Speakers

After a successful career as business manager, Ed Overes started his academic career in 2010. Since then, he has become a respected expert for teaching business related courses. Student evaluations show his great enthusiasm, creativity and passion. In 2014 Ed was invited to become professor Strategic Management in Saint Petersburg.

Patrick Schoenmakers is down to earth, optimistic and a passionate educator and coach with a rich background in dealing with people from a variety of backgrounds. During his longstanding history in international higher education, he held responsibility for international relations in a management capacity.

Dr. Stephen Appiah-Padi is the Director of the Office of Global Education at Bucknell University. He has over 20 years’ experience working with universities and colleges in Canada and the US in faculty and administrative positions.

Sadhana Manik is an Associate Professor in Geography Education in the School of Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She is the South African project leader for several internationalization of higher education institutional exchange and research projects and the co-ordinator of SANORD’s Teacher Education special interest group for the global south.

Marshall Maposa is a senior lecturer in the History Education discipline at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Edgewood Campus, South Africa. He obtained a PhD in History Education at the same university.

Erlend Eidsvik is a geographer and a professor of sustainability and climate education at Department of Pedagogy, Religion and Social Sciences at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL).

With 21 years of experience in international academic credential evaluation, Beka has a deep knowledge of international education systems and the recognition of international academic credentials. He frequently presents on the education systems of countries around the world and the issues surrounding the recognition of international qualifications at national and international conferences and workshops.

Tarryn Frankish holds a Masters of Social Science (Psychology), summa cum laude from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Tarryn Frankish has taught in higher education for 15 years and has attended national and international conferences and published in Psychology and Journalism.

Professor Ylva Rodny-Gumede is the Head of the Division for Global Engagement and a Professor in the School of Communication at the University of Johannesburg. She holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University as well as an MA degree in Politics from the University of Witwatersrand in South