Michael Hörig

DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service, Belgium

Michael Hörig is the Director of the DAAD Brussels Office and he has held this position since January 2022. He is responsible for representing DAAD towards the institutions of the European Union, partner organisations and German representations in Brussels. Furthermore, the DAAD Brussels Office is supporting the development, acquisition and implementation of EU-funded projects. Michael has a keen interested in the collaboration with strategic partner regions such as Africa, ASEAN and the Middle East. Furthermore, he is actively engaged in the improvement of transatlantic relations. Since 2022, DAAD Brussels has successfully hosted three transatlantic dialogue events together with Institute of International Education (IIE). Michael joined DAAD in early 2011. He has held different positions at DAAD headquarters in Bonn, covering a broad range of topics from Strategic Planning to Development Cooperation and Higher Education Projects. 

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Olusola Oyewole

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ghana

Professor Olusola Oyewole is the Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities, Accra, Ghana. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. He has served as a Senior Expert (Quality Assurance, Mobility and Scholarships) at the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union Commission in Ethiopia, Addis-Ababa, from 2009 to 2010.
Prior to coming over  to the African Union Commission, Prof. Oyewole was the Coordinator of the British Government sponsored project on the "Mobilization of Regional Initiatives for the revitalization of higher education in Africa" , at the Association of African Universities (AAU), Accra, Ghana, from 2007 to 2009. His assignment involved promotion and management of African continental research networking and research programs for development.  He has also served as the Project Officer of the World Bank project on "Quality Assurance for African Higher Education systems" at the Association of African Universities ( 2006 – 2009).
He was the Head of the Department of Food Science and Technology (1992-1999), the Director of the Equipment Maintenance Centre and prior to his coming to AAU, as the Director of the Research and Development Centre at the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. 
Over the years,  Olusola Oyewole has developed interest in the development of Higher Education in Africa. His areas of focus include Quality assurance, Leadership and Management in African higher education systems, research and Innovations, Technologies, among others.

Claire Herrmann

European Commission, Belgium

Claire Herrmann is working in the European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport.  She is policy officer in the unit responsible for International cooperation (beyond Europe). 
She works mainly on the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme in Sub-Saharan Africa and cooperation mechanisms in the Vocational Education and Training sector. 
From previous positions, she has experience in international cooperation and programmes in education and youth, employment and social inclusion (European Social Fund) and anti-discrimination issues.