CHER

Chair
	Hugo Horta Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
General Secretary
	Maria João Rosa Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies Matosinhos, Portugal
Members
	Ana Godonoga-Kopalko Institute for Higher Education Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business Vienna, Austria
	Justin Powell University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
	Liudvika Leišytė TU Dortmund University, Center for Higher Education (zhb), Professor of Higher Education Dortmund, Germany
	Liviu Matei School of Education, Communication and Society, King's College London London, United Kingdom
	Marek Kviek University of Poznań Poland
	Wenqin ShenZ Peking University, Graduate School of Education Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Chairpersons

1988 to 1990 and 1992 to 1998 Ulrich Teichler (Germany)
1990 to 1991 Guy Neave (UK, France)
1991 to 1992 Jean-Claude Eicher (France)
1998 to 2001 Oliver Fulton (United Kingdom)
2001 to 2006 Alberto Amaral (Portugal)
2006 to 2013 Christine Musselin (France)
2013 to 2015 Patrick Clancy (Ireland)
2015 to 2017 Jussi Välimaa (Finland)
2017 to 2021 Gaële Goastellec (Switzerland)
2021 – … Hugo Horta (The University of Hong Kong)

Secretaries

1988 to 1992 Frans van Vught (The Netherlands)
1992 to 1999 Peter Maassen (The Netherlands)
1999 to 2005 Jürgen Enders (Germany, The Netherlands)
2006 to 2013 Barbara M. Kehm (Germany)
2013 to 2022 Pedro N. Teixeira (Portugal)
2022 – … Maria João Rosa (Portugal)

News & Announcements

CHER NextGen Research Lab (PhD & Early-Career Workshop)

CHER is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the CHER NextGen Research Lab (PhD & Early-Career Workshop), to be held in Bergamo, Italy, 4-5 June...

20-01-2026

CHELPS+CHER Webinar

On January 15 (9 pm Hong Kong), CHELPS+CHER will host a webinar with Dr. Alper Çalikoğlu from Nazarbayev University. Alper will share his insights from a...

09-01-2026

CHER 2024 Special Issue in the European Journal of Higher Education

We are pleased to announce the publication of the CHER 2024 Special Issue in the European Journal of Higher Education. You can access the Special Issue table...

09-01-2026

CHER wishes all its members a Merry Christmas and a successful 2026!

22-12-2025

Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE)

The Call for Proposals for the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) is now open. The 2026 in-person conference will take place from...

09-12-2025

Just following the money? How research funding shapes the governance of university research

The Institute for Higher Education Management would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture: Just following the money? How research funding shapes the governance of university research Date:...

10-11-2025

2026 CHER Annual Conference

09-12-2025

We are happy to announce that the 2026 CHER Annual Conference will take place at the Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania (Italy), from...

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