CHER - Board of Governors

Chair
	Hugo Horta Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
General Secretary
	Maria João Rosa Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies Matosinhos, Portugal
Members
	Barbara Sporn WU Vienna University of Econonics and Business Vienna, Austria
	Justin Powell University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
	Marek Kviek University of Poznań Poland
	Taru Siekkinen Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä, Finland
	Terhi Nokkala Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä Finland
	Wenqin Shen Peking University, Graduate School of Education Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Chairpersons

1988 to 1990 and 1992 to 1998 Ulrich Teichler (Germany)
1990 to 1991 Guy Neave (UK, France)
1991 to 1992 Jean-Claude Eicher (France)
1998 to 2001 Oliver Fulton (United Kingdom)
2001 to 2006 Alberto Amaral (Portugal)
2006 to 2013 Christine Musselin (France)
2013 to 2015 Patrick Clancy (Ireland)
2015 to 2017 Jussi Välimaa (Finland)
2017 to 2021 Gaële Goastellec (Switzerland)
2021 – … Hugo Horta (The University of Hong Kong)

Secretaries

1988 to 1992 Frans van Vught (The Netherlands)
1992 to 1999 Peter Maassen (The Netherlands)
1999 to 2005 Jürgen Enders (Germany, The Netherlands)
2006 to 2013 Barbara M. Kehm (Germany)
2013 to 2022 Pedro N. Teixeira (Portugal)
2022 – … Maria João Rosa (Portugal)

News & Announcements

Save the date: User Webinar on the European Higher Education Sector Scoreboard

We are happy to inform you that we will be organizing in the context of the European Higher Education Sector Observatory two webinars on the European Higher Education Sector...

18-02-2025

Mary Henkel Obituary to CHER members

It is with profound sadness that the CHER Board of Governors informs about the death of our colleague Mary Henkel. Bellow you can find a tribute to...

11-02-2025

Registration now open for the Summer School in Social Sciences Methods, Lugano, 7-22 August 2025

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 29th edition of the Summer School in Social Sciences Methods, to be held on campus Lugano between the 7th and 22nd of August...

07-02-2025

European Universities Initiative 5 Years On: A Research and Practice Symposium

We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the symposium "European Universities Initiative 5 Years On: A Research and Practice Symposium" at USI Lugano...

06-02-2025

Dissolving Certainties and Emerging Identities: The Role of Science Management in Shaping the ‘Authentic University’

We would like to invite you to the upcoming public lecture organized by the Institute for Higher Education Management. Title: Dissolving Certainties and Emerging Identities: The Role...

04-02-2025

CHELPS webinar with Professor Serhiy Kvit

On February 25, 2025, we invite you to the CHELPS webinar with Professor Serhiy Kvit, President of the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy. Reflecting on the...

03-02-2025

CHER 37th Annual Conference

04-10-2024

The CHER 37th Annual Conference will take place in Poznan, Poland, from 3 to 5 September 2025. For more information click here.

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