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
	Georg Krücken INCHER, University of Kassel Germany
	Justin Powell University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
	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

Publication of the Special Issue from the CHER 2023 Conference in the European Journal of Higher Education

It is a pleasure to share with you the news that the Special Issue from the CHER 2023 Conference has been published in the European Journal of Higher Education. This...

07-11-2024

Upcoming public lecture - Institute for Higher Education Management, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business: "This Time is Different? AI’s impact on Graduates’ Labour Market and its implications for Higher Education"

We would like to invite you to the upcoming public lecture organised by the Institute for Higher Education Management. Title: This Time is Different? AI’s impact on Graduates’...

29-10-2024

Building Engaged Communities: Institutional Solutions for Student Participation Across Europe - UNICOMM Online Symposium

The Team Higher Education Research and Development of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria | FH Oberösterreich is excited to invite you to contribute to...

24-10-2024

October 30, 2024 - CHELPS Webinar with Profs. K. D. Walker and B. Kutsyuruba on Wellbeing in Higher Education

On October 30, 2024, we would like to invite you to join the CHELPS Global Webinar Series for a talk with Prof Keith D. Walker (University...

21-10-2024

The CHER community is profoundly saddened by the death of Georg Krücken

Georg Krücken contributed pioneering research in higher education, science studies, and organizational theory, shaping the academic understanding of university and science systems worldwide. He and his...

13-10-2024

Call for Abstracts: Special Issue on “Understanding Academic Freedom – Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Regional Perspectives

We are excited to announce a call for abstracts for a proposed special issue of the International Journal of Educational Research entitled“Understanding Academic Freedom – Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Regional...

07-10-2024

CHER 37th Annual Conference

04-10-2024

The CHER 37th Annual Conference will take place in Poznan, Poland, from 3 to 5 September 2025. More information will be available soon.

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