| Colin RiordanPresident and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University
Professor Colin Riordan took up the post of president and vice-chancellor at Cardiff University on 1 September 2012. Previously he was vice-chancellor of the University of Essex, having been appointed in October 2007. He moved to Essex from Newcastle University, where he had been Pro vice-chancellor and provost of the faculty of humanities and Social Sciences since August 2005. Professor Riordan is chair of The Conversation (UK), a council member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and a Board member of the Edge Foundation. He is a fulbright commissioner and chairs Universities UK’s Outward Student Mobility Board.
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| Wim Gabriels
Policy and Project Manager, Erasmus Student Network
Wim Gabriels is Project and Policy Officer at the Erasmus Student Network with a focus on Inclusion and Social Impact of International Student Mobility. He gained experience in European Project Management and Student Support as International Relations Officer at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Wim combines his expertise in the field of Higher Education with a degree in Strategic Communication and Media Sociology at the University of Antwerp. Active in the field of Diversity and Inclusion and Community Engagement, Wim strives to make Internationalisation of Education contribute to society.
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| Ailsa Lamont
Director and Co-Founder, Pomegranate GlobalAfter 25 years of professional experience in international education, including International Director and Pro Vice-Chancellor International roles at three Australian universities, Ailsa founded Pomegranate Global in 2016 to guide the education sector to take action on climate change. She has since trained with The Climate Reality Project, former US Vice President Al Gore’s foundation to catalyse a global solution to the climate crisis. In 2019 she co-founded CANIE: Climate Action Network for International Educators, a grassroots initiative by international education practitioners who see the need and the opportunity to step up and take greater action on climate.
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| Vivienne Stern
Director, Universities UK International (UUKi)
Vivienne is the Director of Universities UK International (UUKi) which represents UK universities around the world and works to enable them to flourish internationally.
Vivienne has over 20 years’ experience of working in higher education policy and politics at national and international level.
She is a member of several boards and advisory committees, including the Education Sector Advisory Group of the Department for Education /Department for International Trade; the Board of UKRI’s Fund for International Collaboration; the British Council’s Education Advisory Group.
She is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, where she studied English Literature.
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| Alejandra Vicencio
International Partnerships and Mobility Manager, Northumbria University at NewcastleAlejandra has been working in International Education for nearly 20 years in several countries in the Americas and in the UK. Her research focus is the value of internationalising higher education as a development tool. In the last 10 years she has developed international partnerships and projects for three higher education institutions in the UK and has recently led the centralisation of international mobility for Northumbria University which resulted in a dramatic increase in outward mobility. Alejandra also works for Chevening scholarships as a Regional Assessor and EAIE as a Mentor. She has presented at international conferences such as NAFSA and EAIE.
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| David Brimage
Global Mobility Manager, University of SussexDavid has worked in the Global Engagement office at the University of Sussex for 7 years, first as the main contact point for the University’s Erasmus+ KA103 and KA107 projects, and he now manages the outbound part of the Global Engagement team.
Prior to joining Sussex, David worked as an EFL teacher as well as in the FE sector, supporting international students.
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| Sarah Husain
Head of Study Abroad, University of Liverpool
Sarah has been working in student mobility for over 15 years, having previously worked in other international roles within the private and public sectors. Sarah is responsible for the strategic direction of Study Abroad at Liverpool and overseeing the work of the Study Abroad Team. Also, a member of the UUKi Outward Mobility Network Working Group on Risk Management and along with the rest of the Liverpool Study Abroad Team, have co-ordinated the emergency response for several hundred Liverpool students who were abroad at the time the COVID-19 pandemic arose in the first quarter of 2020.
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| Anne-May Janssen
Head of European Engagement, Universities UK International (UUKi)
Anne-May leads Universities UK International (UUKi) European policy and engagement activity, working to maximise the sector’s profile, impact and visibility in Brussels and in other European countries. Before joining UUKi, Anne-May worked at Neth-ER where she represented the Dutch knowledge field in Brussels. In particular, she represented the interests of the Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres and Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for international education which includes the Dutch Erasmus+ National Agency. She previously worked at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports in The Hague.
She holds an MSc in Public Policy and Human Development, a BA in European Studies and a Bachelor of Business Administration.
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| Naquita LewisSenior Consultant, Erasmus+ National Agency, British Council
Naquita Lewis is a Senior Consultant at the British Council, responsible for the strategic management of Erasmus+ Higher Education at the UK’s Erasmus+ National Agency. Naquita previously worked at the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency for higher education, originally in the International Team and later as QAA’s Business Development Manager. Naquita has also worked in international education in both HE and FE, developing the outward mobility platform at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and managing the Cambridge English Exam Centre at Cardiff and Vale College.
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| Ian Wiggins
Director, York-Maastricht Partnership
Ian is Director of the York-Maastricht Partnership, a major strategic relationship for both universities, and was previously Senior Executive Officer and Head of the Vice-Chancellor’s Department at the university.
Before joining York, Ian worked in a number of roles for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He spent time posted in Washington DC, where he was Deputy Head of the British Embassy’s Political Section, and in Moscow where he worked on economic issues.
Ian has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham and got his first taste of HE policy as General Secretary of the Students’ Union there.
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| Eduardo LeesGlobal Opportunities Manager, Goldsmiths, University of LondonEduardo has over 11 years’ experience in international higher education. At Goldsmiths, he oversees the incoming Study Abroad programme and the Go Abroad programme creating opportunities for students to gain international experience through Erasmus, short term summer mobility and virtual global opportunities. Previously Eduardo worked at the British Council delivering the Language Assistants programme and helping to create and manage Generation UK-India which supported over 1000 students to study and work in India.
Having experienced the benefits of studying and work abroad first-hand, Eduardo is passionate about widening participation and ensuring that international opportunities are inclusive and accessible to all.
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