Participants (others than speakers)

Dr Giambattista Scano was born in Oristano, Sardegna, Italy in 1974. He received the Lic. Degree in Political Science, administrative from University of Cagliari in 2002. From 2003 to 2004 he was an administrative officer of the ministry of finance and in the 2005 he start to work as administrative in the University Language Centre of the University of Verona. He supports the administration activity; he is concerned in particular: accounting and didactic organization of italian courses and courses in other modern languages. He is very intrerested in internationalization and he has already participated in many Erasmus+ staff programs organized by different universities. Another area in which he is very interested is the digitizazion of administrative processes.

Participation in the Leadership Workshop

• Participation and in the 1st Europe Agile Conference (Day#4)

My name’s Aneta Adamska and I come from Poland. I’m living in Lublin – in a city of inspiration where different cultures and traditions meet. Lublin is also an academic center recognized in Poland and abroad, with a rich educational offer. I’ve been working at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin for 12 years - currently as a spokesperson and head of the Press Center. The Press Center is responsible for the University's information policy, takes care of effective relations with media and building a positive image of the University.

Literary expert, works at the Department of the History of Polish Literature at the University of Gdańsk. She specializes in the history of 19th and 20th century literature. She is interested in the subject of travel in the literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, radio theater, contemporary Polish literature (including the subject of gender identity, the current of settling accounts with communism and the theme of the little homeland), especially the works of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz and Tadeusz Różewicz, as well as the Hungarian prose by Sándor Marai. Author of eleven author's monographs: Vampirism in romantic and post-romantic literature on the example of Edgar Allan Poe's Incredible Tales, Narcyza Żmichowska's Poganka and short stories by Stefan Grabiński (2002), On Women's Issues in Narcyza Żmichowska's Correspondence (2007), Narcyza Żmichowska's Travels (2010), In Search identity. On the heroes of the novel by Narcyza Żmichowska (2010), To write means to live. Sketches on the prose of Sándor Marai (2011), "To be yourself and someone else". On the work of Feliks Netz (2012), In the beginning, there was sound. Radio work by Feliks Netz (2014), Sándor Márai as a literary, theater and radio artist (2014), Tadeusz Różewicz's work on the radio. A case study (2018), Melancholia, boredom and time in the prose of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (2018), Time - space - existence. Identity on the go. Sketches on Literature (2021). Organizer of three interdisciplinary scientific conferences: (Un) masculinity in the texts of 19th-21st century culture (2017), (Un) taste in the texts of 19th-21st century culture (2018) and (Un) peace in the texts of 19th-21st century culture (2019).

My name is Mónica Ventura and I'm from Leiria, a city in the central region of Portugal. I have a degree in Law and since 2003 I have worked at Polytechnic Institute of Leiria in the Legal Services, a service directly under the President’s Office which provides support to the ruling bodies and organic units in legal and disciplinary fields. From 2007 to 2020 I was Head of the Legal Services. In 2020, at my request, I started working part-time at Legal Services, only as a superior technician, allowing me to have more time to dedicate to other areas that I like, namely, personal development and conscious education. I believe in Education as an engine of change in society, with a profound change in the teaching paradigm, centered on a student who self-organizes, researches and takes responsibility for their academic curriculum, developing their skills and talents in an interdisciplinary environment based on moral values, through the guidance of teachers/tutors and cooperation with other students.

Anita holds a Master's degree in human kinesiology (specialization in exercise physiology) from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences of Semmelweis University. In 2015 she continued her studies at the University of Pécs as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Health Sciences, where her main research area is the study of fitness status of students with special educational needs. Since 2019 she has been leading, coordinating and managing international projects, with special regard to the development and implementation of cross-sectoral methodologies.

My name is Lina Paulauskaitė, and I am from a beautiful country on the Baltic sea – Lithuania. For the past 12 years, I have been studying, working, and living in Kaunas the most student-friendly city in Lithuania and, this year's European Capital of Culture. I have a BSc degree in English Philology and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Vytautas Magnus University. I have been working at my beloved alma mater for eight years now, as the Chief Administrator of the Student Centre in the Department of Student Affairs. My job function includes coordination of Student Centre activities, certification of documents, and questions related to Lithuanian Student ID cards, administration of the procedure of students settling matters with the university; administration of students' financial support (state-supported loans, social grants, support for foreign Lithuanians); control of students' and persons' settlement with the university, etc.

Kristina Perović Mijatović is a business secretary in dean’s office at the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro. She has working experience in European project EUFITMOS. As an administrative staff she participated in staff week mobility in Turkey (Ankara and Sivas) and Spain (Cadiz). She was a proofreader at Sport Mont Journal from October 2017 until June 2019. She has been a proofreader at Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education since 2017. With a background as a Bachelor (BCs) of Business English language from the Mediterranean University Podgorica, and Degree of Bachelor of science (BSc) in Financial Management from the Mediterranean University Podgorica she achieved the following key competences: ability to translate from mother tongue to English and vice versa in written and oral form, excellent communication skills, knowledge in public procurement, public finance, banking, accounting. She received a certificate in recognition of participation in the European Course on Sport Administration for enhancing the skills of sport administrators on successful strategy, effective leadership and adapted marketing and communication for sport from the University of Chester and EOSE which was co-funded by the European Union. As a student she was awarded with EUROWEB mobility grant at the Mälardalens University (Sweden).

I graduated from Pomor State University, Arkhangelsk, Russia, in 2010 after five years of study with a qualification of Linguist, Specialist in Translation/Interpreting (language combinations are Russian/French and Russian/English) with honours/distinctions (BA). I then received my MA in Culture and Digital Communication from Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway in 2015. I specialise and have several years of experience in digital education, learning technology and online learning. I have recently completed a PgDip in Digital Education from the University of Edinburgh. I am also very interested in fiction translation, and my dream is to do a PhD in translation of Harry Potter books into Russian and French. Big fan of Harry Potter book series and proud to live in its birthplace, Edinburgh.

Qualifications

BA in Linguistics and Translation/Interpreting, MA in Culture and Digital Communication, PgDip in Digital Education, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Zlata Hokrová holds a master's degree in Czech and German language teaching from the Faculty of Education of the University of South Bohemia in Budweis and a Ph.D. in German studies from the Faculty of Arts of the Masaryk University in Brno. She worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Applied German Studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. Currently she works as a project coordinator at the Department of Planning of Lifelong and Distance Learning and as a methodologist and creator of didactic web applications at the Department of History, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. As a graduate of German studies, she is involved in Czech-Bavarian projects focused on regional history.

Qobad Shafiee received PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University (Denmark) in 2014. He is currently an Associate Professor, Director of International Affairs, and Co-Leader of the Smart/Micro Grids Research Center at the University of Kurdistan (Sanandaj, Iran), where he was a lecturer from 2007 to 2011. In 2014, he was a Visiting Scholar with the Electrical Engineering Department, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Professor with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University in 2015 and 2017, respectively. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and Associate Editor of e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy. His current research interests include dynamic modelling, design, control of power electronics-based systems and microgrids, and model predictive and optimal control of modern power systems. Dr. Shafiee has been working at the International Office of University of Kurdistan as an associate director (2017/6~2019/9) and director (since 2019).

• Participation in the round table about Internationalization (panelist)

Angelina Crecelius graduated in Geography (Diplom) and Social Sciences (BA) from the University of Giessen, Germany. Her main focus lay on Human Geography, International Relations, and Development Studies. She studied abroad in the USA and Spain, worked as a teaching assistant, in international cooperation, and as a language teacher before starting to work in the International Relations Office of her former Erasmus destination, the University of Málaga, in southern Spain. Passionate about fostering intercultural exchange and international cooperation, her current role is managing student mobility and inter-institutional agreements within the Erasmus+ program.

Anna Leskovich currently works as an international mobility coordinator at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland where she is responsible for incoming students, incoming and outgoing staff, the university’s tandem program for intercultural language learning as well as its CEEPUS network. She studied languages at the Universities of Graz, Vienna, Zadar, and Zagreb and worked as a teacher in Austrian and Croatian schools from 2012 to 2018. After that she spent three years as a lecturer for German at the University of Maribor in Slovenia before joining UAS Burgenland in September 2021.

• Participation in the 1st Europe Agile Conference (Day#4)

Anna Reglińska-Jemioł is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Polish Language at the University of Gdańsk – where she teaches history of Polish literature (from the late Middle Ages through the Enlightenment period), also in the context of intercultural education. Her research interests include the theoretical and aesthetic implications of dance culture in drama and theatre (her doctoral thesis was published as a monograph Dance Forms in Polish Jesuit Drama in the 18th Century). She focuses on the relationships between literature and different media in the context of cultural studies (her recent works pictured intercultural reflection of American life). Aside from being a literary scholar and an academic tutor in the humanities, she additionally managed to gain some experience (also outside of Europe) in teaching of Polish as a foreign language, English and early childhood education. Works and an academic profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5471-8032.

Diana Szczepańska: is an acting head of the International Cooperation Center at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin. ICC is a specialized unit of UMCS administration supporting international scientific cooperation at our University, in particular aimed to help to find an appropriate sources of funding for research conducted in collaboration with partners in other countries, provide consultation on applications and support the implementation of international research projects. She is a project manager of the REINITIALISE project (https://www.reinitialise.eu/) and the representative of the University in ATHENA European University Alliance (http://athenauni.eu/). She is responsible of the UMCS ICC’s social

network profiles as well as implementation and administration of new website dedicated to the international research programs.

Anna Reglińska-Jemioł is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Polish Language at the University of Gdańsk – where she teaches history of Polish literature (from the late Middle Ages through the Enlightenment period), also in the context of intercultural education. Her research interests include the theoretical and aesthetic implications of dance culture in drama and theatre (her doctoral thesis was published as a monograph Dance Forms in Polish Jesuit Drama in the 18th Century). She focuses on the relationships between literature and different media in the context of cultural studies (her recent works pictured intercultural reflection of American life). Aside from being a literary scholar and an academic tutor in the humanities, she additionally managed to gain some experience (also outside of Europe) in teaching of Polish as a foreign language, English and early childhood education. Works and an academic profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5471-8032.

My name is Adriana Leštianska and I was born in Slovakia in 1981. I received PhD degree in Forest Phytology, Technical University in Zvolen (Slovakia) in 2011. Since 2010 I work as scientist at Faculty of Forestry, Department of Natural Environment, Technical University in Zvolen (Slovakia). My research interests include research of forest ecosystems with a focus on bioclimatology, forest meteorology, water balance monitoring, as well as growth and ecophysiological processes of forest tree species. I focus on biometeorological monitoring as well as research of natural risks (fires, drought) and their environmental impact on various components of the environment. I am also dedicated to the introduction of modern technology into the study of bioclimatology and ecophysiology of forest trees species.

My name is Mohamed HAMED and I'm from Tunisia. I have a telecommunication engineer degree from the Higher School of Communication of Tunis (SUP'COM) and a research master’s degree in control system and signal processing from The National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT). I had worked as a telecom engineer with AREVA T&D for the project of dispatching of electricity for three years (In Libya and Tunisia). I am currently a computer science technologist at the Higher Institute of Technological Studies of KEF (ISET of KEF). My research interests are in the area of speech synthesis and recognition using deep learning. I am an Erasmus+ coordinator and e-learning coordinator at ISET of KEF. I am interested to develop cooperation and transnational exchanges for ISET of KEF with a view to exchanging experiences, teaching or training methods and sharing know-how. International events are for me an opportunity that contribute to enhance the internationalization policies of institutions. This opportunity to exchange skills and experiences will create a stronger relationship between students, teachers, institutions and partner countries and facilitate the discussion and preparation of future cooperation and other common topics.

Julia Dankova holds a Master’s Degree in European Studies with study and work experience from Austria, Belgium, Germany and Japan. Since 2020 she works as a project manager at the Department of Research and Development at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, where she takes care of EU projects in the area of internationalization. In the past, she was involved in international research projects as well as projects focused on education and training, human rights, culture and youth. Currently, Julia’s main focal point is the development of partnerships with institutions across the EU and the internationalization of the university’s environment and employees. She is a firm believer in the importance of international cooperation and passionate about intercultural exchange.

Having earned the MSc. Degree in English language and literature at the University of Belgrade Faculty of philology, I started to work as an international relations officer, the only one at that time at the University of Kragujevac. Two decades later, I am the Head of the Department of International Cooperation, the university's largest administrative unit with 11 employees, reflecting the institutional commitment and leadership as the prerequisites for successful comprehensive internationalization. The Department provides strategic input for the development of our internationalization policy, but at the same time carries out operational and administrative activities - provides information regarding international cooperation, coordinates and implements international programs in the field of mobility, research, and education, and offers support to the faculties in the preparation of project proposals and administration of projects, collects data and prepares applications for university ranking lists, coordinates signing and implementation of bilateral agreements, organizes information days and workshops, international conferences and meetings, as well as all other activities aimed at promoting the value of international cooperation among the University's students and staff.

Jovana Cvijić is working as a Secretary of the Faculty at the Faculty of physical education and sport at the University of Banja Luka since 2012. She is in charge of preparing proposals of cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding with other domestic and foreign partners for the Faculty. Her other functions include providing administrative and technical assistance for students of the Faculty and staff participating in international mobility programs, organization of different promotional activities, keeping track of recognition of mobility periods, etc. As a secretary of the Faculty, she also governs the Dean’s Office (administrative staff). She has participated in a few conferences, round tables, and seminars. Also, she was part of the Erasmus + program staff exchange.

Đorđe Kenjalo LL.M. is working as a Senior Associate for Student and Staff Mobility at the University of Banja Luka since 2018. He is in charge of preparing proposals of cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding with other domestic and foreign partners, and he is responsible for the preparation of KA107 Inter-Institutional Agreements, preparation of university bylaws in matters related to international cooperation, as well as for handling other legal matters at the Office for International and Inter-University Cooperation. His other e providing administrative and technical assistance for students and staff participating in international mobility programs, organization of different promotional activities, keeping track of recognition of mobility periods etc. He has participated in many conferences, round tables and seminars and has held different workshops and presentations.

Jelena Rožić, MA, Senior Associate for International and Inter university Cooperation at the Rectorate Office, the University of Banja Luka since 2008. This office is the focal point for all University activities related to international educational projects, mobility of students and staff, international presentations, and promotion. She develops and proposes short-term and long-term cooperation plans in the country and abroad, participates in establishing, implementing, and improving international cooperation with other universities and partners in the country and abroad, and participates in the preparation and monitoring of the implementation of international educational projects and programs. She has participated in numerous national and international conferences, seminars, and training and continuously holds different workshops and sessions.

Prof. Dr. Jolita Šliogerienė Ph.D., is a researcher and professor at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. Her scientific interests include linguadidactic parameters of autonomous studies, competence development in the institutions of higher education, assessment and recognition of non-formal and informal learning outcomes in university studies, second language teaching and learning. The researcher has published over 50 scientific articles, two monographs.

Dr. María Begoña Asenjo is a lecturer of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and a researcher in the area of Animal Production in the School of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Valladolid in Soria (Spain) (1997-present). She has also been involved in university management positions, being the Academic Secretary of the School, the Vice-rector first counselor, head of the Agricultural and Forest Science Department in the campus of Soria and coordinator of the PhD programme in her department at UVa. On top of her widely recognized research work in the area of Animal Production, she has always been involved in teaching innovation, and thus has coordinated and participated in several national research and teaching innovation projects over the last 25 years .She is a regular speaker at conferences and is a frequent contributor to newsletters, books and specialized journals in the area. Moreover, she is a member of the Committee of the Chair of Innovation and Research Caja Rural de Soria and also works as a councilor of the Governing Council of Caja Rural de Soria, the most popular bank in Soria.

Dr. Blanca García (PhD Outstanding Cum Laude, Outstanding Best PhD Thesis and awarded by AEMARK with the National Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Marketing) is a lecturer of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and a researcher in the Area of Marketing and Market Research in the Faculty of Business and Business Relations at the University of Valladolid (1997-present). She has been very involved in university management positions, being both the Academic Secretary and Dean of the Faculty for 12 years. Moreover, she is the Director of the Chair of Research and Innovation CRS and Secretary of the Governing Council of Caja Rural de Soria, the most popular bank in Soria. On top of her widely recognized research work in the Marketing field, she has always been involved in teaching innovation, and thus has coordinated and participated in several national research and teaching innovation projects over the last 25 years. She is a regular speaker at conferences and is a frequent contributor to newsletters, books and specialized peer-reviewed journals in the area.

Aurelia Litvin – Professor, doctor habilitates în economics, State Agrarian University of Moldova. She has a teaching experience of over 29 years of. It has broad international training in Italy, Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Hungary, and Poland. Teaching courses: Financial Management, Production management and promotion of Agro-Food production, General Management, Farm Management, Entrepreneurship Basics. She is a scientific advisor for bachelor's, master and doctoral theses. It has more than 150 scientific and methodological publications, including monographs. She is the President of the NGO 'Center for Education and Rural Development.

I work as technician staff at Department of Natural Environment , faculty of Forestry, Technical university in Zvolen, it is my alma mater where I graduated in 2012, then I been working in abroad and I would come back in 2016. My work is mostly focused on ensuring technical matters such as technical, material and instrumental equipment of department and vehicles. Maintenancing of the meteorological stations network, measure instruments service, data collecting of metorological factors /air temperature, global radiation, humidity, soil temperature, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation/ and interception via using the digital tools and skills. Online data transfer for the needs of students and teachers within the educational system. I participate in projects of meteorology, bioclimatology and phenology research on regional and international level since 2016. My hobby is wild nature, hiking, discover new places, historical maps. I have a dog that fills my free time, I like rock festivals where I used to lose my voice and then I scare my colleagues at work��

After graduating in International Relations – Cultural and Politics, I worked in a Research Centre on International Relations, in Law Faculty Library, did an internship at the Foreign Affairs Ministry and since 1998 I have been working at ISEP in the International Relations Office. Through the last 20 years I have been involved not only in mobility processes, but also in students counselling, European projects, in communication service, in national and international recruitment processes. In 2010 I became Head of Cooperation and Communication Division. The different functions I had during the last 20 years led me to do a master degree in Public Administration and several other trainings mainly in communication and management. Besides internationalisation, communication and its challenges I have interest in themes related to culture, intercultural relations, history and art.

I was born in Turkey in 1981. After graduating from the Faculty of Business Administration, I worked as a FINANCE MANAGER in the banking sector for about 15 years. Then I worked as an academician at a public university between 2018-2022. After 2020, I started to work as a computer operator at ABDULLAH GUL UNIVERSITY, as I had to move to the city where my family lives. I am working at Abdullah Gul University as  a computer operator, responsible for monitoring dormitory payments and communicating with international students, connected to the Department of Health, Culture and Sports. I work in coordination with the international office in charge of INTERNATIONAL students in the dormitories of our university. I am responsible of all international students in the process of settlement to AGU dorms. I also help them in solving their problems during their stay in the dormitory.

Ildiko works in University of Pécs Faculty of Health Sciences as a Project coordinator

Jelena Suchanova is an associate professor at the department of Foreign Languages at VilniusTech. She graduated from Vilnius University, faculty of Philology in 1994 and received her PhD in educational sciences from Vytautas Magnus university in Kaunas in 2006. She has been working in tertiary level institutions for more than 25 years. Her research interests lie in the fields of autonomous foreign language learning with the focus on metacognitive awareness and theory of linguistic relativity.

Omer Devrim Aksoyak (PhD, Abdullah Gul University(AGU) Faculty of Architecture) had a Master of Architecture degree from University of East London after a professional experience as an architect and has his Ph.D. with a thesis focus upon proposing a framework to analyze and visualize the management of the development of cultural heritage from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSFAU) in 2019, after working as a research assistant at MSFAU he is continuing his academic career as an Assist.Prof. at AGU.

Rezarta Sinanaliaj was born in Vlora, Albania. She received the integrated degree in Tourism Management from the Faculty of Economy- University of Vlora “Ismail Qemali”, Albania in 2002 and form the same university in 2014 the Master of Science in Real Estate. Mrs. Sinanaliaj has been working in different positions at "Ismail Qemali" University of Vlora since 2005 and form March 2018 she is the Director of Internal Quality Assurance and Projects. During these last years, her focus and expertise, has been the development and implementation of the university's internationalization strategy, as well as the establishment of the internal quality assurance system through different instruments and mechanism. Additionally, she is very much experienced in the management of EU funded projects like CBHE or ICM as she is (has been) a staff member of several projects at UV.

I graduated from sociology and culture studies at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. Since the beginning of my professional career I have worked with different soft projects. For almost 10 years I’ve coordinated projects connected to labor market, different social research and analyzes as well as training programs. Since 2018 I have worked at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University where I coordinate the biggest educational project financed under UE funds. Since 2021 I have managed office for educational projects at MCSU that coordinates almost 40 various initiatives for education activities for students and University staff as well.

I came from České Budějovice, I graduated Operational Business programme at the Faculty of Agriculture University of South Bohemia, worked as a technician staff in the Department of Management, as a officer in the Department of Lifelong Learning, now I work as the secretary of the dean of the Faculty of Economics.

Certified project manager with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in overall project management and especially in team building, quality assurance, change and risk management, budget control and financial reporting, and project design. Relationship-building solid skills gained through involvement in projects with numerous stakeholders and acting as the central point of contact for all actors. Actively involved in the internationalization process of the University of Lodz. Recently focused on the UX/UI design and its possibility to be implemented in higher education through the design and implementation of the client-centered solution.

I am 42 years old woman. For over ten years, I have been working at pharmaceutical companies as a medical representative. One day someone showed me a job offer at the University, so I have been here for nearly four years. I have a great team, a fantastic Head Dean, and the work atmosphere is healthy. As a private, I have a full family with two children and two cats. I love sports (fitness, running) and traveling. As a woman, I think I am a hardworking and robust person.,

My name is Agnieszka Brożonowicz, and I am 44 years old. I live in Opole, Poland. I have a son, a daughter, and a wonderful dog. I studied biology and environmental protection on the University of Opole. I am the head of the dean's office of the medical faculty, but I’ve been with the University of Opole for the past 19 years. I am delighted with the work because I have a fantastic team and a professional boss. I like working with students of medicine. I love traveling, especially hiking in the mountains and near lakes. I read a lot of books, primarily criminal thrillers. I like listening to music, photography, and cooking.

Hi! My name is Piotr Wójtowicz. I am 36 years old and by education . I am a physiotherapist, although I have not worked much in the profession. Five years ago I bought a house from 1932 and I am slowly renovating it. In my free time (although there is not much of it) I participate in the life of the local Volunteer Fire Department and I am one of the founders of the "Piast Opole" Bicycle Association. I am a happy owner of two BOXER dogs and there are plenty of funny stories. Just like yesterday, I enter the kitchen and the dogs are eating a freshly baked cake.

My name is Martyna Cebula. I am 38 years old. I live in Opole. I have been working at the University of Opole for 4 years. The first 2 years in the Public Procurement Department, and for two years as a Medical Simulation Technician. I am interested in decluttering and traveling. In my free time I travel with my family in our campervan, which we have built ourselves on the basis of a bus.

I am 45 years old. I have two sons, husband and an aquarium fish. I graduated studies in tourism and management in administration. I have also a foreign tour guide license I work in dean”office of medical faculty in Opole University since 3 years. I am very pleased with the work, because I have very cordial friends, a wonderful manager and a very professional boss. I really like working with students .  Besides I was working in the Social Insurance Institution, I worked there for 18 years, and for the last 8 years as the head of the statistics and reconciliation department. However, I needed a change, I wanted a break from reports, deadlines and analyses. Despite I changed my job, I still keep in touch with my friends from my previous job, because they are friends for life. Moreover, I really like cooking with my sons and writing fairy tales for children.

I live in small, but beautiful city of Opole in Poland. I have two dogs including one shih tzu – sometimes I have a feeling what she thinks she is a cat. I finished studies associated with cosmetology and biotechnology, but when I was a little girl I wanted to be a doctor, especially a forensic doctor. When I'm not at work, I'm learning japanese, training pole dance and making my own cosmetics and candles. I like to do a lot of things because I think the world has a lot to offer us. I used to create a music but now unfortunatelly I don’t have enough time.

Born in 1966. Started playing with radio transmitters at the age of 12. Youngest licensed amateur radio operator in Belgium at 15yo. After classical gymnasium I refused to follow the study advice for med school or law school but went into electronics. Started teaching at the same school right after getting my degree in electronics/telecom. Also collected a teaching degree, just in case… Got annoyed after 3 years having to change course topics all the time so moved to a midsized hospital as head of the instrumental department, with a team servicing high end medical electronics. Learned a lot about life sustaining equipment and quality assurance. Designed sleeping laboratories. Left bored again 14 years later to start in media as the head of operations of the Belgian public broadcaster, playing with high powered transmitters, microwave links and satellite uplinks. In this function I gathered a lot of knowledge on radiation effects on the human body. Got kicked out as part of a large technical outsourcing operation and after a sabbatical I went back to teaching. After trying out some schools and even a year as school director I arrived at Thomas More where I am now teaching electronics and telecom related courses for the past three years. Setting new standards in remote teaching due to the C-word. Apart from that still a keen amateur radio operator, spending holidays and long weekends on a sailing yacht in the Netherlands. Father of the youngest Cisco network engineer worldwide (19yo). It is in the genes…

I'm from Belarus. I have been living and working in Poland for the second year. Now my place of work is a medical simulation technician at the simulation center at the University of Opole (Poland). In Belarus, I worked as a chief nurse in various departments: the operating unit, the neurology department of the hospital, the sleep laboratory. I have experience as a medical simulation instructor and the head of a simulation center in a clinic. My education - medical, pedagogical, and I have a master's degree (management of innovations).

Ms. Anja Damli (FAU, Germany) - confirmed.

'I spontaneously married my husband during our vacation in Las Vegas. It was the easiest way for us!'

Project Manager for the appointment procedure of professors at FAU

I am Secretary and ISVU Coordinator in Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Department of Sociology. I am professor of sociology and mother of three children. I like traveling, the sea, skiing, good food and wine.

Born in a great year for winemakers (the 1970 vintage was fantastic for Europe and very interesting for the rest of the world), started singing and playing accordion very early. After gymnasium I was strongly advised to study fundamental sciences or architecture engineering but turned to foreign languages and linguistics. Started individual teaching/translating but jumped into something completely different - a medium-sized company in the office and school supply industry. I acquired considerable knowledge in printing, Kunstdruck, design, exporting/importing goods, negotiating, shipping, custom clearance procedures. Simultaneously, I was working on my magister thesis on adult education. And then I moved again - to the higher education sector where I still work (having been working there for 24 years), teaching English as a foreign language for specific purposes in a highly complex and demanding multidisciplinary field of biotechnology engineering, meticulously orchestrating the guidance of the students-future biotechnology engineers into raising their levels of communicative language ability, disciplinary literacy, foreign language strategy performance in face-to-face and online teaching environment, particularly challenging in the last couple of years, as well as creating ESP teaching materials. My research interests include second language acquisition, communicative language ability and impacts of language learning anxiety, language learning strategies, disciplinary literacy, adult/teacher education, online teaching. I'm still keen on physics, biochemistry, philosophy, visual arts, architecture, music (for some time I was a music editor of a radio station environment program). I spend my free time cycling, hiking, doing carpentry/painting, sailing and still can't decide which I like more - galaktoboureko or cannoli siciliani

Naser, A. M. Abuzaid, PhD, is assistant professor of electrical engineering at An Najah National University, Palestine. He received his BSc, MSc, and PhD from electrical engineering department, Eastern Mediterranean University; Dr Abuzaid awarded a full scholarship during his MSc and PhD and worked as a research and teaching assistant in Eastern Mediterranean University. His main publications were in numerical electromagnetics and image processing. Current research interests are machine learning and optical communications. Dr. Abuzaid began his career in 2002 as assistant professor in Applied sciences university, Jordan. He moved to Arab American university in Palestine in 2003, heading the Telecommunications Technologies Department. Since 2006 till now he is with An najah national university. He also worked in University of Business and Technology in Saudi Arabia.

Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.

My name is Romana Pikulova, I am from Czech Republic and I live in Prague. After my Ph.D. graduation in the field of economics, I decided to leave a scientific career. During my Ph.D. studies I worked for Masaryk University in Brno as a financial manager of a project funded by the EU. In 2018, I moved to Prague and started working for CTU in Prague as a project manager of a project funded by the EU.

Head of the Department of Strategic Development and International Relations.

Secretary of department of Management – Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Editor of the journal - Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis

My name is NADIA ESSAMALI a Business Lecturer at the Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Kef, Tunisia. I hold a master degree in Finance from the Higher institute of management . Since 2005, I have been recruited as Business Lecturer at the Higher institute of Technological Studies of Kef (a city in northwestern Tunisia) .Later in September 2017, I have started a new experience in Saudi Arabia where I was teaching business in an American international private university (International Technical Female College at Buraydah: Laureate). From December 2018 to June 2020, I have been appointed as diploma manager of the diploma department where we are offering two majors: Business and Technical Support.

Doruntina Berisha, is the Coordinator of the Career Office at Universum College in Prishtina, Kosovo. Doruntina has firstly started working at Universum College during her studies at Universum in the department of Business Administration back in 2012. She has finished her Master studies at Cracow University of Economics in 2016. As Career Office Coordinator, Doruntina has been constantly working to offer students of Universum College broader opportunities to internships, professional trainings and jobs by having agreements with companies and Institutions in Kosovo and abroad. Doruntina is also co-owner of Anglia Academy Kosovo, which is a language academy, a franchise from Chichester College in England, offering EFL exams and courses for English teachers, adult students and kids. She has been part of many Erasmus+ mobility programs, and is very much looking forward to deepening cooperation with Universities for studies exchanges, and internships.'