Associates

Fumi Kitagawa holds a PhD in Urban and Regional Studies/Public Policy. Her recent work at Department for Higher Education Research, National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) has covered: financing of higher education; strengthening teaching and learning and enhancing student experiences at HEIs; regional innovation systems and university-industry links; Support and Coordination Project for University Cooperation in International Development(MEXT, Japan); and higher education and sustainable development.

Dr Eugenia Arvanitis is Assistant Professor of Interculturality & Diversity in Education at the University of Patras, Greece (http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/services/site/prosopiko). She teaches at the Post Graduate Program “Adult Education” of the Hellenic Open University. Dr.

Professor David Adams has been a senior executive in the Victorian Government for 8 years where he has held various positions including head of strategy in the Premiers Department and Executive Director Strategic Policy & Research in the Department for Victorian Communities where he was instrumental in the development of the ‘A Fairer Victoria’ policy statements – setting the long term social policy directions for the Government.

• Associate Professor, Centre for Learning in Organizations, School of Education, Faculty Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, Netherlands.
• Managing director of Eurolearn, consultancy for research, advice, training, and translations.