Name

Prof. (emer.) Dr. Gabriele Abermann

Nationality

Austrian

Institution

(retired) Salzburg University of Applied Sciences

Professional history

• Since 2009 member of the Austrian team of experts for the EHEA and the national BFUG
• 1997-2017 Professor at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences for English and Intercultural Communication in the IT Programme, involved in curriculum development and coordinator of all social skills units
• 2011-2013 Vice Rector responsible for Internationalization and teaching and learning
• 2004-2013 Director of International Relations responsible for the institutional strategy and partnership cooperation
• 2010-2012 Coordinator of the first Austrian University Enterprise Cooperation project with 12 partners from 7 countries including universities and enterprises
• Official trainer for the EAIE with focus on intercultural and Internationalization aspects

Thematic Expertise

• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Dr. Vasilis Charalampopoulos

Nationality

Greek

Institution

D.O.A.T.A.P – Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center (NARIC)

Department

Credential Evaluations

Work area

Economic and Business Administration Sciences

Professional history

• Research Fellow in Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER)
• Phd in Health Management in Stirling Management School UK (2017)
• Worked for the State Scholarship Foundation in Athens 2015-2020
• Since 2020 evaluation and accreditation in the Greek Naric, Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Associate Professor, Dr. habil. Irine Darchia

Nationality

Georgian

Institution

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Department

Institute of Classical, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies

Work area

Teaching and research in classical studies since 1996
Higher Education and Research Management, internal and external quality assurance since 2005

Professional history

• Lecturer/Associate Professor, Study Programs Director at Tbilisi State University, Georgia – 1996-present;
• Member of International Advisory Board of National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance / NAQA (Ukraine) – 2019-present;
• Authorization and Accreditation Expert at NCEQE (Georgia), SQAA / NAKVIS (Slovenia), AIKA (Latvia), SKVC (Lithuania);
• Rector Adviser on Institutional Development and Quality Assurance, St. Andrew Georgian University (Georgia) – 2022;
• Rector Adviser on International Accreditation at University of Georgia – 2020;
• Head of Quality Assurance Service at Tbilisi State University, Georgia – 2006-2010, 2017-2018;
• Rector Adviser in Quality Assurance at Tbilisi State University, Georgia – 2017;
• Head of Department of Higher Education and Science Development at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia – 2015-2017;
• Vice-Rector in Quality Assurance at East European University, Georgia – 2013-2015;
• Rector Adviser in Quality Assurance at National Defence Academy of Georgia – 2011;
• Vice-Rector in Quality Assurance and Academic Affairs at Tbilisi State University, Georgia – 2010.

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Frederik De Decker

Nationality

Belgian

Institution

Ghent University

Department

International Relations Office

Work area

• International Relations
• Educational Development 

Professional history

• Currently the Head of the International Relations Office of my alma mater Ghent University (Belgium).
• Started professional career in internationalisation there, almost 30 years ago, triggered by my own study abroad experiences in The Netherlands and Poland.
• Previously different responsibilities related to internationalisation and educational policy in various Belgian higher education institutions 'including head of the Office for educational development and internationalisation at Artevelde University Of Applied Sciences (2000-2006) and senior education advisor (advising the board in various educational policy matters) at the umbrella organisation Ghent University Association (2006-2014)
• regularly participates as an expert in international projects, mainly dealing with internationalisation, educational development, qualifications frameworks and quality assurance.
• regular (invited) speaker at conferences and author about these topics.
• special interests: the concept of (international/intercultural) learning outcomes/competences; micro-credentials; inclusive mobility and sustainable internationalisation

Thematic Expertise

• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Dr. Cathal de Paor

Nationality

Irish

Institution

Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick

Department

Education

Work area

Teacher Education; Education

Professional history

• Senior Lecturer and Director of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Faculty of Education
• Routine tasks in programme direction, teaching, placement supervision and research supervision to PhD
• Qualified teacher (primary) and holder of doctorate in Education (University of Nantes)
• Lead researcher on various commissioned studies by Irish ministry of education and other bodies
• External examiner for Education programmes in HEIs in Ireland and abroad
• Member and team leader in programme review for QA agencies in various European countries
• Co-ordinator in various Erasmus+ projects and experience as evaluator for European Commission

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention<
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)

Name

Lore Demedts

Nationality

Belgian

Institution

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences

Department

Education

Work area

• Educational Development (Learning outcomes, ECTS, Community Service learning)
• Educational Design (learning paths, future skills)
• Critical and Strategic Thinking
• Educational Support
• Coordination and Project Management

Professional history

• Responsible for Educational Development
• Proficient in Educational Policy and Educational Design
• Project lead in several projects (future skills, workplace learning, curriculum optimizing and rationalization)
• Bologna Expert for DAAD since 2020
• Member of several working groups VLHORA (Flemish Council of University Colleges) and VLOR (Flemish Education Council)

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Future skills

Name

Dr. Sharon Flynn

Nationality

Irish

Institution

Technological Higher Education Association (THEA)

Department

NTUTORR

Work area

National Coordinator of the National Technological University Transformation for Resilience and Recovery (NTUTORR) programme

Professional history

• National Coordinator, NTUTORR, Thea (2022 – Present) Responsible for delivering transformative change for the Irish technological higher education sector
• Project Manager, Enhancing Digital Teaching & Learning, Irish Universities Association (2019 – 2022) Responsible for successful delivery of the project, recording and reporting of project activities, and leader of a multi-institutional team across seven universities of the IUA
• Assistant Director, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, University of Galway (2006 – Present). Strategic policy development in areas of Teaching and Learning. Academic development for staff who teach at the University of Galway
• Lecturer (above the bar) in Information Technology, University of Galway (2002 – 2006)
• Junior Lecturer in Information Technology, University of Galway (1995 – 2002)

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)

Name

Prof. Dr. Irma Grdzelidze

Nationality

Georgian

Institution

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Department

Quality Assurance Service

Work area

Quality Assurance of HE and VET

Professional history

• Associate Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences;
• Head of Quality Assurance Service at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University;
• Higher Education Reform Expert (HERE), Erasmus +; EACEA
• Chair of Quality Assurance Thematic Working Group of Georgia;
• Expert of Accreditation and Authorization for HE and TVET at National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement of Georgia in 2014-2019.

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Prof. Dr. Francisco Guillen-Grima

Nationality

Spanish

Institution

Universidad Pública de Navarra/ Public University of Navarra  (UPNA)

Department

Health Sciences

Work area

Public Health

Professional history

• Medical Officer, City of Murcia Department of Public Health, Spain 1984-1986,
• Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Murcia School of Medicine Spain (1988-1991).
• Fulbright Scholar, Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts (1988-1990)
• Field Epidemiologist, Department of Public Health, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain 1991-2005 (on leave).
• Director Public Health doctoral program, Public University of Navarra. (Spain) (2010-2013)
• Associate Professor (1991 - 1994), Professor (1994- 2010), Chair Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (2010- Present), Public University of Navarra Spain 
• Director Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Navarra Clinic  Spain  (2005- today)

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)

Name

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eglantina Hysa

Nationality

Albanian

Institution

Epoka University

Department

Economics

Work area

Development Economics, International Economics

Professional history

• Expert Evaluator, Horizon Europe/2020, MSCA Program, Research Executive Agency of European Commission
• Expert Evaluator, Erasmus+ Programme and/or the European Solidarity Corps, European Union Program Agency (EUPA)
• Expert Evaluator, National Centre for Research and Development, Poland
• International Expert for the domain of Economics and related fields, Quality Agency for Higher Education (AIKA), Latvia
• International External Expert, Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education, Slovakia
• International External Expert, Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS), Romania
• International External Expert, Agency for Control and Quality Assurance of Higher Education, Montenegro
• International External Expert, National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NEAQA), Serbia
• Expert nearby Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, assisting in the process preparation of assessing negotiation for the areas of Commerce, Industry, Customs and Taxes; Transport, Energy, Environment and Regional Development; Innovation, Information Society and Social Policies; Economic, Financial and Statistical Issues 

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Dr. Yelena Istileulova

Nationality

Kazakh, resident of Slovenia (from 2010)

Institution

1. Uni.of Maribor, „Innovative Learning&Teaching for Quality Carrier of Graduates & for an Excellent Higher Education“
2. the European Commission´s External expert on capacity building and innovations projects, Brussels

Department

1. University of Maribor; INOVUP project
2. EACEA: Capacity building projects; EASME: Innovations;

Work area

1.Quality Assurance (Fields: International Accreditation) in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) & Balkan region; and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States); 2. Innovative Approaches to Learning/Digital transformation

Professional history

• US: Fulbright Scholar, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2000-01
• UK: Oxford Researcher, 2001
• Hungary: International Policy Fellow (CEU), 2003-05
• Kazakhstan: National Bologna HERE Expert, 2010-Jan. 2015 (from 2011 – on distance from Slovenia)
• EU (European Commission, Brussels): External expert (EACEA: from 2011; EASME: from 2014): capacity building and innovations´ projects, - present
• Slovenia: University of Ljubljana, Economics faculty; PhD thesis (recommended for the EDAMBA competition, 2018
• Slovenia: Researcher on KPIs of the Guild & LERU, University of Ljubljana, Rectorate, 2018-2019
• International 10 awards in Music on the compositions about the scientists & innovations of 17th-20th century, (piano/voice: under pseudonym), 2012-20

Thematic Expertise

• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)

Name

Ruben Janssens

Nationality

Belgian

Institution

Ghent University

Department

IDLab - AIRO, Department of Electronics and Information Systems

Work area

• Human-Robot Interaction for education, artificial intelligence, multi-modal conversational agents.
• Worked in Higher Education Policy on student-centred learning & teaching and digitalisation       

Professional history

• PhD Researcher in artificial intelligence for human-robot interaction (Ghent University, 1 September 2021 - now)
• Member of the Executive Committee of the European Students' Union (ESU) (1 January 2021 - 30 June 2022)
• Member of the BFUG WG on Learning & Teaching and EUA's Learning & Teaching Steering Committee (2021-2022)
• Member of U-Multirank Advisory Board, DigiEduHack Steering Group, ASEM Experts Group on Digitalisation
• Member of ESU's Quality Assurance Student Experts Pool (2019-2021)
• Facilitator in the Leadership Development Programme of the LOTUS project (2021-2022)
• Speaker at Online Educa Berlin, POWERHEAD PLA, ECBE Annual Conference, International Conference on Future of Higher Education in Germany

Thematic Expertise

• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)

Name

Prof. Dr. Melita Kovacevic

Nationality

Croatian

Institution

Department

Department of Speech and Language Pathology

Work area

Professional history

• Bologna Promoter, Member of the BFUG, participant in   number of thematic working groups related to BP
• Higher Education Reform Expert
• Different functions and roles in programmes and projects of the EC, EUA, DAAD, World Bank, national ministries
• Doctoral education outside Europe. in Africa, Asia and Central Asia
• Development of different national strategic and policy documents (in Europe and beyond)
• Evaluation and accreditation of programmes on all three levels, institutions and QA agencies
• Trainings and workshops on various HE topics

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation
• Doctoral education, joint programmes, research ethics and integrity, research culture, research-based teaching

Name

Dr. Sandra Kraze

Nationality

Latvian

Institution

BA School of Business and Finance

Department

Rectorate

Work area

Professional history

• Graduated from the University of Latvia, continued studies at TESOL at the University of London
• Holds PhD in philology
• Currently is the academic staff at BA School of Business and Finance, is also responsible for international projects
• Has substantial experience in running international workshops and seminars in   Europe and South East Asia on higher education modernization, Quality Assurance, ECTS implementation, Learning outcome based study programme design
• Currently is the Managing Director of European international PRIME Networking association
• Is involved in various international higher education projects

Thematic Expertise

• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Dr. Bryan Maguire

Nationality

Irish

Institution

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

Department

Integration

Work area

• Quality assurance
• Qualifications

Professional history

• Lecturer in Psychology - Bangor University, UK
• Head of Department of Learning Sciences - Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland
• Qualifications Framework Development Officer - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
• Registrar/Chief Academic Officer - IADT
• Director of Academic Affairs - Higher Education and Training Awards Council Ireland
• Director, Quality and Qualifications Ireland
• International experience in Bologna Process QA and Qualifications Frameworks, NQF self-certifications, EQF Advisory Group, ENQA agency reviews, member of HKCAAVQ

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area

Name

Raimonda Markeviciene

Nationality

Lithuanian

Institution

Vilnius University

Department

International Relations Office

Work area

Internationalisation strategies, internationalisation at home, recognition of study periods, university networks and networking (work between networks), office management

Professional history

At the university:

• Implementation of courses in foreign languages at Vilnius university for incoming students,
• Setting up student exchange management and the study period recognition schemes,
• Implementation of qualification recognition functions at the university,
• Project management,
• Managerial support of joint programmes and degrees.

National and international level:

• National ECTS/DS coordinator since 1999 and Bologna expert since 2004.
• European Commission expert since 2003 - participation in project evaluations and working groups dealing with Erasmus charter and guidelines, ECTS/DS, and monitoring of activities,
• Tuning contact point for Lithuania,
• Trainer and speaker at the conferences.

Thematic Expertise

• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Katrin Mayer-Lantermann

Nationality

German

Institution

German Accreditation Council

Work area

Accreditation of Study programmes, legal aspects of accreditation, International Affairs

Professional history

Fourteen years of experience as Head of Legal and International Affairs of the German Accreditation Council

• Coordination Legal Affairs
• Coordination International Affairs
• Advising German HEIs on how to implement study programmes in accordance with ESG based accreditation standards
• Advice for HEIs on the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Coordination of several reviews of German agencies against the ESG and German national standards
• Development of accreditation standards and procedural rules in accordance with the ESG
• Implementation of the "European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes" in German law
• Implementation and legal advice: new digital application system of the GAC
• Member of the project group of the EU funded QACHE project on transnational education
• Panel chair in an internal quality review of the branch campus of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in Bahrain (2017)

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• Mobility and internationalisation

Note: I have expertise in the areas of recognition, three-cycle degree structure and mobility, as far as the implementation of accreditation requirements in these areas is concerned.

Name

Dr. Sonja Mikeska

Nationality

German

Institution

FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences

Department

Wandelwerk, the Centre for Quality Assurance and Enhancement

Work area

Higher Education Management Programme
(HEM Programme: https://en.fh-muenster.de/hem)

Professional history

Before joining the team of the HEM programme at Wandelwerk / FH Münster in 2021, Dr. Sonja Mikeska worked at Saarland University since 2006, where she was responsible for coordinating the Bologna process and the introduction of an internal Quality Management system. Apart from working in several international projects, she has also been involved as a Higher Education Reform Expert in the DAAD project STEERING in which international experts support Higher Education Institutions in the implementation of critical issues of the Bologna Process.

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Dr. Hanne Smidt Sodergard

Nationality

Danish

Institution

University West

Department

Senior Advisor

Work area

European higher education policy development and the implementation at national and institutional level. Lifelong learning, inclusion and competence and skills development has been a particular focus throughout my career

Professional history

• Senior Advisor University West
• Director Hanne Smidt Consulting and later Sodergard Consulting
• Senior Advisor European University Association (EUA)
• Member of the governing board at University of Borås
• The Danish national rectors' conferences/head of NARIC office
• Student counsellor at Århus University

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Assist. Prof. Jelena Starčević

Nationality

Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Institution

Ministry for Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education

Department

Department for Higher Education

Work area

Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Accreditation, Recognition of Foreign Qualifications, Mobility, Internationalization, Students organizations, Creation of Standards of Qualifications, Reform of Curriculums...

Professional history

• Assistant of Minister
• University Professor
• Expert at international projects related to reform of Higher Education
• Consultant at domestic and international projects aimed to Quality Assurance of study programs
• Experience in assessment and external validation and accreditation of higher education institutions.

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Colin Tück

Nationality

German

Institution

Department

n.a.

Work area

• Quality assurance of higher education, especially alignment with the ESG, cross-border quality assurance and European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes
• (automatic) recognition of qualifications
• development of DEQAR and connection with other systems, e.g. European Tertiary Education Register (ETER), IT systems of ENIC-NARICs, European Digital Credentials for Learning (EDC) and European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)
• micro-credentials in higher education    

Professional history

• introduced to the Bologna Process as student representative at national (fzs) and European (ESU) level
• keen interest in quality assurance after participating in review panels as student expert
• set up EQAR as project manager for the founders (E4 group) & served as EQAR Director until 2023
• co-author of the European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes & closely involved in the ESG 2015
• designed the model for the Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR)
• coordinated the set-up and development of DEQAR, including interoperability with other systems and extension to alternative providers and micro-credentials

Thematic Expertise

• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation
• Responsibility, Ethics and Responsibility
• Higher education management

Name

Dr. Oliver Vettori

Nationality

Austrian

Institution

Department

Programm Management & Teaching and Learning

Work area

Current positions include Dean for Accreditation and Quality Management (WU, Director of the Department for Program Management (WU), Alliance Coordinator Teaching and Learning for the ENGAGE.EU University Alliance Teaching & Learning

Professional history

• teaching experience for 15 years with a course resume in the areas public management, research methodology, organizational behaviour and evaluation theory
• expertise in the area of higher education management, quality assurance and teaching and learning for more than a decade in more than 50 different countries, including work for EUA, ENQA, ESU, UNESCO, EU-SHARE and various international higher education agencies and higher education institutions
• dozens of publications in the area of organization theory and organization culture, quality assurance, teaching & learning and curriculum development

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Responsibility, Ethics and Responsibility; Higher education management

Name

Professor Anthony John Vickers

Nationality

British

Institution

University of Essex

Department

School of Computer Science and electronic Engineering

Work area

Computer Science, Electronics, Physics

Professional history

• PhD Physics,1984, Lancaster University
• Research Associate, 1984, Physics, Lancaster University
• Lecture, Physics, 1985, University of Essex
• Senior Lecturer, Physics, 1994, University of Essex
• Professor, Physics, 2016, University of Essex

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)

Name

Prof. Dr. Tatjana Volkova

Nationality

Institution

BA School of Business and Finance

Department

Management

Work area

• Strategic management
• Innovation management
• Quality assurance

Professional history

• Dr. Tatjana Volkova is a professor and a member of the Higher Education Council, Latvia, a member of the Board of Association of Professors (Latvia) and Chair of the Studies Quality Commission (Latvia), an international expert of such organisations as IEP EUA, ENQA, DAAD.
• She was acting as a member of the Swiss Accreditation Council (Switzerland) (2015-2022), President of the Rector’s Conference of Latvia (2004 – 2011), Member of the European University Association Council (EUA), Brussels (2004-2011), chair of Extended Steering Committee member of the IEP, EUA (Belgium) (2019- 2023), Rector of BA School of Business and Finance (2004 – 2011) (Latvia).

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Prof. Dr. Robert Wagenaar

Nationality

Netherlands

Institution

University of Groningen

Department

International Tuning Academy

Work area

History, (Higher) Education and Governance

Professional history

• Subject Area Coordinator ECTS Pilot Group for History (1989 – 1995)
• ECTS Counsellor European Commission (1996 – 2004)
• Chair team of Bologna Experts of the Netherlands (2004-2014)
• Member of the Team of Bologna Experts of the Netherlands (2015-)
• Co-coordinator Tuning Educational Structures in the World initiative (2001 -)
• Consortium Director / President Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Euroculture (involving 8 EU and 4 third country partners) (2005 -)
• Managing director Department of History (1985-1997)
• Secretary General / Head Of Policy Department Faculty of Arts (1997-2003)
• Director / Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Faculty of Arts (2003-2014)
• Director International Tuning Academy Groningen (2014 -)
• Professor in History and Politics of Higher Education (2019-)
• Coordinator of many projects co-financed by the European Commission. Most recent ones: Forward Looking Cooperation Project Measuring and Comparing Achievements in Higher Education in Europe (CALOHEE) (2016 -); Knowledge Alliance Integrating Entrepreneurship and Work-Based Learning in Higher Education (WEXHE) (2017-2019); Capacity Building Projects FORTH (Philippines) (2018-2021); ACE (Latin America) (2020-2022); CALOHE-Asia (2021-2022).

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Prof. Iryna Zolotaryova

Nationality

Ukraine

Institution

Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics
National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance

Department

Information Systems

Work area

• development of tools to improve the quality of higher education;
• management of international Master's programmes;
• creation of cooperation between universities and companies at the local, regional, and national level.

Professional history

Professor,  Head of Information Systems Department (2002-2015),

• Curriculum development;
• Implementation of the three-cycle degree structure;
• Organization of cooperation between IT-companies (more than 35) & the department;
• Organization of professional certification for professors and students (1332 certificates from 2008);
• Organization of IT competencies Centers: Microsoft IT-Academy, IBM Smarter Commerce Center.

Head of Ukrainian-French Master Double Diploma Programme MBA “Business Informatics” with University Lyon-2, France, near 300 alumni (from 2005 till now)

• Curriculum development;
• Internationalisation of HE.

National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (from 2019 till now)

• Regulations on accreditation of educational programmes;
• Regulations on institutional accreditation;
• Guidelines for experts of the National Agency on the Criteria for evaluating the quality of the educational programme.

Ukraine National Team of higher education reforms experts (HEREs) (from 2015 till now)

• Internationalisation of HE;
• ECTS;
• Expertise of HE standards;
• Quality Assurance.

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Fernando Galán

Nationality

Spanish

Institution

University of Granada

Department

Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation

Work area

Internationalization of Higher Education; Quality Assurance; Implementation of the Bologna Process' key commitments; Innovation in Learning and Teaching (incl. assessment).

Professional history

• Executive Director of the Arqus European University Alliance (2019-present), University of Granada
• Head of International Engagement (2018-2019), Spanish Rectors’ Conference (CRUE)
• Policy & Project Officer (2017-2018), EURASHE
• Presidency (2013-2016), European Students' Union (ESU)

Other relevant experience:

• External evaluator at QAA: ANECA, ACSUG, madri+d, AVAP, EUA-EIP, ENQA
• Advisory Board, Italian Quality Assurance Agency (ANVUR)
• Board, Bologna Follow-Up Group
• Board, European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR)
• Steering Committee, European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF)
• Steering Committee, Institutional Evaluation Programme of the European University Association

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Dr. Jens Jungblut

Nationality

Institution

University of Oslo

Department

Department of Political Science

Work area

Public Policy and Public Administration research mainly in the area of education and research policies

Professional history

• Since October 2018: Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo
• 2017-2018: Postdoctoral research fellow, Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR), Stanford University
• 2016-2017: Postdoctoral researcher and coordinator of the thematic area “Governance and Organization”, International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER), University of Kassel
• October 2015-2016: Researcher and adjunct lecturer, Department of Education, University of Oslo
• 2011-September 2015: PhD candidate, Department of Education, University of Oslo
• 2010-2011: Administrator at the central administration for learning and teaching, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Asnate Kazoka

Nationality

Latvian

Institution

Department

Unit for Development and International Cooperation

Work area

Internal and external quality assurance in higher education, recognition of qualifications, curriculum development

Professional history

• Head of Development and International Cooperation Unit for the Latvian Quality Agency for Higher Education which is the national body responsible for quality assurance in higher education in Latvia.
• involved in the development and revision of assessment guidelines and methodologies used in external quality assurance in Latvia.
• previous experience includes a position at the Quality Management and Audit Department of the University of Latvia where she was responsible for developing and maintaining the internal quality management system of the university.
• extensively involved in higher education policy discussions on the national and European levels and acted as a national Bologna expert.
• an external expert for a number of quality assurance agencies in Europe and has performed programme, cluster and institutional reviews.
• cooperates with the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), currently as the member of  the Agency Review Committee (2023 - 2025) and performs reviews of quality assurance agencies.

Thematic Expertise

• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)

Name

Prof. Dr. Samoil Malcheski

Nationality

Macedonian

Institution

International Slavic University, Macedonia

Department

Applied mathematics and statistic

Work area

• applied economy, statistics in economy, probability
• applied mathematics in economy, mathematical analysis.

Professional history

• 2021 Associate professor
• 2020 Member of the Senate of University
• 2019 President of Self-evaluation committee at University
• 2016 Assistant professor
• 2010 Teaching assistant
• 2007 President National Student Union of Macedonia/Student Parliament at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje

Thematic Expertise

• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation

Name

Maksimas Milta

Nationality

Lithuanian

Institution

Department

MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies

Work area

European & Russian Studies, Small State Studies

Professional history

• Head of Communication and Development at the European Humanities University (Vilnius, Lithuania) — 2013-2021
• Policy Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the US (Berlin, Germany) — 2021-2022 and at the Eastern Europe Studies Center (Vilnius, Lithuania) — 2020 - now
• Executive Committee member at the European Students' Union (Brussels, Belgium) — 2013-2015
• Expert for higher education QA at FINEEC (Helsinki, Finland) — 2015-2016 and AIKA (Riga, Latvia) — 2021-2022 and academic freedom at Scholars at Risk Europe (Maynooth, Ireland) — 2021 - now

Thematic Expertise

• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Dr. Milica Popović

Nationality

Serbian

Institution

Independent researcher and consultant

Department

n.a.

Work area

Fundamental Values (academic freedom; student and staff participation); Quality Assurance

Professional history

• Dr. Milica Popović is a political scientist and a memory scholar, with a legal studies background. Currently, she is an independent researcher and consultant.
• Popović has been the representative of the Republic of Austria in the Bologna Follow-Up Group Working Group on Fundamental Values, and she authored the statement on student and staff participation in higher education governance.
• Previously, she worked as lecturer at Sciences Po Paris and has been a Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Lead at the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom at Central European University in Vienna from 2021 to 2023. For her work at CEU she is a recipient of DAAD Fundamental Academic Values Award for Early Career Scientists.
• Being professionally active for 20 years, Popović has been participating in the building of the European Higher Education Area since 2003, through different positions and perspectives – of a student (experience in the Student union of Serbia and the European Students’ Union), of the academic and non-academic staff (experience in Education International, Sciences Po Paris and Central European University) and the expert perspective (Higher Education Consultant for many clients - from higher education/VET institutions to international organisations like the Council of Europe, or the national ministries of education).

Thematic Expertise

• Recognition of qualifications in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• Mobility and internationalisation
• Fundamental Values

Name

Kirils Solovjovs

Nationality

Latvian

Institution

Possible Security | Institute of Electronics and Computer Science

Department

Cyber-Physical Systems laboratory

Work area

• IT security: social engineering, penetration testing, network flow analysis, reverse engineering, and the legal dimension.
• Higher Education Policy
• NGO politics

Professional history

• Possible Security, owner, consultant (2016 - now)
• Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, research assistant (2019 - now)
• NATO CCDCOE, intern (2015)
• Ministry of Defence, senior expert (2014 - 2015)
• Information Technology and Information Systems Security Experts Group of Information Technology Security Incident Response Institution, founding member (2011 - now)
• National Bologna expert (2009 - 2011)

Thematic Expertise

• Implementation of the three-cycle Bachelor-Master-Doctorate degree structure
• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Use of Diploma Supplements
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Curriculum development/modularisation
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation

Name

Aleksandar Šušnjar

Nationality

Croatian

Institution

University of Rijeka

Department

Centre for Quality Assurance and Enhancement

Work area

Quality assurance and enhancement, development and innovation in transnational education (European Universities Alliances)

Professional history

• Head of Unit at the Centre for Quality Assurance and Enhancement of the University of Rijeka (2018 – current)
• University of Rijeka YUFE Institutional Coordinator (European Universities Alliance) (2019 – current)
• Register Committee member at the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) (2021 – current)
• Executive Committee member at the European Students' Union (2016 – 2018)
• External evaluator in external reviews of quality assurance agencies and accreditation of higher education institutions (since 2014)
• External expert/consultant in international projects in fields of quality assurance, social dimension of higher education and student engagement and governance (since 2016)

Thematic Expertise

• Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• ECTS for student-centred teaching and learning
• Formulation of Learning Outcomes
• Innovative approaches to learning and teaching (e.g. digitalisation)
• Mobility and internationalisation