Board of Governors

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Hugo Horta photo web

Hugo Horta
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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maria joao

Maria João Rosa
Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies
Matosinhos, Portugal
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barbara

Barbara Sporn
WU Vienna University of Econonics and Business
Vienna, Austria

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Georg Krücken
INCHER, University of Kassel
Germany

justin

Justin Powell
University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

taru

Taru Siekkinen
Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä, Finland

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Terhi Nokkala
Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä
Finland

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Wenqin Shen
Peking University, Graduate School of Education
Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Chairpersons

1988 to 1990 and 1992 to 1998
Ulrich Teichler (Germany)

 ulrich

1990 to 1991
Guy Neave (UK, France)

 guy

1991 to 1992
Jean-Claude Eicher (France)

1998 to 2001
Oliver Fulton (United Kingdom)

 oliver

2001 to 2006
Alberto Amaral (Portugal)

 alberto

2006 to 2013
Christine Musselin (France)

 christine

2013 to 2015
Patrick Clancy (Ireland)

 patrick

2015 to 2017
Jussi Välimaa (Finland)

 jussi

2017 to 2021
Gaële Goastellec (Switzerland)

 gaele

2021 – …
Hugo Horta (The University of Hong Kong)

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Secretaries

1988 to 1992
Frans van Vught (The Netherlands)

 frans

1992 to 1999
Peter Maassen (The Netherlands)

 peter

1999 to 2005
Jürgen Enders (Germany, The Netherlands)

 jurgen

2006 to 2013
Barbara M. Kehm (Germany)

 barbara

2013 to 2022
Pedro N. Teixeira (Portugal)

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2022 – …
Maria João Rosa (Portugal)

 maria joao

News & Announcements

Call for papers for a special issue on the Gender Gap in Academic Research

Dr. Yingxin “Margaret” Liu, Lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China, and Dr. Lilan Chen, Assistant professor at Osaka University, Japan, are pleased...

16-09-2024

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CHELPS Webinar Series on Global Higher Education

On 26 September 2024, from 21:00 to 22:00 HKT (13:00 to 14:00 UTC), we will host an engaging webinar featuring Dr. Krystian Szadkowski from Adam Mickiewicz...

16-09-2024

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1st International Conference on Student Participation

We are delighted to invite you to the 1st International Conference on Student Participation, taking place on October 28th, 29th, and 30th in Córdoba and Seville, Spain. This...

16-09-2024

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Position for a Postdoctoral Researcher in research on cultural literacy and social inclusion at the The Finnish Institute for Educational Research

The Finnish Institute for Educational Research is seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher in research on cultural literacy and social inclusion starting November 1, 2024 (or as agreed) until December...

16-09-2024

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Call for applications: Ph.D. position in public administration (100%) at the Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand (Norway): Application deadline 1.10.2024

A 3-year fully funded Ph.D. position (possible extension by one year with teaching obligations) is available at the Research Group Governance and Leadership in the Public...

15-07-2024

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BAICE: Europeanisation, knowledge and soft power in European Union education policy

Jun 19, 2024 01:00 PM in UK The European Union stands out globally as an extraordinary example of transnational governance. Nevertheless, despite recent proclamations towards the construction...

11-06-2024

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Upcoming Conferences

CHER 37th Annual Conference

04-10-2024

The CHER 37th Annual Conference will take place in Poznan, Poland, from 3 to 5 September 2025. More information will be available soon.

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