Netherlands
No bio provided
Rethinking international recruitment for a changing global landscape (124) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
No bio provided
TUCacademy: Microcredentials for global skills and innovative learning (409) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Upper Alsace (UHA), France
No bio provided
Crossing borders locally: Can a university leverage border proximity for sustainable internationalisation? (110) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Swedish Institute, Sweden
No bio provided
From classroom to career: A retention revolution for the labour market (S6.03) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Technical University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg, Germany
Renate Link is a Professor of Business English and Intercultural Communication at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences/Germany. She is also the Vice Head of the Language Centre and Director of the Institute of Intercultural Communication. In addition, Renate co-heads the regional SIETAR chapter Frankfurt-Rhine-Main-Lower Franconia, is a former board member of the German Society for Key Competences in Teaching, Research and Practice and a current member of the IACCM (International Association of Cross-Cultural Management) Council.
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Quality assurance in study abroad contexts: HEIs and global competencies (324) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Adam Lipski is the Director of the International Office at Frankfurt UAS, bringing extensive experience in risk management and crisis response. He played a crucial role in the implementation of Frankfurt UAS's travel risk management system and currently leads a team dedicated to establishing export control processes. During the Covid-19 crisis, Adam successfully managed his institution's repatriation efforts, ensuring the safe return of students and staff. Until 2023, he served as an Erasmus+ expert for risk management within Erasmus+ mobilities at the DAAD. Adam is actively involved in the European academic community, serving on the Export Community for European Collaborative Programs at the EAIE and as one of the liaison officers for the Association of University Chief Security Officers at Frankfurt UAS.Integrating knowledge security oversight into policies and processes: How and why? (S3.04) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Duty of care for global mobility: Applying ISO 31030 with crisis team drills (S7.09) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Netherlands
Alexandre is a recruitment advisor at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, with over 10 years of experience in Higher Education. He has worked with organizations such as the French Institute/Campus France in Athens, Studyportals, and Randstad. Alexandre is passionate about data, marketing, student recruitment, and diversity, which connects directly to his presentation on the role of marketing in fostering student diversity. He has been participating in the EAIE annual conference since 2017 in Sevilla, has joined the mentorship program last year, and is presenting for the third time.Work smarter, not harder: Leveraging technology in marketing and recruitment to keep up with the rhythm of revolution (125) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

EAIE President, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain
No bio provided
Current trends in academic partnerships with Europe: A global perspective (S8.03) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Université de Lorraine, France
No bio provided
From disruption to direction: Navigating values and resilience in international relations offices (S3.10) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

ESIEA, the Graduate School, France
No bio provided
Lost in promotion: Why mobility marketing misses the mark (320) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Alethea Global Cooperative, Ireland
No bio provided
From commitment to transformation: The CANIE Accord as a catalyst for climate-ready institutions (S2.15) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
No bio provided
From good to great: Igniting growth in existing partnerships (S7.07) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut-Condorcet, Belgium
No bio provided
The power of living labs in higher education (111) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Rethinking education with collaborative learning fresques (316) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

EM Strasbourg Business School, France
No bio provided
Green champions for the revolution: How international offices drive sustainability and institutional change (S8.08) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education, United Kingdom
No bio provided
The politics and policies of internationalisation: Ministers’ views (S4.01) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

IDP Education, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Maximise your experience: Discover the world of the EAIE (S1.02) Tuesday @ 10:30 AM
Ignite©: Relationship building through student recruitment and collaborative learning (S2.08) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Campfire: Student perspective on internationalisation (S7.17) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

EFMD Global, Belgium
Jean-Baptiste Maillard is Senior Manager in the International Projects Department at EFMD, where he manages international cooperation projects focusing on quality assurance and internationalisation of higher education.
He is currently involved in the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership project EXIL – sharing EXperience in Integrating exiLed students, for which he explores inclusion policies in European institutions, with a focus on students’ needs, institutional practices, and dialogue with higher education stakeholders.
Jean-Baptiste Maillard is currently a PhD candidate at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, where his research examines the sustainability of international capacity-building projects in higher education. He holds a Master’s degree in European Affairs and International Relations from Sciences Po Strasbourg.
Beyond welcome: Setting a new rhythm for integrating students in exile (S5.14) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Crisis and safety management of students abroad (S6.10) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

ACROSS European University Alliance, Italy
No bio provided
From navigation to revolution: Redefining leadership in European university alliances and international collaborations (S2.07) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
The border paradox: Proximity and the rhythm of cross-border internationalisation (S9.06) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Advising international applicants during changing times at Finland's largest academic institution (118) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Studentspeak, Poland
No bio provided
From interest to enrolment: The impact of personalised programme choice support at Leiden University (127) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Bridging the speed gap: Aligning programme marketing with rapidly evolving student and market expectations (S5.05) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Catholic University of Valencia, Spain
Beatriz has been leading the International Relations Office at the Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Spain, in the last eight years, having contributed to designing and implementing the Internationalisation Plan. She is also involved in the European university EU-CONEXUS.Campfire: Rethinking the role of short-term programmes in language learning and personal development (S9.16) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Central European University Vienna, Austria
No bio provided
W05: Applying for a joint European degree label: A practical workshop for (alliances of) higher education institutions Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
The geopolitics of European higher education (S10.01) Friday @ 10:30 AM

International Association of Universities, France
Giorgio Marinoni is the Manager of Higher Education and Internationalization at the International Association of Universities (IAU). He oversees Internationalization as one of the four strategic priorities of the Association. Among his responsibilities at IAU are research projects, advisory services and external representation of the Association for what concerns internationalization.From movement to metrics: Is mobility losing its meaning in European alliances? (S2.12) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
No bio provided
Counter-rhythms of learning: Challenging assumptions, embracing global perspectives (S3.14) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Axelle Marrannes is Global Engagement Officer at the Office of Internationalisation at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences. She developed a comprehensive crisis management toolkit that enhances the university’s ability to support students and staff during international mobilities, both incoming and outgoing (This toolkit will be presented at this year's conference). In her role, Axelle is also engaged in advancing International Joint Education initiatives, including the European Degree Label, and spearheading the university’s Global Engagement efforts. Her work focuses on fostering global citizenship and embedding sustainable development into the institution’s strategic outlook.Your intercultural compass: Navigating diversity in higher education (128) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
All hands on deck: Implementing a framework for crisis management in international higher education (202) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Sciences Po, France
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The CIVICA barometer: Understanding intercultural differences in students' use of AI and academic information (228) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Colombia
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From concept to practice: Implementing a global competence seal in the Mutis university network (408) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
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Unicorns 2.0: From identity to influence (S6.02) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

University of Barcelona, Spain
No bio provided
What's next for the European Student Card Initiative? (S3.01) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Maastricht University, Netherlands
No bio provided
Are strategic focus regions overrated? Inspiration from four case studies (326) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Monash University, Australia
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In it for the long haul: The Monash Warwick Alliance nears 15 years (112) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Una Europa vzw, Belgium
No bio provided
Finding rhythm together: Co-creating communications for students, with students (S5.08) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
No bio provided
In tune or out of step? A strategy and emotional support session on surviving multilateral collaboration (S6.14) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Tilburg University, Netherlands
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Real-world learning reimagined: Students as co-creators in innovation ecosystems (S9.08) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Clermont Auvergne University, France
Raquel Melara Bussetta is currently Head of the International Welcome Service at Université Clermont Auvergne and Coordinator of the Euraxess Auvergne Centre, where she plays a key role in supporting and integrating international audiences. As a board member of Euraxess France, she brings extensive experience in welcoming, advising, and assisting international researchers.
Drawing on several years of experience in multicultural professional environments, she has developed strong expertise in supporting international students, researchers, and staff in France. She also actively contributes to several national working groups dedicated to improving services and policies for this community.
Through her involvement in national and European networks, she helps strengthen cooperation, mobility, and knowledge exchange across borders. Her commitment to developing high-quality support services enhances the experience of international researchers and contributes to creating an attractive and inclusive academic environment.
Through the initiatives she leads and her active engagement in international networks, she also contributes significantly to the international visibility, reputation, and outreach of Université Clermont Auvergne, reinforcing its attractiveness to talented students and researchers from around the world.
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Campfire: Networks that empower: Euraxess cooperation for researcher mobility (S4.15) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), Chile
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Belonging without barriers: Designing disability-inclusive global mobility (S6.09) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Germany
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Green champions for the revolution: How international offices drive sustainability and institutional change (S8.08) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

University of Twente, Netherlands
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We will, we will track you: Rocking marketing analytics in higher education (S6.01) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Central European University (CEU), Austria
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Ignite©: Creating change through partnership and intercultural learning (S9.07) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Lucerne School of Business, Switzerland
Gordon Millar is an MSc programme leader in Bsuiness Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Lucerne School of Business in Switzerland. He lectures in Business Ethics and in Philosophy of Social Science. In the School's International Office he is involved in double-degree programme development and in encouraging the starting of COILs and BIPs. For the last four years he has been part of the lecturer team on a COIL in cooperation with Chinese and South African universities. Based on this experience in 2023 he published, together with colleagues, "Teaching Intercultural Business Ethics" in the Globe Ethics (Geneva) Praxis Series. This publication is available on open access.Business school international accreditations, rankings and ratings: Are they worth it? (209) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
Work before education, or education before work? The policy tension in integrating refugees into Swiss higher education (317) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Keystone Education Group , Norway
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Main character energy: Making students the heroes of your marketing (S8.05) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Higher School of Economics - National Research University, USA
No bio provided
From cross-culturality to complexity: Towards a metacognitive purpose for international education (319) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain
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Empowering internationalisation at home: Insights from a collaborative staff week (129) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

European Commission, Belgium
Marija Mitic is a Policy Analyst at the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. She coordinates feedback to policy activities in the unit, such as data monitoring, strengthening science-policy links and structured uptake of project results in policymaking. She is also responsible for several MSCA initiatives supporting researchers at risk, academic freedom and fundamental values. Marija is a former member and chair of the EAIE Inclusion and Diversity expert community. She is also a proud Erasmus Mundus alumna.The future of international research cooperation: What's in store for MSCA and Horizon Europe? (S1.05) Tuesday @ 3:30 PM
A European safe haven for science: What place is there for international talent at risk? (S2.02) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Educating critical minds: Empowering actors of change (S5.02) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Leiden University, Netherlands
No bio provided
Undergraduate students and the rhythm of revolution in research abroad (424) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

CIVIS - Europe's Civic University Alliance, Germany
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African universities in a European alliance: The CIVIS case (104) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

EDUC Alliance, Hungary
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The trust funnel: How students reframed our social media strategy (221) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Durham University, United Kingdom
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Beyond assumptions: Research, evidence, impact and the future of internationalisation (S8.02) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Global Career Center, USA
Dr. Kate Moore is an international educator energized by our changing world of work and how we connect campuses, communities, and companies across the globe. She built the Global Career Center (GCC) to partner with universities and colleges throughout the world, employers from a wide range of industries, and learners of all ages to connect employability and education through collaborative program development, comprehensive services delivery, and curated experiential education. Kate is committed to the fields of international education and workforce development, sharing knowledge and dialogue with the community through more than sixty presentations and publications. She authored the book Internships, Service Learning and Research Abroad and was co-editor and contributor for the publication International Internships: Mission, Methods, and Models. Kate has decades of experience directly related to global internships and applied learning, including work within higher education, nonprofit management, workforce recruitment, government relations and civic engagement. She was honored as 2019 Mentor of the Year by Lead5050 and is a member of the GSD accelerator for female founders. Kate holds a doctorate in higher education management from University of Pennsylvania, a masters in nonprofit management from Eastern University, and a bachelor’s in international studies from American University.Embedding employability across the curriculum: Creating a cadence of global applied learning (304) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

University of Sydney, Australia
No bio provided
Changing the tempo: Adapting application processes to challenge AI-driven conformity (S2.10) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

NTT DATA, Belgium
No bio provided
The European Student Card: Bridging borders for students (427) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Germany
No bio provided
Connect, collaborate, contribute: Driving the EU's digital transformation (220) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Universities UK International, United Kingdom
Iona Murdoch is the Policy Advisor for Global Mobility at Universities UK International. She previously worked on international student experience policy at UKCISA, focusing on employability and managing the #WeAreInternational Grants scheme. She also volunteered for a number of years in the student mobility space.Reconnecting through Erasmus+: A new chapter of mobility for the UK and Switzerland (S9.10) Friday @ 9:00 AM

King's College London, United Kingdom
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Higher education communities in conflict and crisis: Solidarity and learning (S4.06) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Universite Catholique Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium
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BeeLead: The Circle U. Women Founders Network (218) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

The University of British Columbia, Canada
Maki Natori (she/her) is an international student recruitment professional with 26+ years' experience at the University of British Columbia (UBC). As Director of Strategic Partnerships & Projects, she has had the privilege of connecting with people from a variety of backgrounds and believes in working towards a more inclusive, diverse, equitable, & anti-racist society. At UBC, Maki served on the Joint Equity Committee, Courageous Conversations & Learning Club and the Presidential Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence which produced a comprehensive report with 54 recommendations. She is the current Chair of NAFSA’s Member Engagement Committee whose mandate is to represent members and serve as a conduit between NAFSA leadership and those served by it.
Fobzu - Friends of Birzeit University, United Kingdom
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Strengthening international collaboration with Palestinian universities: Models of equitable partnership (S7.05) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
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From weakness to strategic strength: A case study on credit recognition tools at Eötvös Loránd University (425) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Institute of International Education (IIE), USA
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Global mobility in flux: A Project Atlas dialogue (S2.03) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

NAFSA: Association of International Educators, USA
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The Global Enrolment Benchmark Survey: European trends, enrolment patterns and future demand (S9.11) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Finnish National Agency for Education, Finland
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National approaches to inclusion in international higher education: Learning from Finland, Germany and Austria (S7.13) Thursday @ 2:00 PM
From evidence to action: Advancing diversity and inclusion in Erasmus+ mobility (S10.12) Friday @ 10:30 AM

ERUA / University Paris 8, France
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Evaluating European university alliances: Implementing impact assessment processes and addressing challenges (S7.16) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

South East Technological University, Ireland
Dr Don O’Neill is an academic leader who spearheads global education strategies at South East Technological University (SETU). He serves as a driving force behind SETU Global, steering the institution's international partnerships, student mobility programs, and cross-border academic initiatives.Campfire: Are we in tune with change? Building capacity for Internationalisation at Home (S8.15) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
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Co-creating microcredentials using design methodology (S10.11) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Jaume I University, Spain
No bio provided
EDUC BRIDGE: Pioneering inclusive mobility strategies (313) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany
No bio provided
Managing risk and uncertainty in short summer programmes (S3.05) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Affairs, Ghana
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Southern and Northern sounds working in harmony: How to sustain and grow equal global partnerships (S8.06) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

University of Zagreb, Croatia
No bio provided
Lost in promotion: Why mobility marketing misses the mark (320) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

University of Pavia, Italy
Marco Oliva is part of the International Relations Service of the University of Pavia and he is the Coordinator of the Erasmus+ programme with third countries - KA171 - and the local coordinator of KA2 Cooperation Partnerships "EUniverse" and "DIEM".From evidence to action: Advancing diversity and inclusion in Erasmus+ mobility (S10.12) Friday @ 10:30 AM

European Commission, Belgium
No bio provided
Cooperation with the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine: From capacity building to future Erasmus+ association (S3.15) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
University alliances joining forces with Ukraine: Building a resilient and competitive Europe (S10.02) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Milan, Italy
Edda Cecilia Orlandi is a Liaison officer in the 4EU+ Alliance’s Team at the University of Milan (Italy). Her tasks focus on international communication, student and community engagement, and supporting the development of the 4EU+ Alliance’s educational offer. As part of her tasks, she worked on setting and developing the student ambassadors’ initiative together with her colleagues in the 4EU+ member Universities. She also participates in the FOREU4ALL Community Engagement topical group.How to communicate a revolution: Microcredentials explained to young and adult learners (211) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Managing risk and uncertainty in short summer programmes (S3.05) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Community Activity: Paint the rhythm (CDA12) Wednesday @ 4:00 PM
Community Activity: Paint the rhythm (CDA16) Thursday @ 4:00 PM

Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Dr. Hiroshi Ota is a Professor at the Center for General Education at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, where he serves as Director of the university’s Global Education Program. His research primarily focuses on higher education policies and practices related to internationalization and international student mobility from a comparative perspective. He has more than 160 publications in Japanese and English, including 30 book chapters published by Springer, Routledge, SAGE, Multilingual Matters, and so on. Dr. Ota serves as a vice president of the Japan Association of International Student Education (JAISE) and a board member of the Research Consortium for the Sustainable Promotion of International Education (RECSIE). In addition, he is a visiting researcher for the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), a government agency that supports and promotes international education. Dr. Ota received his Ed.M. and Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was also awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study international education administration in the U.S. in 1996 and was invited by the Harvard-Yenching Institute to serve as a Visiting Scholar from 2023-24. His most recent book is "East and Southeast Asian Perspectives on the Internationalisation of Higher Education: Policies, Practices and Prospects" published by Routledge.
The EAIE Barometer in comparative perspective: Internationalisation in Japan (S10.17) Friday @ 10:30 AM

geNEOus, United States
International Education Marketing & Enrollment Management Expert. Digital Transformation, AI-Driven Student Recruitment, Gen Alpha Engagement, and Global Market Expansion. Top 50 Voices of International Education.
As Founder & CEO of geNEOus, leading enrollment management consultancy, I work closely with executive teams and enrollment leaders to drive student recruitment, enrollment growth, and digital transformation initiatives. Our work focuses on student journey optimization, global market expansion, CRM strategy, marketing automation, and AI-powered personalization to improve conversion rates and institutional performance.
Strategic Enrollment Management Consultancy:
- Develop and execute data-driven enrollment management and student recruitment strategies across key international markets, including LATAM, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
- Design buyer personas, map end-to-end student journeys, and optimize CRM platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, Zoho) to improve lead generation, lead nurturing, conversion rates, and enrollment outcomes.
- Advise institutions on international enrollment growth, brand positioning, digital marketing strategy, and partnership development to expand global recruitment pipelines.
AI & Digital Transformation:
- Lead the adoption of AI-powered tools for personalized student enrollment, marketing automation, and CRM processes, improving lead conversion and reducing administrative burden.
- Strategize paid media, SEO, and UX/UI strategies to increase digital visibility and align digital marketing efforts with student recruitment goals.
Training & Empowerment:
- Deliver training programs for enrollment management and marketing teams on CRM strategy, student lifecycle management, digital marketing, and data-driven decision-making.
- Equip institutional leaders with frameworks to drive change management, digital transformation, AI integration, and continuous enrollment performance optimization.
Marketing an ecosystem: Talent hub strategies for student enrolment (S4.02) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Campfire: AI searches and the shift from keywords to conversations: How are students and parents really finding us? (S7.18) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

The Hague Pathway College, Netherlands
International higher education leader focused on expanding access to global study opportunities and supporting student success across diverse learning pathways.
Marlies is also the outgoing Chair of the Thematic Committee for Marketing & Admissions.
Experienced in developing international partnerships, educational programmes, and global recruitment and enrolment strategies in a rapidly evolving international education landscape.
As College Director at The Hague Pathway College, Marlies leads the strategic and operational development of an international college that prepares students for degree study at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, contributing to the university's internationalisation ambitions and the development of entry routes for globally mobile students. Her role spans academic leadership, educational development, student performance and progression, partnership management, and the growth of sustainable international education initiatives.
Marketing an ecosystem: Talent hub strategies for student enrolment (S4.02) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Association of African Universities (AAU), Ghana
No bio provided
Launching the Study and Research in Africa initiative (S3.06) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Evolving and transforming study abroad fairs: Finding a new balance between structure and connection (S6.13) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Lithuania
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A mental health transformation in student mobility (S10.08) Friday @ 10:30 AM

geNEOus, Uruguay
Sole is the Managing Director at geNEOus, Experts in Education Marketing, Recruitment, and Admissions. She leads strategic enrollment and digital transformation projects for Higher Education, K-12, and language institutions. With six years of experience shaping geNEOus’ positioning, she specializes in data-driven marketing, project management, and performance optimization. Her background in international recruitment and the agent market give me a deep understanding of student behaviour and the full enrollment funnel. With a foundation in finance and a passion for analytics, she brings strategic vision and attention to detail to every project, always aiming to generate a positive, lasting impact in the education sector.Turning AI into a teammate: Bridging creative engagement and institutional change (S10.10) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Valencia Polytechnic University (UPV), Spain
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Regenerative leadership for internationalisation: The power of grassroots international networks (S8.13) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Ministry of Education - India, India
No bio provided
Global partnerships in motion: India, Europe and the future of skills (S7.04) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

University of Lodz, Poland
Katarzyna Pardyka is a senior specialist at the International Office of the University of Lodz. She is involved in strategic bilateral partnerships, networks of the university, and at the same time she is the Program Manager of UNIC European University Alliance at UniLodz.
Supporting LGBTQIA+ students in international education: Best practices from Japan, Poland, Germany and the US (S9.17) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of Florida, USA
No bio provided
Measuring virtual exchange learning outcomes: Survey results from a US–Brazil partnership (226) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE), Ecuador
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The rhythm of change: Reclaiming humanity in curriculum internationalisation (S9.12) Friday @ 9:00 AM

"Con Valor" — Educational Branding & Communication | Spain-based, internationally focused
Begoña Pérez de Lema is a communication strategist, certified personal branding coach, and associate professor at several universities in Madrid, where she teaches communication and personal branding. She is the founder of "Con Valor", an educational branding and communication consultancy working with individuals and institutions across Europe and Latin America.
With over 25 years of experience across the full educational journey — from vocational guidance and university to executive education and professional reinvention — Begoña supports people and organisations at key moments of growth and transformation. Her work sits at the intersection of identity, purpose, and authentic communication, with a particular focus on humanising personal and institutional brands in an increasingly AI-driven world.
A regular speaker and trainer with international institutions, she is the co-author of several books on personal branding, networking, and workplace happiness, and a proud member of the global Personal Branding World Directory. She has recently been appointed as an EAIE Community Champion.
Begoña believes that in a world increasingly shaped by algorithms, the most powerful competitive advantage — for people and organisations alike — is a clear, authentic voice.
W06: Purpose-driven communication: How authentic voices drive institutional impact and engagement Tuesday @ 9:00 AM

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Adriana Perez-Encinas is associate professor at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). She has been involved in the EAIE in different capacities, as current member of the General Council and in the past as part of the Expert Community Mobility Advising. Her international education journey started more than 20 years ago, first as exchange student, second as ESN volunteer and later, as head of the International Relation´s Office at the faculty of Business and Economics at UAM where she was constantly in contact with local and international students, university partners and colleagues from all over the world. In 2017 she defended my PHD on strategies for welcoming international students, formal and informal support services in higher education. Today she continues to be highly interested in and passionationate about internationalization of higher education institutions and conducting research on the topic and giving trainings internationally.
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Skills unlocked: Gamifying competence recognition (S6.07) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

University of Cadiz, Spain
Fernando Pérez-Peña holds an MEng in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Seville and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cádiz, specialising in neuromorphic motor control. After research stays at CITEC (Bielefeld University) and the Institute of Neuroinformatics (ETH Zurich), he joined the University of Cádiz, where he has been Associate Professor since 2019.
International cooperation is central to his work. Since 2024 he has been Director General of the SEA-EU European University Alliance at the University of Cádiz, and in 2026 Vice-Chair of the FOREU4ALL Forum Board. Through these roles he collaborates with universities, public authorities and stakeholders across Europe on institutional transformation, educational quality and internationalisation, regularly contributing to staff weeks, conferences and policy discussions on the European Higher Education Area and the European Universities Initiative.
He previously served as Degree Coordinator and Deputy Director for Academic Affairs at the School of Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Computer Networks, Computer Architecture, Neuromorphic Systems and Research Methodology, and has supervised four completed PhD theses. His research spans neuromorphic engineering, neurorobotics and spiking neural networks, with over 60 scientific publications, and has more recently expanded into higher education governance and international cooperation.
New rules, new mindset: Managing the rhythm of lump-sum funding (S7.10) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
No bio provided
Resilience across borders: How partnerships sustain higher education in times of crisis (S2.01) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

EAIE, Netherlands
No bio provided
From commitment to transformation: The CANIE Accord as a catalyst for climate-ready institutions (S2.15) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
No bio provided
In tune or out of step? A strategy and emotional support session on surviving multilateral collaboration (S6.14) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Tiina Piipponen works as an International Relations Adviser at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Through her work, Tiina is involved in organising, administering and advising on various exchange programmes, as well as in facilitating and managing related international cooperation. Her work also includes promoting and advising on matters related to internationalisation, international competence and multicultural issues, as well as internationalisation of curricula. Throughout her career, Tiina has been keen to find ways to encourage students to take part in the internationalisation opportunities and staff to create these. Alongside her work, Tiina was also a project manager at Metropolia for the Erasmus+ funded Cooperation Partnership Project Inclusive Comprehensive Internationalisation (ICI) coordinated by Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Spain. ICI project aimed to enhance global learning opportunities for ALL students within HEIs. Expanding her expertise in the inclusiveness in internationalisation, she participated also in the Inclusion Academy organised by Academic Cooperation Association in 2022-2024.Collaborating with support services for inclusive mobility: Practical solutions for higher education administrators (S3.13) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

KPH Vienna/Krems, Austria
No bio provided
Learning in motion: Mobility as the key to inclusive teacher education (309) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Finnish National Agency for Education, Finland
No bio provided
Short term, big impact: The future of student blended mobility (S8.11) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Technical University of Moldova, Moldova
No bio provided
Cooperation with the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine: From capacity building to future Erasmus+ association (S3.15) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), Germany
No bio provided
From crisis to confidence: Strengthening international digital resilience after a cyberattack (203) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Studyportals, Netherlands
Archie Pollock is a Senior Consultant and Team Lead for Business Development in the StudyPortals Analytics & Consulting Team. With over 15 years of experience in international education, Archie has held various roles in marketing, digital strategy, and business development. Before joining StudyPortals, he was the regional manager for UK and Europe at Higher Education Marketing (HEM), where he spent over five years. His focus at StudyPortals is on helping universities make data-driven decisions in their student recruitment strategies.
Archie frequently presents at industry conferences and contributes articles on topics such as international student recruitment and talent retention. His career began in 2009, and he has since become well-regarded for his insights into using data to enhance university marketing and outreach efforts
How Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America are reshaping student mobility and transnational education (116) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Intercultural Outreach Initiative (IOI), Spain
No bio provided
From commitment to transformation: The CANIE Accord as a catalyst for climate-ready institutions (S2.15) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
No bio provided
From borders to bridges: Scaling Blended Intensive Programmes for internationalisation (414) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

West University of Timisoara, Romania
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Visiting@WUT: How to boost international teaching and research at home by recruiting global talent (416) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Julia Porter is the International Exchanges Manager at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen, Scotland. With a career in student mobility dating back to 1996, she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of international exchange, including managing institutional agreements, coordinating all non-academic elements of incoming and outgoing student mobility, and administering funding programmes such as the Turing Scheme and the Scottish Education and Exchange Programme (SEEP).
Julia is passionate about international education and considers her selection as the UK Staff Ambassador for the Erasmus Programme’s 25th anniversary one of the highlights of her career.
She is an active member of the Group for Exchange and Mobility Scotland (GEMS), where she served as Chair from 2016 to 2017. Julia has also contributed to several national and international working groups, including the UK Best Practice Expert Group, the Erasmus for All Expert Advisory Group, and the National Mobility Strategy Working Group.
Julia regularly collaborates with colleagues across the UK and beyond and is a frequent contributor to conferences and training events focused on international education and exchange.
What students need and what institutions want: Centring students in study abroad (S4.07) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Sarae Pratt Coaching & Training, United Kingdom
Hello! I’m Sarae, an experienced leadership coach, facilitator and former senior leader with over 22 years of experience designing and delivering transformational development for individuals and teams.
My work spans global business schools, further & higher education institutes, consulting, law & finance firms, engineering companies, and government departments with a particular focus on supporting women in leadership.
I combine deep expertise in HR, talent development and coaching psychology to help individuals build self-belief, grow sustainably and lead with authenticity to meet organisational strategic needs and personal goals.
A certified coach and self-confessed learning geek, I’m known for creating safe, energising spaces that spark insight and action. My mission is to shift how we grow leadership – from performative pressure to deeply personal growth - so people can thrive, not just succeed.
I leads a team delivering coaching, training, workshops and keynotes across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. I’m a former Associate Director at Oxford Saïd Business School and MBA Career Programme Lead at London Business School and began my career as an aeronautical engineer working on fast jets before moving into consulting with a Big4 – so I know a thing or two about high performance under pressure.
Curious how I can support you and your people, drop me a message or find me on Wednesday and Thursday in the Members’ Area.
M01: Life Skill: Expand your network (EAIE members only) Tuesday @ 9:30 AM
M02: Life Skill: Practical strategies for managing overwhelm (EAIE members only) Tuesday @ 11:00 AM
M03: Life Skill: Being an inclusive leader (EAIE members only) Tuesday @ 1:30 PM

Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands
Martin Prchal is vice-principal at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, which includes responsibilities for curriculum development and innovation, research, quality assurance and international relations. Trained as a musician of Czech origin in the US, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and the UK, he holds teaching and performance diplomas (violoncello) and a MA degree in musicology. Following a career as a performing musician and several positions in the area of internationalisation at the conservatoires of Utrecht, The Hague and Groningen, he became the first CEO of the European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) in 2001, a post he held until 2011. During 2014-2020, Martin was one of the founders and chair of the board of MusiQuE – Music Quality Enhancement, a European organisation for the review and accreditation of institutions and study programmes in higher music education. Since 2020, he is vice-president of the European Chamber Music Academy – ECMA. In January 2024, he also became Co-Secretary General of the European Universities Alliance IN.TUNE – Innovative Universities in Music & Arts in Europe, the only alliance in the field of music and arts.The rhythm of connection: Low-latency learning for inclusive European mobility (223) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Lunex University, Luxembourg
Jessica Price is an academic and counselling psychology practitioner with more than fifteen years of experience in the development of mental health and wellbeing interventions, supporting highly diverse and multicultural groups, drawing from counselling psychology; organizational health; positive psychology and narrative therapy approaches.Human connection in an automated world: Alumni, belonging and international student wellbeing (S4.05) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Diversifying professional encounters: Addressing microaggressions and hierarchies in collegial relations (S8.12) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
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From borders to bridges: Scaling Blended Intensive Programmes for internationalisation (414) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

ENLIGHT European University, Switzerland
No bio provided
From visiting to understanding: Fostering student engagement through internationalisation (S7.14) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

York University, Canada
No bio provided
Finding the beat: Orchestrating strategic planning across diverse partners (S9.09) Friday @ 9:00 AM

KU Leuven, Belgium
International Relations Officer at the Faculty of Engineering Science:Ignite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

RWTH Aachen University, Germany
No bio provided
A virtual reality live demo: Rethinking learning, mobility and marketing (126) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Netherlands
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The ethics of persuasion: Can universities be honest and convincing at the same time? (S3.02) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

An-Najah National University, Palestinian Territory
No bio provided
Where learning happens: A glocal approach from Brazil, Palestine and Europe (S4.04) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
From manual to automatic: AI-powered descriptions for degree programmes (122) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Göttingen, Germany
Tanja Reiffenrath is coordinator for Internationalisation of Curricula at the University of Göttingen, Germany. In this role, she supports academics in different disciplines who seek to (re)design courses and study programmes by integrating an international, intercultural and/or global dimension. She also serves as a policy advisor in matters of Internationalisation at Home, (co)designs professional development opportunities as well facilitates dialogue about internationalisation and digitisation in a community of practice. In the European University alliance ENLIGHT, she supports the implementation of challenge-based international learning, advises on the curricular integration of IaH measures, virtual exchange and blended intensive programmes, and works together with colleagues across the network to develop micro-credentials.
Tanja is the outgoing chair of the EAIE Expert Community Internationalisation at Home and will join the EAIE Conference Programme Committee in the coming term. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Studies in International Education and co-editor of the wbv book series "Innovative University: digital – international – transformative".
Ignite©: Social responsibility revolution: sustainability, inclusion, connecting (S3.08) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
Connect with the Journal of Studies in International Education (S4.13) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
No bio provided
Green champions for the revolution: How international offices drive sustainability and institutional change (S8.08) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

University of Southern Queensland, Australia
No bio provided
Connect with the Journal of Studies in International Education (S4.13) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

UKCISA, United Kingdom
Tina Renshaw is the Chief Executive of UKICSA.
Tina has 30 years of experience in education and training from across the UK and Australia, with leadership experience as a charity CEO and senior public servant across awarding bodies, state government departments, technical and further education, local education authorities and the not-for-profit sector. She is a graduate of the University of Oxford and an alumna of Henley and Macquarie Business Schools.
Most recently, Tina spent nearly 10 years as CEO of English Speaking Board (International) Ltd., a specialist awarding organisation for oracy and English language qualifications, recognised as Awarding Organisation of the Year in 2023. Under her leadership, ESB established a unique and authentic reputation by centring service users and maintaining a clear commitment to purpose, working in international English language markets and particularly closely with migrant and asylum seeker communities in the UK. Tina led the organisation’s contribution to a coalition advocating for oracy to gain recognition within the National Curriculum for England.
From celebration to change: How we turned the #WeAreInternational Awards 2025 into policy, practice and programmes (105) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
No bio provided
What are the benefits of including Swiss and UK institutions in European university alliances? (215) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Chantal Riccardi is International Relations Officer at the University of Pavia and Chair of AEM WG of the Coimbra Group. Champion). She has 18+ years of experience in the field of Erasmus+ Programme.A mental health transformation in student mobility (S10.08) Friday @ 10:30 AM

DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
No bio provided
Global lessons in AI literacy: What higher education can learn from different countries (322) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Expertise in Labour Mobility / i-graduate, Netherlands
Nannette Ripmeester is Regional Director Surveys (Europe and North America) for Etio (formerly i-graduate) leading the largest global student satisfaction survey under currently enrolled students, the International Student Barometer (ISB) in those regions. The ISB data helps institutions to better understand the student voice. She combines this role with heading Expertise in Labour Mobility (ELM) and is the founder of the app CareerProfessor.works. Her love for international mobility was ignited whilst working for 7 years at the European Commission, streamlining labour mobility within Europe for EURES. Nannette is involved in the NAFSA Trainer Corps and active in various supervisory boards. She was appointed Industry Innovator in Residence for Study Queensland focussing on employability. Nannette and the ELM team are regular partners in various government-funded projects, such as Erasmus+ projects (Erasmus Skills, Erasmus Jobs, Erasmus Careers, DETAS), always with a focus on skills development and employability related to mobility often bringing in the employer voice to projects. With over 30 years of experience working for large corporate clients and Higher Education institutions across the globe, she understands what makes people internationally employable, making Nannette a leading expert on mobility for study and work.Skills unlocked: Gamifying competence recognition (S6.07) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Stefanie Ritter has been with Freie Universität Berlin's International Office since 2007. Starting in 2010, she coordinated Erasmus Mundus Action 2 projects and later managed Erasmus+ ICM / KA107 / KA171 projects. As the Deputy Head of the Unit Academic Relations, she oversees Erasmus+ funded staff mobility and has organized the annual International Staff Training Week since 2019.Resilience across borders: How partnerships sustain higher education in times of crisis (S2.01) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Staff weeks that make a difference: From local collaboration to global impact (S7.02) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

CEU Educational Group, Spain
Juan Roca works in the international marketing team of CEU Educational Group, which owns four different universities in Spain. He has been involved in international recruitment for over 10 years, from the design and implementation of online promotional campaigns to the organization of international events. At present, he is also involved in the IaH strategy of CEU.Turning AI into a teammate: Bridging creative engagement and institutional change (S10.10) Friday @ 10:30 AM

ESSCA School of Management, France
No bio provided
Connecting classrooms and careers: Rethinking university-to-business pathways for Erasmus+ graduates (S3.07) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Stockholm University, Sweden
No bio provided
Erasmus Without Paper: Getting on board with the digitalisation of Erasmus+ (S5.09) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

AI For Global Education / UniGlobal Technologies, United Kingdom
Cato Rolea is a UK-based digital-transformation strategist with 10 years’ experience delivering AI-driven solutions for government, higher education and commerce. He leads AI for Global Education (AFGE), a charity advancing ethical AI literacy worldwide. As Assistant Director for Digital Transformation at ECCTIS, he has led technology, automation and AI initiatives supporting the UK Home Office and Department for Education. He also founded UniGlobal Technologies, creators of the first AI-powered Career Toolkit for international education professionals. A globally in-demand keynote speaker, Cato advises policymakers and executives on responsible AI adoption and measurable impact.
W10: Revolution in practice: Human-centred AI for international student support Tuesday @ 1:30 PM
From caution to commitment: Bridging the AI gap in international education's transformative beat (S7.12) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Spain
No bio provided
Sustainable by design: How two self-sustaining European university alliances thrive (S6.15) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

State University of Northern Parana (UENP), Brazil
Dr. Fábio Henrique Rosa Senefonte is a professor of Applied Linguistics/Foreign Languages and Head of International Relations Office at the State University of Northern Paraná, in Brazil (UENP). He holds a doctoral and master’s degree in Language Studies (teaching, learning and foreign language teacher education) from the State University of Londrina (UEL). Graduate certificate in English Language Teaching from the State University of Northern Paraná (UENP). From the same University, he also holds an undergraduate degree in Portuguese and English languages and literatures. He has experience in teaching, learning and English language teacher education. He was a Fulbright and CAPES scholar, working as an assistant professor of Portuguese at Howard University (Washington DC-USA) and a graduate student at the same University, taking graduate courses in the departments of Communication, Social Sciences and Education. He is the leader of the Research Group entitled "Linguistic and Literary Studies in English. His research interests include Applied Linguistics/ Sociolinguistics regarding teaching, learning and additional language teacher education, language policies and internationalization of higher education.
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Ignite©: Relationship building through student recruitment and collaborative learning (S2.08) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University College London, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Strengthening international collaboration with Palestinian universities: Models of equitable partnership (S7.05) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Andrea Rothenbühler can look back on 18 years of experience in the field of international education. Her responsibilites have included incoming as well as outgoing student exchange coordinator and coordinating the implementation of Mobility-Online. Since 2019 she heads the Student Exchange Office of ETH Zurich, with a focus on developing resilient, scalable and future-proof solutions.Fairness by design: Implementing lottery-based exchange selection (S2.05) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland
Maurizia Ruinelli is a member of the International Relations and Study Abroad Service at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland, and is specifically responsible for the coordination and development of the following initiatives:Refugee inclusion at small and young universities: Revolution happens through adaptation (312) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

The EAIE, The Netherlands
Laura E. Rumbley is Director, Knowledge Development and Research at the European Association for International Education (EAIE), based in Amsterdam. She previously served as Associate Director for the Boston College Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) in the United States and Deputy Director of the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) in Brussels. Laura has co-edited the Journal of Studies in International Education since 2014 and has authored and edited a wide range of publications on internationalisation in higher education.Campfire: The doctoral journey and you! (S2.17) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
The politics and policies of internationalisation: Ministers’ views (S4.01) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Ignite©: Award-winning research on internationalisation (S7.08) Thursday @ 2:00 PM
The Global Enrolment Benchmark Survey: European trends, enrolment patterns and future demand (S9.11) Friday @ 9:00 AM
The EAIE Barometer in comparative perspective: Internationalisation in Japan (S10.17) Friday @ 10:30 AM

State Education Development Agency Republic of Latvia, Latvia
No bio provided
New rules, new mindset: Managing the rhythm of lump-sum funding (S7.10) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

University of Helsinki, Finland
Heidi Säävuori (speaker) is a specialist at the International Exchange Services at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She advices students and staff with internationalization possibilities and is specialized in digital processes including EWP. Heidi works as one of the key users for the mobility administration system (3rd party provider).Fairness by design: Implementing lottery-based exchange selection (S2.05) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Warsaw, Poland
No bio provided
Short educational formats in times of crisis (411) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Artesis Plantijn University of Applied Sciences Antwerp, Belgium
Charlotte Saelemakers works at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp-AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Antwerp, where she combines international coordination and educational development. Her work focuses on creating meaningful international opportunities for students, teachers and researchers in the arts, with a strong interest in how mobility, curriculum innovation and artistic research can contribute to more inclusive, future-oriented higher education.
Charlotte has coordinated and contributed to a wide range of European and international projects, including Erasmus+, Blended Intensive Programmes, Erasmus Mundus developments, Horizon and Creative Europe collaborations. She is particularly engaged in projects at the intersection of music, dance, drama, creative technologies, interdisciplinarity and social transformation.
At AP-Arts, she supports international partnerships and strategic initiatives linking artistic practice with research, innovation and societal challenges. Her recent work includes collaborations around live coding, hybrid performance, the New European Bauhaus, future skills in the cultural and creative sectors, and international cooperation with partners in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States.
Alongside her work in higher arts education, Charlotte is a violinist and chair of the European Bluegrass Music Association, where she supports international exchange, community-building and professional development within the European bluegrass scene.
Ignite©: Creating change through partnership and intercultural learning (S9.07) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
No bio provided
Finding the beat in remote places: Internationalisation at home as a revolutionary practice for peripheral universities (S2.13) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

ENGAGE.EU University Alliance, Netherlands
No bio provided
Securing the future: How alliances diversify and sustain their funding models (S2.11) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Finding the beat: Orchestrating strategic planning across diverse partners (S9.09) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Mahidol University, Thailand
No bio provided
Current trends in academic partnerships with Europe: A global perspective (S8.03) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany
No bio provided
International students boost public finances and drive economic growth (325) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
A welcoming culture under difficult conditions: Experiences of discrimination among international students (S9.01) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
In tune or out of step? A strategy and emotional support session on surviving multilateral collaboration (S6.14) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Pay to play: How introducing an application fee affects applicant demographics (119) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

São Paulo State University - UNESP, Brazil
Ana Cristina Salomão is currently Assistant Provost for International Affairs at São Paulo State University – UNESP, Brazil. She is professor at the Department of Modern Languages of the School of Sciences and Languages at UNESP and an accredited lecturer in the Postgraduate Program in Linguistics at the same institution, where she supervises research at Master’s and PhD levels. Her research interests include telecollaboration, virtual exchange, and intercultural communication. Since 2006, she has been actively involved in the Teletandem Brazil Project, a pioneering initiative in telecollaboration in Brazilian higher education, through which she has guided innovative practices of online intercultural language learning. She has published extensively on virtual exchange, including journal articles and book chapters, many of them in collaboration with researchers from the United States, the UK, France, Spain, and Taiwan. In partnership with the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI), Dr. Salomão co-created and launched the Brazilian Virtual Exchange Program – BRaVE in 2018, aimed at fostering international collaboration in higher education across Brazil. Since its inception, she has coordinated BRaVE-UNESP, supporting faculty members across UNESP’s 24 campuses to implement virtual exchange initiatives. She also works with FAUBAI to expand BRaVE as an institutional program across Brazilian higher education. Dr. Salomão is currently a board member of the International Virtual Exchange Consortium (IVEC), further strengthening her role in shaping global dialogues on international education, collaborative learning, and intercultural competence.
Study.eu, Germany
No bio provided
Ignite©: Relationship building through student recruitment and collaborative learning (S2.08) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Professor Rachel Sandison OBE is responsible for leading the University of Glasgow’s strategy for external engagement covering an integrated portfolio of International Policy and Partnerships; Marketing and Communications; Brand and Reputation Management; Transnational Education; Student Recruitment and Admissions; Widening Access and Lifelong Learning; Development and Alumni Relations; and Civic Engagement. Rachel is also the University’s Sanctuary Champion.
Rachel is the University’s Universitas 21 network Senior Leader, a Board member of the University’s European network, The Guild, and the University lead for the CIVIS European University Alliance, thereby supporting the activity of a global group of research-intensive universities.
Rachel is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a Global Trustee and chair-elect of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the Scottish Commissioner for Fulbright US-UK and the Scottish Government's Trade and Investment Envoy for International Education, whilst also contributing to several sector advisory boards both at home and overseas.
Introduction to Higher Education in Scotland (S1.01) Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
Taking the pulse of national strategies for internationalisation: Trends to track (S2.06) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Critical Conversations 03: Is the end of internationalisation near? Challenges and opportunities in global collaboration (S6.11) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Secretary of State for Higher Education of Portugal, Portugal
No bio provided
The politics and policies of internationalisation: Ministers’ views (S4.01) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine
No bio provided
Student mobility in times of crisis: The case of Kharkiv National Medical University (417) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Gottingen, Germany
No bio provided
Growing green: Driving institutional sustainability and transformation across 10 universities (305) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
From manual to automatic: AI-powered descriptions for degree programmes (122) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

YUFE University Alliance, Belgium
Maria-Valerie Schegk serves as Secretary General of the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) Alliance. In this role, she leads collaboration among the Alliance's partners to strengthen cooperation and deepen YUFE's impact on its communities and the wider higher education sector. She is passionate about developing innovative strategies that benefit diverse learner groups, support skills development, and enable academics to secure European funding opportunities.
Previously, she worked at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where she contributed to the launch of the EuroTeQ Engineering University Alliance. With more than 12 years of experience in Brussels, she has helped shape the European Higher Education and Research Areas and related policies. Her expertise spans European university alliances, higher education policy, institutional transformation, stakeholder engagement, and international collaboration.
As committed European, Maria-Valerie is dedicated to advancing the role of universities in addressing societal challenges, fostering lifelong learning, and strengthening the European knowledge ecosystem. She currently serves on the Forum Board of FOREU4ALL, the Community of Practice for the European Universities Initiative.
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Citizens at the centre: A cross-border approach to creating societal impact (306) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Cracks in the façade? The untold realities of European university alliances (S9.02) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of Hohenheim, Germany
No bio provided
Sustainable by design: How two self-sustaining European university alliances thrive (S6.15) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), Netherlands
No bio provided
What students need and what institutions want: Centring students in study abroad (S4.07) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria
No bio provided
Supporting student mobility: A comparison of two approaches (420) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

KPH Vienna/Krems; University Vienna, Austria
Program manager Erasmus KA107/KA171 bei Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/KremsLearning in motion: Mobility as the key to inclusive teacher education (309) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Bielefeld University, Germany
No bio provided
From the margins to the centre: Repositioning educational developers in university alliances (S2.09) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Victoria Schwabl has been working as an Exchange Coordinator at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business for the past four years. Her focus is on managing outgoing student exchanges to China, Hong Kong, as well as Northern and Eastern Europe. Additionally, she oversees partnerships with WU’s partner institutions in these regions. She coordinates a short-term program in collaboration with SGH Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA). She also serves as WU’s coordinator for the CEEPUS program. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Marketing, both from WU Vienna.
AI-supported credit recognition (423) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Germany
No bio provided
A toolkit for welcome weeks: How to help your exchange students find their footing (418) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

4EU+ Alliance, Poland
No bio provided
How to communicate a revolution: Microcredentials explained to young and adult learners (211) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Viruses without borders: A COIL project (430) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

HEC Paris, France
Michael is the Director of Admissions and Student Enrolment at HEC Paris, a leading European and international business school. Responsible for a portfolio of undergraduate, masters and executive degree programmes, Michael leads the teams evaluating, selecting and enroling the best talent for a competitive marketplace. Specialised in Graduate Management Education, Michael is experienced at managing admissions and student recruitment on a global scale, as well as working with employers across diverse sectors to connect graduate talent with opportunity.
Marketing an ecosystem: Talent hub strategies for student enrolment (S4.02) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

European Commission, Belgium
Albert Sesé Ballart is DG EAC’s Head of Sector for the Erasmus+ Programme team in the Higher Education Unit since January 2026. Prior to this, he was the inter-institutional relations coordinator as well as responsible for policies with the Western Balkans at the same DG. He holds a degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Social and Public Policy, bringing extensive expertise in EU policy development, programme implementation, and inter-institutional dialogue. In his role, he engages with Member States, national agencies, and higher education stakeholders to advance European mobility and internationalisation objectives within higher education.
Empowering the future: Transforming higher education through Erasmus+ (S1.04) Tuesday @ 1:30 PM
The Union of Skills: Maximising Erasmus+ traineeship mobility to enhance employability (S6.04) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Politecnico di Milano, Italy
No bio provided
Breaking the 'registration to no-show' cycle: Rethinking student engagement (S9.05) Friday @ 9:00 AM
Revolutionary tools for global admissions and evaluation: Trends, innovations and practical tips (S10.03) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Aix-Marseille University, France
No bio provided
From partnership to institution: How to make a Sino–French joint institute work (114) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
From local to global: Shaping the future of international education (406) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Joint PhDs that actually work: Strategic, symbiotic and scalable (109) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
Kai Sicks has served as Secretary General of the DAAD since April 2021. After studying German Studies and Political Science in Frankfurt and Vienna, he earned his doctorate in Modern German Literature from the University of Vienna in 2008. He held research fellowships at institutions including the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C., and Cornell University in the USA. He subsequently held positions at Justus Liebig University Giessen and, from 2013, at the University of Bonn, where he most recently served as Head of the International Office. Kai Sicks is a member of the boards of trustees of the German University in Cairo (GUC) and the Turkish-German University (TDU), among others.
Taking the pulse of national strategies for internationalisation: Trends to track (S2.06) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
Launching the Study and Research in Africa initiative (S3.06) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

EUNICE European University Alliance, Belgium
Magdalena Sikorska is a Secretary General of EUNICE Alliance. EUNICE, the European University for Customised Education, is a transnational alliance of 10 public European universities founded in 2020. With a collective strength of over 150,000 students and 15,000 staff members, EUNICE strategically covers all major European regions.Cracks in the façade? The untold realities of European university alliances (S9.02) Friday @ 9:00 AM

ENLIGHT European University, Estonia
No bio provided
From visiting to understanding: Fostering student engagement through internationalisation (S7.14) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Movetia, Switzerland
Chantal Sistek works in the field of higher education at the Swiss national agency Movetia. She discovered her interest in international education through her volunteer work with ESN and her professional experience in Brussels. She is particularly passionate about topics such as green mobility, internationalisation at home, and communication.Changing tracks: Understanding and guiding sustainable student travel (S8.14) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

StudyPortals, Netherlands
Cara Skikne is a communications specialist with a background in journalism and a passion for storytelling. As Head of Sector Research and External Communications at Studyportals, she works at the intersection of data, narrative, and sector engagement. Her work helps institutions make sense of the trends shaping international higher education.
Driven by her belief in the power of education, Cara leads thought leadership initiatives that inform, influence, and inspire action.
Cara has a Bachelor's of Journalism from Rhodes University in South Africa and an MBA from the University of Oxford, where she was a Chevening Scholar, and co-chaired the Media and Marketing Oxford Business Network.
W06: Purpose-driven communication: How authentic voices drive institutional impact and engagement Tuesday @ 9:00 AM

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), Norway
No bio provided
From expansion to equity: Navigating power dynamics and quality assurance in transnational education partnerships (S7.03) Thursday @ 2:00 PM
Putting the Global Recognition Convention into practice (S10.07) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Chicago, USA
No bio provided
Counter-rhythms of learning: Challenging assumptions, embracing global perspectives (S3.14) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Denis Smirnov holds a Master of Arts in Informatics from the Department of Informatics at Kansai University, where his research focused on dating app use, sense of community, life satisfaction, and loneliness among MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) in Japan. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program at Ritsumeikan University's Graduate School of Human Science. His research interests include dating app use, LGBTQ+ community sense, wellbeing, and LGBTQ+ community centers' work.
Supporting LGBTQIA+ students in international education: Best practices from Japan, Poland, Germany and the US (S9.17) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
No bio provided
University alliances joining forces with Ukraine: Building a resilient and competitive Europe (S10.02) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Dr Navaporn Snodin is Lecturer in Cross-Cultural Communication at Newcastle University, UK. Her research focuses on the internationalisation of higher education, international student and academic mobility, and inclusive learning environments. In 2016, she organised a Researchers’ Links Workshop, bringing together researchers from the UK and Thailand to advance collaborative research on the internationalisation of Thai higher education. Between 2016 and 2018, she was awarded a Newton Fund Advanced Fellowship to investigate the mobility experiences of international students and academics within Thai universities. Over the past decade, Dr Snodin has led and collaborated on research examining internationalisation in higher education, with particular attention to student and academic mobility, belonging, identity, language, and participation in internationalised educational settings. Her recent work explores learner diversity through studies of LGBTQ students in intercultural contexts and English-medium instruction in Thai medical education, highlighting how institutional policies and pedagogical practices shape equitable access to learning. Through her research, she seeks to inform policies and practices that move beyond student recruitment to create inclusive, learner-centred environments where diverse learners can participate, develop agency, and thrive.
Navigating new learner identities in an internationalised education landscape (S8.10) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland
No bio provided
CARPE chronicles: Celebrating 15 years of strategic partnership (113) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

ESU (European Students' Union), Austria
No bio provided
Universities as sites of protection: Ways to provide safe access to quality education for students at risk (S10.09) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Florence, Italy
Lara Sorrentino is a Senior Manager in Education experienced in the management of HE innovative educational programmes, including micro-credentials and joint degrees. She holds a PhD in Modern Philology and a MBA for University Management. She works for the University of Florence, Italy, and has been working for the University of Bologna, where she has been Head of General Affairs for the Area of Education, and has been a member of the Teaching and Learning Strategy Group within the Una Europa University Alliance.Co-creating microcredentials using design methodology (S10.11) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Seville, Spain
No bio provided
Co-creating the future of food resilience through international cooperation (318) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom
Laura is International Development Manager at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has worked in international education for over twenty years and has a particular interest in how international alumni can support the branding, reputation and recruitment of international talent. She understands the importance of social connections and community building to achieve a fulfilling and memorable international student experience, helping to generate a sustainable source of active champions. Laura studied at the University of Warwick and has since gained micro credentials in the Management of International Higher Education and Global Alumni Relations. She is Trustee of a charity that facilitates international homestays and exchanges.Human connection in an automated world: Alumni, belonging and international student wellbeing (S4.05) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Administration, researcher at the Institute of Studies and Research in University Administration, coordinator of the Research Line in Internationalization of Education at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.Where learning happens: A glocal approach from Brazil, Palestine and Europe (S4.04) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Responsible internationalisation and societal impact: Insights from Europe and Latin America (S5.18) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

West University of Timisoara, Romania
Andra-Mirona Dragotesc is the Director of International Relations at West University of Timișoara, the largest higher education institution in Western Romania. With over a decade of experience in management of internationalization processes in higher education, she oversees the activities of the Department for International Relations and is committed to mainstreaming internationalisation as a means to ensure inclusiveness and excellence in higher education and research. She has has extensive experience in managing projects and activities aimed at ensuring international experiences for all and increasing capacity building through internationalisation with all, principles she strongly believes in.
Beginning with 2020 she focused extensively on European Universities Alliances from two perspectives: as UNITA institutional coordinator for West University of Timisoara, UNITA being the European Alliance in which West University of Timisoara is a founding partner; and as coordinator of the working-groups of RO European Universities, a national network of (now 22) Romanian universities participating in the European Universities Initiative.
She is also a senior lecturer in the Department of Governance Studies at the same university beginning with 2024.
Visiting@WUT: How to boost international teaching and research at home by recruiting global talent (416) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), South Africa
No bio provided
Putting the Global Recognition Convention into practice (S10.07) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Lucerne School of Business, Switzerland
Barbara Stettler works as Project Manager International Relations at the Lucerne School of Business in Switzerland. In 2023 she was part of a project team initialized by the Swiss National Agency Movetia which discussed the possibility and also the form of supporting short-term programmes with the Swiss European Mobility Programme SEMP.Work before education, or education before work? The policy tension in integrating refugees into Swiss higher education (317) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

European University Association (EUA), Belgium
No bio provided
Universities as engines of national recovery: Lessons from Ukraine for crisis-affected regions worldwide (S5.13) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
No bio provided
Citizens at the centre: A cross-border approach to creating societal impact (306) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

SIRIS Academic, Spain
No bio provided
The geopolitics of European higher education (S10.01) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Teiresias - Masaryk University Support Centre for Students with Special Needs, Czechia
No bio provided
EDUC BRIDGE: Pioneering inclusive mobility strategies (313) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Circle U. European University Alliance, United Kingdom
Audrey Sullivan-Reilly is the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer for the Circle U. European University Alliance. She also acts as Vice-Chair of the FOREU4ALL Impact Topical Group.
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Evaluating European university alliances: Implementing impact assessment processes and addressing challenges (S7.16) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands
Monique Swennenhuis works as a strategic advisor international marketing and international affairs at Hanze University of Applied Sciences. She is a member of the Marketing and Recruitment steering group and has a keen interest in subjects like data driven marketing, CRM, optimization of the student journey, innovative marketing solutions and AI.W08: The enrolment revolution: Mastering international strategic enrolment management for higher education Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
From classroom to career: A retention revolution for the labour market (S6.03) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

ENHANCE Alliance, Germany
Naveed Syed is the Secretary General of the ENHANCE Alliance, a European
association of ten excellent and research-intensive universities of technology.
ENHANCE drives transformation in education, innovation and research for the benefit of society.
Naveed is also the Co-Lead Communications for FOREU4ALL, a network of 65
European Universities Alliances, which brings together more than 500 higher
education institutions.
Previously, Naveed worked as the Head of Global Networks for the Falling Walls Foundation, developing a global community for visionaries, decision-makers and emerging talents from academia, industry and policymaking.
He gives talks on the importance of transnational collaboration and science
communication. He has been part of evaluation committees for the German Scholars Organization, the University: Futures Festival, is a Member of the Advisory Board for Falling Walls ENGAGE, and is a Wertebotschafter for German Dream. Above all, he is a passionate collaboration catalyst.
Building Europe’s competitive edge: How university alliances of technology can become strategic assets (S2.14) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

The University of Queensland, Australia
No bio provided
Belonging without barriers: Designing disability-inclusive global mobility (S6.09) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

World Education Services (WES), USA
No bio provided
Putting the Global Recognition Convention into practice (S10.07) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Lund University, Sweden
Andréa Tarlé Borgström is an International Coordinator at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University. In her role, she focuses on developing and refining processes and communication strategies to support internationalisation. She has extensive international experience and works primarily with coordinating mobility processes, incoming exchange students, and exchange agreements.The sweet swirl of student mobility (422) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Viruses without borders: A COIL project (430) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Nuffic, Netherlands
No bio provided
The Mobstacles network: A revolutionary way to remove mobility obstacles (101) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
A welcoming culture under difficult conditions: Experiences of discrimination among international students (S9.01) Friday @ 9:00 AM

EFMD Global, Belgium
No bio provided
Beyond welcome: Setting a new rhythm for integrating students in exile (S5.14) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Campus France, France
No bio provided
International student mobility to and from the Study in Europe region: Trends, challenges and perspectives (S3.03) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
No bio provided
Assuring comprehensive internationalisation through a systemic approach (S7.11) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Austria
Karina Theiss holds the position of Internationalisation and Mobility Coordinator at FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences.
Her educational background includes a Master's degree in International Management at FH JOANNEUM. During her studies, she spent a semester abroad at the Universidad Andrés Bello in Viña del Mar, Chile. In 2015, she transitioned to the field of internationalisation in higher education, joining the Medical University of Graz, where she was responsible for Erasmus+ incoming mobility programmes. Since September 2017, Karina Theiss has been a member of the International Relations Office at FH JOANNEUM, where she currently focuses on outgoing student mobility and the digitalisation of mobility processes.
Karina Theiss represents FH JOANNEUM in the "Erasmus Without Papers Champions" initiative, a programme run by the European Commission with the goal of promoting and accelerating the implementation and use of the EWP infrastructure at European universities.
National approaches to inclusion in international higher education: Learning from Finland, Germany and Austria (S7.13) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland
No bio provided
Business school international accreditations, rankings and ratings: Are they worth it? (209) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

University of Agder (UiA), Norway
No bio provided
Engaging STEM students in mobility (S5.07) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

KU Leuven, Belgium
No bio provided
Evolving and transforming study abroad fairs: Finding a new balance between structure and connection (S6.13) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Yulia Tinyakova is an international education professional with a strong background in higher education, global engagement, and intercultural collaboration. At SDU she works to support internationalization initiatives, student mobility programs, and the development of partnerships.Southern and Northern sounds working in harmony: How to sustain and grow equal global partnerships (S8.06) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

KU Leuven, Belgium
No bio provided
Sustainable Talk: Creating a green travel culture among students (SH10) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), Norway
No bio provided
Integrating knowledge security oversight into policies and processes: How and why? (S3.04) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

European University of Technology | EUt+, Spain
Rafael Toledo-Moreo is Deputy Secretary General of the European University of Technology (EUt+) and Full Professor at the Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT). Within EUt+, he oversees executive management, quality assurance, and inter-alliance coordination. Formerly UPCT's Vice-Rector for Internationalisation, he led the university's internationalisation strategy and its integration within the Alliance, achieving record levels of international mobility and external funding.
Alongside his leadership roles, Rafael has built an extensive research career in the STEM field, with a focus on space engineering and embedded systems. He has participated in more than 50 funded research, innovation, and education projects, many as principal investigator, and has authored over 200 Web of Science-indexed publications, which have received more than 3,000 citations. Among his most significant contributions is leading the Spanish contribution to the control unit of the infrared instrument for the European Space Agency's Euclid space mission, collaborating closely with ESA, NASA, and Airbus Defence and Space, among other international partners.
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STEM talent in European university alliances: Policy and practice for attracting and strengthening talent in Europe (S10.04) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Tempus Public Foundation, Hungary
No bio provided
The Coordinator Academy: Professional excellence and networking in higher education internationalisation (201) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Plaksha University, India
Harshita Tripathi is an education administrator with over a decade of experience in global engagements and strategic partnerships. She is one of the youngest members of India to be part of the "Women in Education Leadership" program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the recipient of DST-INSPIRE fellowship by the Government of India and "Management of Internationalization" fellowship by DAAD-DIES. She is currently working at Plaksha University as an Associate Director, Office of Global Engagements. She has been associated with liberal arts institutions like Ashoka University and Shiv Nadar IoE in past. She has been promoting COIL & Virtual Exchange Programs & is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the International Virtual Exchange Consortium.From periphery to power: Reclaiming agency in global knowledge ecosystems (S4.12) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Ukraine
No bio provided
The politics and policies of internationalisation: Ministers’ views (S4.01) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Universities as engines of national recovery: Lessons from Ukraine for crisis-affected regions worldwide (S5.13) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Aalto University, Finland
No bio provided
Embracing change: The revolution of international student support at Aalto University (207) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
Campfire: International students with families: Challenges and best practices to support inclusion (S10.15) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Limerick, Ireland
No bio provided
Revolutionising international traineeships: Building Europe's skills bridge (S10.14) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Strasbourg, Belgium
No bio provided
Who gets to study abroad? How student background shapes mobility experiences (315) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
A mental health transformation in student mobility (S10.08) Friday @ 10:30 AM

University of Zilina, Slovak Republic
No bio provided
Promoting the PIONEER alliance: Lessons learned from building visibility and engagement (121) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Helsinki, Finland
No bio provided
Advising international applicants during changing times at Finland's largest academic institution (118) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Nuffic, Netherlands
No bio provided
Integrating knowledge security oversight into policies and processes: How and why? (S3.04) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

University of Groningen, Netherlands
Dr. Franka van den Hende is a senior policy & grants advisor and researcher on impact and change. After concluding her PhD on Curriculum Internationalisation as a Dynamic Change Process (June 2024), she currently works on diversity, change, and impact matters within the European University Alliance ENLIGHT. At the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, she works on grants advising & support and impactful, practice-related research in the Centre for Teaching and Learning. Franka has 34 years of work experience in internationalization in higher education, in academic and non-academic roles in various contexts. She has frequently presented, delivered workshops, facilitated, and participated in panels and other networking events worldwide. She has published four research articles open-access and practice-and-policy-oriented blogs with the EAIE.W01: How to transform strategic partnerships through diversity: An impact clinic to diagnose and treat your challenges Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
From bubbles towards integrative dialogues: Using change research for impactful approaches to internationalisation (S9.13) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS/HvA), Netherlands
Carla van den Heuvel is the Head of Internationalisation at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Law at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) in the Netherlands.
In addition to leading the international office, she teaches in the faculty’s international exchange programs. Her work focuses on creating inclusive international and global learning opportunities for all students.
Education is never neutral: Reimagining inclusive internationalisation (314) Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Supporting student mobility: A comparison of two approaches (420) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

European Commission, Belgium
Filip van Depoele is an economist by training (University of Leuven, Belgium) and subsequently studied European Economic Integration (College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium) and International Relations (Johns Hopkins University, Bologna, Italy). He worked for a number of years in the private sector (banking) before joining the European Commission in 1997. Filip held several positions in the Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs and the Directorate General for Competition before moving to the Directorate General in charge of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. After having managed the Policy Coordination unit for 5 years, he is currently heading the International Cooperation unit.
Empowering the future: Transforming higher education through Erasmus+ (S1.04) Tuesday @ 1:30 PM
India rising: What the internationalisation of higher education in India means for Europe (S5.15) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Global partnerships in motion: India, Europe and the future of skills (S7.04) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

PHI Factory, Netherlands
No bio provided
Sustainable Talk: Regenerative food & beverages (SH01) Wednesday @ 1:00 PM
Sustainable Talk: Circular procurement (SH03) Wednesday @ 2:00 PM
Sustainable Talk: Futureproof buildings (SH07) Thursday @ 1:00 PM
Sustainable Talk: Green & biodiverse campuses (SH09) Thursday @ 2:00 PM
Sustainable Talk: Sustainable behaviour (SH13) Friday @ 10:30 AM
Sustainable Talk: Social sustainability (SH13) Friday @ 10:30 AM
Sustainable Talk: Sustainable behaviour (SH14) Friday @ 11:00 AM

Nuffic / National Agency Erasmus+, Netherlands
Virginia van der Ster‑van der Wel is a policy advisor at Nuffic in the Netherlands. She has extensive experience in international higher education, with a strong focus on digital transformation, international mobility, and the development of innovative and inclusive cooperation models across educational sectors.
At Nuffic, Virginia has been responsible for developing and implementing a cross-sector digitalisation strategy within the Dutch National Agency in the context of the Erasmus+ programme. In addition, she is leading efforts to design and implement a national strategy for the Green Transition within Erasmus+. She serves as the National Agency’s Digital Contact Point and contributes actively to European initiatives. Notably, she was the squad leader of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Squad in the European Digital Education Hub. Alongside her work in digitalisation and mobility, Virginia has developed expertise in impact, delivering several workshops in recent years focused on measuring and enhancing the outcomes of international education projects.
Before joining Nuffic, Virginia worked for 16 years at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) as Project Manager and Policy Advisor Global Engagement. In this role, her core responsibility was managing and monitoring international cooperation with partner universities worldwide and ensuring that the mobility goals outlined in the institution’s international strategy were successfully achieved.
Virginia was also actively engaged from 2016 to 2022 as an elected Steering Group Member of the EAIE Expert Community in Mobility Advising. In this role, she contributed to knowledge exchange, professional development, and the advancement of best practices in international mobility across Europe.
She is known for her ability to translate complex policy frameworks into practical solutions and for building bridges between institutional practice, national strategy, and European collaboration.
W10: Revolution in practice: Human-centred AI for international student support Tuesday @ 1:30 PM
From caution to commitment: Bridging the AI gap in international education's transformative beat (S7.12) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Interrail, Netherlands
No bio provided
Sustainable Talk: You learn as you go: Unlocking the educational potential of the mobility journey (SH05) Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
Sustainable Talk: Creating a green travel culture among students (SH10) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Inholland UAS, Netherlands
No bio provided
Community Talk: Conference session proposal support (CDA18) Wednesday @ 10:00 AM

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Maaike van Gerven is the International Partnerships Officer at the International Office of Erasmus University Rotterdam. With over 15 years of experience in the internationalisation of higher education, her career is dedicated to promoting international collaboration and supporting students and staff during their international experience. In her current role as international partnerships officer at EUR, she works closely with international partners to develop sustainable and fruitful collaborations. She is experienced in evaluating partnerships, to assess collaboration effectiveness and to identify areas for improvement. Furthermore, she works on conducting comprehensive risk assessments for all new and existing international partnerships, identifying potential legal, financial, and operational risks. She is part of the EUR international crisis team and is currently working on a crisis communication protocol, ensuring clear and consistent communication to all stakeholders during emergencies.
Ignite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

University of Groningen, Netherlands
No bio provided
BIPs that last: Making Blended Intensive Programmes sustainable (S3.12) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

HEROES Alliance, Belgium
Piet Van Hove is the Secretary-General of the HEROES European University Alliance, on behalf of the coordinating institution, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Belgium. He is the immediate past president (2022-2024) of the EAIE.Where learning happens: A glocal approach from Brazil, Palestine and Europe (S4.04) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
A moment of reflection: The philosophical foundations of our work in internationalisation (S5.03) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Real-world learning reimagined: Students as co-creators in innovation ecosystems (S9.08) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Studyportals, Netherlands
No bio provided
Graduation is only the start: The true impact of international students (S3.11) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
The Global Enrolment Benchmark Survey: European trends, enrolment patterns and future demand (S9.11) Friday @ 9:00 AM

International Association of Universities, France
No bio provided
Educating critical minds: Empowering actors of change (S5.02) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
From expansion to equity: Navigating power dynamics and quality assurance in transnational education partnerships (S7.03) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

University of Helsinki, Finland
Larissa Vanamo has been working in university administration since 2012, specializing in services for international degree students at the University of Helsinki. As the Team Leader of International Student Advice, she coordinates a comprehensive range of services that are critical to the success and well-being of international students, including tutoring, tuition fees managing, scholarships, and housing. Her previous role as Assistant Programme Manager for the University of Helsinki's summer school further strengthened her expertise in developing the services for international students. Larissa is deeply committed to ensuring that the perspectives of international students are integrated into all aspects of university life, with a strong focus on removing obstacles and creating a welcoming environment for all.W04: The empathy revolution: Enhancing support for international students through deeper understanding Tuesday @ 9:00 AM

Tecnologico De Monterrey - ITESM, Mexico
Mirko Varano serves as Vice Rector for International Affairs at Tecnologico De Monterrey - ITESM. Mirko has been active in the field of internationalisation of higher education for the past 30 years. He covered different positions of responsibility at the Turin Technical University and at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Between 2019 and 2024 he served as institutional project manager for the Unite! European University Alliance and co-chaired the FOREU subgroup on the European Degree between 2022 and 2024. Over the years, he coordinated a number of European Funded Projects on the impact of joint programmes and has been involved in the Erasmus Mundus programme since it's piloting phase.
Since 2024, Mirko has been a member of the EAIE Thematic Committee Partnerships and is the Chair. Previously, he chaired the EAIE Network on Joint Programmes.
W09: Europe to the world: Rethinking joint programmes from a global perspective Tuesday @ 1:30 PM

Masaryk University, Czechia
No bio provided
Collaborating with support services for inclusive mobility: Practical solutions for higher education administrators (S3.13) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine
No bio provided
Student mobility in times of crisis: The case of Kharkiv National Medical University (417) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
No bio provided
Small steps, strong rhythm: Student voices at the centre of impactful internationalisation (404) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Nuffic - The Dutch organization for internationalization in education, Netherlands
Anouk Vermeulen (speaker) works as projectmanager Internationalisation at Home and the curriculum (IaH) in higher education at Nuffic, the national organisation for internationalisation in Dutch education . In her role at Nuffic she provides a platform for professionals in higher education in the Netherlands to meet, to exchange knowledge and share best practices. She does so by organising sessions about IaH topics, including COIL VE.
Learn more about the role of national organisations in IaH: https://www.eaie.org/resource/championing-iah-the-role-of-national-organisations-and-agencies.html
COILectiVE NL: The Dutch voice in virtual exchange (225) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany
No bio provided
From 'threat to life' to 'research for life': Reimagining academic solidarity for a global future (S5.12) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), Netherlands
No bio provided
The Global Office concept: A collaborative approach to optimising your faculty's internationalisation setup (205) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy
No bio provided
Bottom-up co-creation of an Erasmus+ KA2 and KA3 expert group: An Una Europa success story (216) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Alvis Pathway, United Kingdom
With more than 20 years of experience in leadership and the management of global mobility and partnerships, Ale is a seasoned presenter, speaker and consultant within the international education sector.
Ale participated in the Amity Institute Exchange Programme in South Carolina, been an academic of TESOL and Linguistics at Universidad Católica de Chile, and founded a Spanish immersion school in Santiago in 2008.
Ale has a Bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of Chile and a Master’s in international development from Northumbria University, UK. She is passionate about internationalising higher education in a development context and its impact, and based her postgraduate research on this topic and the benefits of the BECAS Chile Programme.
Ale is currently an independent consultant, focusing on strategy development and internationalisation of higher education, particularly in the global south.
At EAIE, Ale has also been a mentor and Chair of the Mobility Advising Expert Community for the 2022 to 2024 term. She was also Co-Chair of the Risk Management Group at UUKi’s Outward Mobility Network from 2020 to 2022. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Student and Staff Mobility Thematic Committee.
On a personal level, Ale is a Trustee for the Scouts in the North East of England.
She has been involved with the EAIE since 2014 as a session evaluator, and an EAIE mentor for the last 5 years. Alejandra was elected as Chair of the Expert Community Mobility Advising for the 2022–2024 term and is currently the Chair of the Student and Staff Mobility Thematic Committee. She was also Co-Chair of the UUKi's Risk Management Group.
From individual mobility to institutional change: Unlocking the full impact of staff mobility (S4.03) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Breaking the 'registration to no-show' cycle: Rethinking student engagement (S9.05) Friday @ 9:00 AM
Campfire: Rethinking leadership in international education: Inclusivity in talent development and retention (S10.16) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Tilburg University, Netherlands
Rachael Vickerman is an International Mobility Coordinator at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, supporting inbound and outbound students who embark on an exchange program abroad. Through this work, she sees first hand the many benefits that an international experience can have for students, but also its environmental price tag, in particular the issue of mountains of household items left behind when a student's exchange comes to an end and they move out of their accommodation.
In response, she founded the Sharing is Caring initiative in 2022. Sharing is Caring breaks the cycle of waste created when students leave Tilburg by collecting good quality household items from departing students and offering them for free to new students who arrive on campus the following semester. To date, Sharing is Caring has kept thousands of items out of landfill, and at the same time has helped to provide over 4000 students with a warm welcome to Tilburg University through free, good quality items donated by their predecessors.
Rachael is also involved in consultations with universities across Europe to set up similar waste-reducing initiatives at their own institutions.
Ignite©: Social responsibility revolution: sustainability, inclusion, connecting (S3.08) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

LUT University, Finland
No bio provided
We will, we will track you: Rocking marketing analytics in higher education (S6.01) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Université de Bordeaux, France
Thierry Villard is a senior Language Teacher and a mobility officer at the IUT de Bordeaux, part of Université de Bordeaux.From Global South to the world: Institutional support for COIL (S5.06) Thursday @ 9:30 AM
Campfire: Rethinking the role of short-term programmes in language learning and personal development (S9.16) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Erasmus Student Network (ESN), Belgium
No bio provided
Cross-border, cross-sector: Revolutionising internationalisation through innovation labs (407) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
No bio provided
Introducing the INSSPIRE COIL manual (106) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

European Commission Expert Evaluator, France
No bio provided
From navigation to revolution: Redefining leadership in European university alliances and international collaborations (S2.07) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Berlin Technical University of Applied Science, Germany
No bio provided
National approaches to inclusion in international higher education: Learning from Finland, Germany and Austria (S7.13) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Tempus Public Foundation, Hungary
No bio provided
Learning together: Collaboration between domestic and international students (321) Thursday @ 10:30 AM

Intercultural Minds, Netherlands
No bio provided
From individual mobility to institutional change: Unlocking the full impact of staff mobility (S4.03) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

CIVIS European University Alliance, France
No bio provided
African universities in a European alliance: The CIVIS case (104) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Leeds University Business School, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Back to basics: Internationalisation for newcomers to the sector (S1.03) Tuesday @ 12:00 PM
The EAIE Debate: AI will widen the digital divide in higher education (S8.07) Thursday @ 3:30 PM
Ignite©: Creating change through partnership and intercultural learning (S9.07) Friday @ 9:00 AM

IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria
With over 20 years in higher education and ten years of managing transnational programs, Iris Waringer now heads the International Office at IMC Krems Austria. She leads student and staff mobility, short-term programs, the Erasmus+ Coordination and the IMC Welcome Center. She has been actively engaged in "UP University" under the European University Alliance initiative since 2021.From individual mobility to institutional change: Unlocking the full impact of staff mobility (S4.03) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM

Campus France, France
Louise Watts is Head of European Projects at Campus France, the French national agency for the promotion of higher education, student and researcher mobility and hosting services for international students.
Louise is responsible for developing and overseeing a portfolio of EU-funded projects in areas such as the internationalisation of higher education, academic mobility, higher education promotion and support to refugees. She manages a multicultural team and initiates and implements activities with European and international partner organisations.
Prior to joining Campus France in 2004, Louise worked as Programme Manager at the Centre international d'études pédagogiques (now known as France Education International) and taught at the Universities of Bretagne-Sud and Rennes I.
Louise has a Master's degree in linguistics and is a qualified teacher.
National and regional support for European university alliances (214) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM
From 'threat to life' to 'research for life': Reimagining academic solidarity for a global future (S5.12) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Hochschule Stralsund - University of Applied Sciences (HOST), Germany
No bio provided
Finding the beat in remote places: Internationalisation at home as a revolutionary practice for peripheral universities (S2.13) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Denver, USA
No bio provided
Campfire: Women who lead together: The transformative impact of peer mentorship (S3.17) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
From good to great: Igniting growth in existing partnerships (S7.07) Thursday @ 2:00 PM

Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
No bio provided
Transforming norms: Embedding internationalisation among professional services staff (S9.04) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of Halmstad, Sweden
I’m Lucie Weissova, currently serving as the Internationalisation at Home Coordinator at Halmstad University, Sweden. In this role, I’m dedicated to fostering inclusive internationalisation practices, such as internationalisation at home, curriculum internationalisation, and virtual exchange. Previously, I spent over a decade building international partnerships and student mobility programs at Jönköping University. Additionally, I work as a consultant for higher education institutions both nationally and globally.
With a background in International Education Management, I’m also pursuing a PhD at the Center for Higher Education Internationalisation at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy. My research focuses on the institutional support and professional development provided to academics to help them implement internationalisation of the curriculum.
I’m affiliated with the Mestenhauser Institute of International Collaboration, and I actively engage in both domestic networks (e.g., FINT) and international networks (e.g., World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence).
What I enjoy most are the global connections that continuously challenge and shape me, both personally and professionally.
Unicorns 2.0: From identity to influence (S6.02) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Patricia A. Tietjen, MD Teaching Academy at Nuvance now Northwell, USA
No bio provided
Bridging cultures, building competence: Lessons from a multinational pilot of the GlobalUp intercultural curriculum (115) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
No bio provided
Campfire: Top tips to become an EAIE speaker (S6.18) Thursday @ 1:00 PM

Curtin University, Australia
No bio provided
Lessons from failure: The hidden competence gap in internationalisation (S8.04) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

University of Tromso, Norway
No bio provided
India rising: What the internationalisation of higher education in India means for Europe (S5.15) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Martine Wierenga is Director of the International Office at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Prior to joining Erasmus University, she developed and managed a series of successful summer schools in the field of international law and human rights, managed global partnerships, and coordinated several Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programmes at Leiden University.From disruption to direction: Navigating values and resilience in international relations offices (S3.10) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Nuffic, Netherlands
Bregje Wijsenbeek works as a senior policy officer in the strategy, knowledge and innovation team at Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education. Her works falls under a statutory task that governs Nuffic’s activities, and with which the organisation is closely tied to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands.
She coordinates a research programme around the nexus: international- education- labour market. The Stay rates and labour market position of international graduates, or in other words, the share of international students that stay in the Netherlands after graduation, where they work, and how much they earn, is one of her focus areas.
Recently she also started a new series of research projects around the data of foreign diploma evaluations in the Netherlands and their impact on their labour market position of diploma holders.
Bregje is an economist by training and worked in the private, public and NGO-sector in South Africa, Germany and The Netherlands.
From classroom to career: A retention revolution for the labour market (S6.03) Thursday @ 11:30 AM

Vizja University, Poland
No bio provided
Ignite©: Student and staff mobility: building bridges and sharing successful practices (S4.14) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM
Beyond language skills: How culture and language use impact international student adaptation (426) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

KU Leuven, Belgium
Bert Willems is the coordinator of Student Accounting and Mobility at the Teaching and Learning Services of KU Leuven (Belgium), where he coordinates all central processes regarding tuition fees, mobility and scholarship administration, including Erasmus+ scholarships.Joint Bachelor's: A new kid on the block! (S8.01) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain
No bio provided
Empowering internationalisation at home: Insights from a collaborative staff week (129) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Simon Fraser University, Canada
No bio provided
Regenerative leadership for internationalisation: The power of grassroots international networks (S8.13) Thursday @ 3:30 PM

Flywire, United Kingdom
Tom Wilmot is the Director of Recruitment and Admissions Solutions at StudyLink a Flywire Company in the UK. He works with institutions to ensure that their agent management and admissions systems are yielding as many enrollments as possible by simplifying their agent application processes and maximising conversion rates.
Tom has been working with or in universities for 12 years having begun his career at the University of Leicester Students' Union and then working at Endsleigh in the UK before moving into international higher education in 2016 with the International Student Admissions Service (ISAS). When ISAS was acquired by Studee in 2018, Tom was asked to head up the University Partnership team and help Studee's partners bridge the gap between their marketing and admissions departments. Tom studied Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester before completing his Master’s degree at Aston University Business School in Human Resource Management and Business. Since 2020 he has served as a steering group member of the EAIE Marketing and Recruitment Expert Community. He has now been elected to the EAIE's Marketing & Admissions Thematic committee for the following 2 years.
Tom has presented at multiple events around the world including EAIE, APAIE, BUILA and AIRC.
Campfire: Listen and share: Agent quality management (S9.15) Friday @ 9:00 AM

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Andreas is Head of International Relations Europe and Unite at TU Darmstadt. He has been Secretary General of the European University Alliance Unite! since its foundation in November 2019. Prior to his current position, he successfully managed European projects and networks as coordinator of the CLUSTER consortium (2018-20), as a funding and policy advisor for internationalisation at TU Darmstadt (2015-19) and while working with universities in the Western Balkans as a researcher and lecturer at the University of Bamberg (2010-15).Securing the future: How alliances diversify and sustain their funding models (S2.11) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Tempus Public Foundation, Hungary
No bio provided
The Coordinator Academy: Professional excellence and networking in higher education internationalisation (201) Wednesday @ 2:30 PM

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
No bio provided
University alliances joining forces with Ukraine: Building a resilient and competitive Europe (S10.02) Friday @ 10:30 AM

Ghent University, Belgium
No bio provided
The missing beat: Revolutionising mobility through intercultural preparation and debriefing (S3.09) Wednesday @ 1:30 PM

Comenius University Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Dr. Katerina Yakovenko is a lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, where she obtained her PhD in Political Science. Since 2012, she has been working at Comenius University in both academic and administrative roles, combining teaching, research, and international project management.
Her research focuses on European integration, democracy promotion by the European Union beyond candidate countries, issues of legitimacy and national identity, and the role of higher education in addressing contemporary societal challenges. Prior to joining academia, she worked as a journalist, which continues to influence her interdisciplinary and communication-oriented approach to research and education.
In addition to her teaching and research activities, Dr. Yakovenko works at the Rectorate's International Relations Office, where she serves as an ENLIGHT Project Manager. Within the ENLIGHT European University alliance, she contributes to the development of lifelong learning and micro-credentials at the alliance level. At Comenius University, she also coordinates the Regional Academy initiative, fostering collaboration between the university and a broad range of external stakeholders, including public institutions, businesses, and civil society organizations.
Humour as a communication tool: Alliance-based microcredentials for lifelong learners (410) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Yeditepe University, Turkey
Full Professor of Communication Studies with over 25 years of international
academic and executive leadership experience across Türkiye, New Zealand, and
Cyprus. Appointed Associate Professor in 2010 and Full Professor in 2016, I
specialise in higher education governance and policy, quality assurance, AI in
learning and teaching, institutional resilience, internationalisation, and gender and
media studies. My career bridges scholarly research with sustained senior university leadership, most recently as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yeditepe University (2020–2025), Executive Adviser to the Rector (2020–2024), Founding Director of YU-LEARNT (the university's Learning and Teaching Implementation and Research Centre), and Founding Chair of its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
I have served as Chair of the EUA Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Group on Learning and Teaching in Crisis Situations, Vice President of the GUNi Strategic Council, and Country Lead for the Erasmus+ FLAIR Project on AI readiness in higher education, and contribute to quality assurance practice as an External Reviewer for the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) and Site Visit Team Leader for İLAD/İLEDAK.
My international engagement includes keynote and invited speaker roles at the IAU International Conference on Higher Education with Impact, the British Council Going Global Conference, and the LEIC International Scientific Conference at Vilnius University, as well as speaker and jury participation at the QS Reimagine Education Awards and Summit.

Manisa Celal Bayar University, Türkiye
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From mobility to employability: Tracking the impact of Erasmus+ (413) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Symbiosis International University, India
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India rising: What the internationalisation of higher education in India means for Europe (S5.15) Thursday @ 9:30 AM

UKCISA, United Kingdom
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From celebration to change: How we turned the #WeAreInternational Awards 2025 into policy, practice and programmes (105) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Romania
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Interprofessional learning in primary care: Insights from an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (415) Thursday @ 2:30 PM

Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
Soledad Zapiola is the Director of International Programs at Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Soledad has experience in international education management, team leadership and program development. She is passionate about promoting education abroad, developing capacity for international cooperation and improving service to students. Soledad has served as Leader in different organizations in Latin America and enjoys working collaboratively around the globe, fostering a global conversation about best practices and future narratives in international education. She served as mentor, reviewer, presenter and currently Global Perspective Member for NAFSA 2026 Annual Conference Commitee.Breaking the 'registration to no-show' cycle: Rethinking student engagement (S9.05) Friday @ 9:00 AM

University of Upper Alsace (UHA), France
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Crossing borders locally: Can a university leverage border proximity for sustainable internationalisation? (110) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

University of Mannheim, Germany
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Changing the tempo: Adapting application processes to challenge AI-driven conformity (S2.10) Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Brainport Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Marketing an ecosystem: Talent hub strategies for student enrolment (S4.02) Wednesday @ 3:30 PM