Work experience

  • Knowledge Innovation Centre (KIC)

  • Brussels/Ljubljana, Belgium
  • Business or sector: Education

Senior expert on innovation and digitalisation

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  1. managing EU-funded projects in the area of education, focusing on micro-credentials, digitalisation and IT interoperability
  2. analytical and research work in the areas of innovation and digitalisation of (higher) education
  3. designing and overseeing the implementation of technical architecture and standards
  4. maintaining partnerships with client, stakeholders and policy-makers in the field

  • self-employed

  • Brussels/Ljubljana, Belgium
  • Business or sector: Education

Higher education policy consultant

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Expert and consultancy work for European projects and initiatives in the area of quality assurance, recognition, digitalisation and interoperability in higher education. Selection of key projects and clients:

  1. Higher Education Interoperability initiative within the European Digital Education Hub (EDEH): senior expert for the consortium leader - German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) under a service contract for the European Commission
  2. European Quality Assurance and Recognition System: expertise on a proposal for a Recommendation by the Council of the EU - ICF under a framework contract for the European Commission
  3. European Higher Education Sector Observatory (EHESO): regional expert for the Western Balkans - PPMI under a service contract for the European Commission
  4. Database of European Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR): technical support for maintenance, interoperability with other systems and further development - EQAR

  • European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR)

  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Business or sector: Education

Director

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  1. Daily management of EQAR, supporting the work of all statutory bodies (General Assembly, Board, Register Committee)
  2. Supporting the Register Committee in managing the Register, i.e. decision-making on applications for registration and reports by registered agencies
  3. Overseeing the design, implementation and maintenance of the Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR)
  4. Managing EQAR's contribution to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) policy development and projects (e.g. DEQAR CONNECT)
  5. Representing EQAR in the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) and various of its working/advisory groups
  6. External representation of EQAR; maintaining contacts with EQAR members, registered agencies and partners

  • E4 Group (ENQA, ESU, EUA, EURASHE)

  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Business or sector: Education

Project Manager

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Supporting the establishment of EQAR, including:

  1. drafting of statutes and procedures
  2. development of a business plan
  3. preparation of statutory meetings
  4. development of information documents

  • European University Association (EUA) on behalf of the E4 Group

  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Business or sector: Education

Interim Project Manager

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Supporting the development of the European Register of Quality Assurance Agencies (EQAR)

  • ESIB - The National Unions of Students in Europe (now: European Students' Unions - ESU)

  • Aachen/Maribor/Vienna, Austria
  • Business or sector: Education

Member of the Bologna Process Committee (BPC)

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Representation of the organisation, policy development and training provision to members, primarily in the areas of quality assurance, qualifications frameworks and credit systems

  • Students' Union (AStA) of the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH)

  • Aachen, Germany
  • Business or sector: Education

Project Officer

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Organisation of information lectures and development of policies and recommendations regarding the Bologna Process and quality assurance

  • National Union of Students in Germany (freier zusammenschluss von student*innenschaften, fzs)

  • Bonn/Aachen, Germany
  • Business or sector: Education

Executive Board member

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  1. Representation of the organisation
  2. Public relations activities
  3. Policy and strategy development
  4. Planning and implementation of externally funded projects, primarily concerning the Bologna Process
  5. Responsibility for the organisation's website
  6. Internal administration of the organisation, including planning of statutory meetings and management of the association's staff

  • Students' Union (AStA) of the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH)

  • Aachen, Germany
  • Business or sector: Education

Chairperson

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  1. General coordination of the union's work
  2. Representation of the union towards the university, press and public
  3. Internal administration, supervision of staff

Projects

European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) Higher Education Interoperability initiative

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Role: senior expert on higher education interoperability for the consortium leader (DAAD), including expert input on the implementation of the initiative, co-designing activities with an expert group and reviewing/co-producing key deliverables

Exchanging Quality Data across European Higher Education (QualityLink)

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Role: responsible for KIC's tasks in the project, primarily: design of the overall architecture, technical analyses, development of white papers and technical standards for data exchange, prototyping a platform

Enhancing the Coverage and Connectivity of QA in the EHEA through DEQAR (DEQAR CONNECT)

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Role: design of the project concept and overall management of its implementation (as Director of the project coordinator), architecture and overseeing the development of DEQAR connections with other initiatives (EDC, EBSI, ETER, OrgReg)

Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR)

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Role: overseeing the design, implementation and maintenance of DEQAR

Recognising International Quality Assurance Activity in the European Higher Education Area (RIQAA)

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Bologna With Student Eyes

Education and training

Technical University of Vienna

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  • (no degree)

  • Vienna, Austria
  • Field(s) of study: Database and network design and administration , Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) not further defined , Electricity and energy , Electronics and automation
  • Level in EQF: EQF level 6

University of Maribor

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  • Erasmus mobility

  • Maribor, Slovenia

RWTH Aachen University

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  • Vordiplom (intermediate qualification)

  • Aachen, Germany
  • Field(s) of study: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) not further defined , Database and network design and administration , Electricity and energy , Electronics and automation

Städtisches Gymnasium Goch

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  • Abitur (secondary school leaving qualification)

  • Goch, Germany
  • Level in EQF: EQF level 4

Language skills

Mother tongue(s)

German

Other language(s)

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Writing

English

C2: Proficient User
C2: Proficient User
C2: Proficient User
C2: Proficient User
C2: Proficient User

French

B2: Independent User
B2: Independent User
B1: Independent User
B1: Independent User
B1: Independent User

Slovenian

B1: Independent User
A2: Basic User
B1: Independent User
A2: Basic User
A1: Basic User

Skills

Programming languages

  • Python
  • PHP
  • Perl
  • C, C++
  • SQL
  • Shell scripting

Web technologies

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • REST API management

Databases

  • MariaDB/MySQL
  • PotsgreSQL
  • LDAP

Networking

  • Internet protocol suite
  • HTTP
  • DNS
  • WireGuard

Digital Skills Test results

Information and data literacy

Advanced

Level 6

Communication and collaboration

Advanced

Level 6

Digital content creation

Advanced

Level 6

Safety

Advanced

Level 6

Problem solving

Advanced

Level 6

Results from a self-assessment based on The Digital Competence Framework 2.1

Networks and memberships

Senate, RWTH Aachen University

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Advisory Board, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

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Steering Group for the Revision of the EHEA Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG)

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Ad-hoc expert group for drafting the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes

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Social and political activities

Kaygass Schull e.V.

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Köln, Germany

Familie M. Gardemann-Stiftung

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Moers, Germany

Deutsche Waldjugend

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Goch, Germany

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