Claudia Bulnes

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).

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Nidhi Piplani Kapur

South East Technological University (Waterford Campus), Ireland

Nidhi Piplani Kapur is pursuing her PhD in Internationalisation at Home in Irish HEIs at the South East Technological University, Ireland (Waterford Campus). She is the recipient of the prestigious Irish Research Council scholarship for her PhD project, which investigates how Irish HEIs can embed internationalisation into their curricula through Internationalisation at Home. Nidhi has over 13 years of experience in the international higher education sector, during which she has been an active volunteer with the EAIE for a decade. Starting in September 2024, she will begin a new term on the General Council of the EAIE, after having served two terms in the past. Additionally, Nidhi is the Head of the Symbiosis Centre for European Studies (SCES) at Symbiosis International University (SIU) in India, where she leads the university’s international engagements and projects with its European partners.

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Lavern Samuels

Durban University of Technology, South Africa

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.