Sample of recent consultancy projects

  • Since May 2022, European Commission, DG EMPL, Pact for Skills (national expert - Luxembourg): mapping initiatives for upskilling and reskilling of adults (including EU ESF funded initiatives)

  • Ongoing since June 2019, European Commission, DG EAC University-Business Cooperation Network (themes: the European Innovation Agenda, entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, regional innovation)

  • Ongoing since May 2015, European Commission DG EMPL, national expert on Adult Learning in Luxembourg (themes: upskilling and reskilling, skill needs and mismatches, individual learning accounts, skill recognition and validation, financial incentives, career guidance, support to the unemployed and fragile adult population, stakeholder cooperation including with social partners; Adult Learning in EU Recovery and Resilience Plan and the context of the EU Digital Strategy and the EU Green Deal

  • October 2021 – February 2022, European Commission DG EMPL, national expert for Belgium and Luxembourg, 2016 EU Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways for Low Skilled Adults (themes: skill assessment and recognition, qualifications, priority groups – disadvantaged adults, migrants, older workers)

  • Ongoing Since July 2020, European Commission DG EAC, expert for Belgium (Flanders and French-speaking community) and for Luxembourg (since 2022) in a network of 27 EU member States, European Graduate Tracking Initiative (employability, labour market)

  • Ongoing since 08/2019, expert evaluation panel “European partnering initiative” Helmholtz research centres Germany (evaluation of research projects)

  • 10/2019 – 02/2020, expert evaluating specialised master programmes in French-speaking universities in Belgium designed for professionals from developing countries

  • In 2017, co-team leader, technical assistance, national quality assurance in higher education in Morocco

  • In 2017, co-expert, evaluation, National Teaching and Learning in Ireland

  • In 2015 and 2016 various assignments for clients in quality assurance agencies and universities

  • Since 2015 expert EU-SHARE (European Union Support to Higher Education in ASEAN)

  • Since 2013, expert HE Innovate, EU-OECD tool to promote entrepreneurial universities

  • Since 2013 EFMD director of EU policy delivering projects on EU activities of the KICs in the EIT, quality assurance in the Erasmus Mundus Master courses, quality assurance in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training; country education reform in EU member states

  • 2013, Assignment for EU Delegation in Thailand on university governance

  • 2013, Conducting a survey for the Ministry of Education in Kazakhstan on strategic management of universities

  • Conducting a survey for the EU Delegation in Russia on joint degrees developed between Russia and European universities, 2013-2014

  • Study on EU-Mexico and EU-Brazil relations (internationalisation in higher education: credit recognition, student mobility, quality assurance), 2012

  • Study on quality assurance in the Erasmus Mundus programme (EMQA), 2012

  • Assisting the European Commission with the drafting of a new communication on the internationalisation of higher education, 2012-2013

  • Delivering two-day leadership workshops on benchmarking internationalisation for EAIE (European Association for International Education), since 2011

  • Expert on governance reforms for Vilnius University – Co-writing a report on modern governance trends in European higher education (September – November 2010)

  • Coordinator of the work of 30 national experts in a project funded by the German Ministry of education to investigate career developments in European universities (2010)