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 has served as a senior international officer and tenured professor of international education at multiple institutions around the United States.  Dr. Charles’ is a co-editor of two significant volumes in the field, including Leading Internationalization: A Handbook for International Education, as well as the Handbook of International Higher Education.  He has also published a number of book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and thought pieces on contemporary issues in the field of international education. 

He has provided valuable service to the field, including as President of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA).  He consults widely with colleges and universities on advancing internationalization, serves on a number of national and international boards and gives keynote addresses on international education issues around the world.  

Dr. Melanie Agnew is an organizational change consultant with 25 years of experience in higher education leadership. She developed the Cultural Readiness for Internationalization (CRI) model and created the first-ever diagnostic governance model for higher education—frameworks that help universities diagnose and transform the organizational culture, governance structures, and power dynamics necessary for sustainable internationalization.

As Dean of the School of Education at Westminster University (2016-2023) and Assistant Dean at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (2011-2016), Dr. Agnew led internationalization initiatives, curriculum and faculty development, strategic change processes, and program assessment and accreditation. She has consulted with universities in Europe and North America and served in elected leadership roles including President of the Wisconsin Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Chair of the Utah Council of Education Deans, and Board Member of the Utah Center for Citizen Diplomacy.

Her work focuses on navigating the political and cultural realities of institutional change—including disciplinary cultures, governance structures, and institutional autonomy. Co-editor of Critical Internationalization of Higher Education: From Internationalization Drift to Ethical Global Engagement (in which she authored or led five chapters). Dr. Agnew holds an EdD in higher education leadership, specializing in organizational culture change, organizational learning, and internationalization.