Speakers
Marina Casals Sala
Jeanine Gregersen-Hermans
Roundtable session
Explore the transformative potential of professional development to empower professional and academic staff in internationalisation. This session, informed by three projects – Systematic University Change Towards Internationalisation, Inclusive Comprehensive Internationalisation and the Council on Australia Latin America Relations – will explore how to use professional development as a key strategic tool to achieve comprehensive internationalisation at your institution.
Marina Casals is the Director of Member Relations for Europe and the UK at ISEP Study Abroad, a non-profit organization with the mission to break down financial and academic barriers to make study abroad accessible for all.
Marina holds an undergraduate degree from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, a master’s degree from Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid, and is currently pursuing her PhD at the Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI) of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milano (Italy).
Marina has more than 22 years of experience in higher education internationalization spanning roles in Spain, Finland, and Morocco.
She has served as a member of the EAIE Leadership and as a Board member of CHEI. In her most recent position, she managed international strategy and operations as the Director of International Relations at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona-Spain. Marina also created the SUCTI (Systemic University Change Towards Internationalisation) Project, an award-winning training course designed to empower university administrative staff on internationalization. She trains and presents at conferences internationally and has been recognized with the EAIE Rising Star Award and the SGroup IMPACT Award.
