Executive Committee
The Executive Committee
The heart of EAIR is its members. But in the background, the Executive Committee (EC) is working to accompany the history of EAIR into the future.
The EC consists of nine people who are responsible for various portfolios and a nominated president. All are volunteers and elected by the EAIR-members for a three-year period. The EC is supported by a part-time coordinator, who is responsible for the organisation of EAIR, the yearly Forum, and effective management of operational systems.
Executive Committee EAIR
PRESIDENT
Prof. dr. Marijk van der Wende
Utrecht University | The Netherlands
Distinguished Faculty Professor of Higher Education at Utrecht University’s Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance.
Elected Executive Committee members 2024-2027
CHAIR
Dr. Bruno Broucker
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp | Belgium
Head of Education
Portfolio: Strategic Management, Publications
VICE-CHAIR
Prof. Mark O’Hara
Advance-HE | UK
Senior Consultant (Education)
Portfolio: Annual Forums, Programme Committee
SECRETARY
Dr. Anne Gannon
University College Cork (UCC) | Ireland
UCC Staff Wellbeing & Development Manager
Portfolio: Operational Management, Programme Committee
TREASURER
Dr. Göran Melin, Associate Professor
Technopolis Group | Sweden
Associate Consultant
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Dr. Ton Kallenberg
Jac P. Thijsse College | The Netherlands
Rector
Portfolio: Finances
MEMBER
Saskia Ulrich
CHE Centre for Higher Education | Germany
Senior Expert Evaluation Methods
Portfolio: Content Management (website and conftool)
MEMBER
Dr. Kurt De Wit
KU Leuven | Belgium
Head of IR Unit, Educational Policy Department,
Editor-in-chief Tertiary Education and Management (TEAM)
Portfolio: Communications, Content Management (website)
MEMBER
Dr. Silke Preymann
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria | Austria
Programme Director Human Resource Management
Portfolio: Programme and Track Chair Committee
MEMBER
Panourgias Papaioannou
TU Dortmund University | Germany
Research Associate
Co-opted Executive Committee members
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Dr. Ton Kallenberg
Jac P. Thijsse College | The Netherlands
Rector
Portfolio: Finances
MEMBER
Dr. Kurt De Wit
KU Leuven | Belgium
Head of IR Unit, Educational Policy Department, Editor-in-chief Tertiary Education and Management (TEAM)
Portfolio: Communications, Content Management (website)
MEMBER
Ruta Bruziene
Vilnius University | Lithuania
PhD student, Researcher
Portfolio: Organisor EAIR Vilnius Forum 2026
MEMBER
Dr. Mark te Wierik
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences | the Netherlands
Head of Institutional Research
Portfolio: Co-treasurer and Dutch association advisor