Shanton Chang, Ph.D., Melbourne University, Australia received the Noam A. Chomsky: North Star Medal of Lifetime Achievement (2024), the International Education Association of Australia’s Distinguished Contribution to International Education Award in 2021, and also in 2000.  He serves as  Associate Dean (International) at the University of Melbourne with extensive experience in international student recruitment, teaching and learning across cultures, career mentoring, international education strategy, and policy. He has collaborated with the Australian government and industry partners to improve student employment outcomes and co-founded VICWise. He led a project for the International Education Association of Australia to support employers hiring international students. A well-published author, his work includes Digital Experiences of International Students and a special issue on digitalization in international education.

Barbara Kappler Ph.D., University of Minnesota, USA is assistant vice provost of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) within the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance at the University of Minnesota. She directs a comprehensive ISSS office with staff who are experts in employment-based visas, counseling, immigration advising, intercultural programming, engaging international students and scholars, sponsored students, exchanges, and non-degree options for semester-long study with ISSS’s vision to be an inclusive and engaged international learning community. Dr. Kappler is an experienced Intercultural Communication Trainer and serves on the Board of the International Schools Network.

Jos Beelen, PhD is Professor of Global Learning at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands as well as Visiting Professor at the Centre for Global Learning at Coventry University in England. He has facilitated workshops and coached academic staff in internationalising academic programmes at universities in the Netherlands and across Europe, as well as in Colombia, Brazil, South Africa and Australia. He edited the EAIE’s Toolkit publication Implementing Internationalisation at Home (2007) and has since written a range of articles on the same topic, often co-authored with researchers from Europe and Australia. Jos is currently researching the internationalisation of learning outcomes in academic programmes, focusing on developing the skills that enable academic staff to assume ownership of curriculum internationalisation. In addition to being an EAIE senior trainer, he was also Chair of the Expert Community Internationalisation at Home and a member of the EAIE Publications Committee. In 2022, he was elected to the General Council for the 2022–2024 term.

Jos was honoured with the 2018 President’s award by the President at the time, Sabine Pendl in recognition for his productive commitment to the Association.

Lucie Weissova is a higher education professional and researcher working currently as Internationalisation at Home Coordinator at Halmstad Univetsity in Sweden. She is engaged in several ‘Internationalisation at Home/Internationalisation of the curriculum’ projects both nationally and internationally and as a research practitioner. She is working toward her PhD degree in Internationalisation of Higher Education at CHEI at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. Her background is in linguistics and international education management.

Stephanie Doscher, Ed.D. is a senior higher education internationalization leader with a demonstrated history of facilitating transformational organizational, programmatic, and curricular change. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Global Citizenship Alliance. Her specializations include global learning and comprehensive internationalization. Stephanie’s recent articles can be found in Peer Review, Diversity & Democracy, and the International Association of Universities’ Handbook of Internationalisation of Higher Education. Rubrics she developed for performance assessment of students’ global learning are used around the world and are cited as part of the OECD PISA global competence framework.

Géraldine Dufour is a HE specialist and training provider who brings over 25 years of experience of supporting students in university counselling, mental health, wellbeing and student support services in the UK. She is an expert in matters related to university wellbeing and mental health. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex and works directly with individuals and organisations across the sector facilitating training, consultancy and supervision. Previously head of counselling at the University of Cambridge, chair of national executive committees for university mental health and wellbeing and founding member of national research groups in student mental health, Géraldine has a wide-ranging experience and she is interested in cross-cultural work, difference, diversity and is Chair of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) Student and Alumni Services Thematic Committee.

Harvey Charles, Ph.D. is currently a senior affiliate at Gateway International Group. He previously served as Vice Provost for International Programs at the University of Minnesota and as a Professor of International Education at the University at Albany. Prior to joining the University at Albany, Charles served as Senior International Officer at a number of institutions around the US, including Georgia Institute of Technology, Northern Arizona University, and San Francisco State University. Charles has made important contributions to the field of international education, including serving as President of the Association of International Education Administrators, the world’s only organization focused on serving Chief International Officers at colleges and universities.