Council

The Council provides advice and opinions to the Board and Secretariat for the execution of their functions. This principally concerns policy developments at European and national levels, although the Council may also provide advice on operational and strategic issues.

 

The Council is composed of the elected members of the Board and the Chairpersons (or authorised representatives) of all national associations who are full members of the Association. Additionally, it may co-opt a maximum of eight other members with voting rights for a period of two years that may be renewed. These members may include other members as well as external stakeholder organisations and experts.

 

Members of the Council

Austria

Hannes Raffaseder (Chair), University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten

Georg Pehm, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland

Belgium

Stijn Coenen, Council of Flemish Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts

Philippe Declercq, Academy for Research and Higher Education (ARES)

Croatia

Željko Sudarić, Croatian Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences

Czechia

Jan Beseda, Czech Association of Professional Higher Education

Estonia

Ülle Ernits, Estonian Rectors’ Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences

Finland

Salla Huttunen, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

France

Claire Duverger, Rectors’ Assembly of Technology University Colleges

Germany

Kai-Oliver Schocke, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Hungary

Tamás Gergely Kucsera, Hungarian Rectors’ Conference

Petra Perényi, Hungarian Rectors’ Conference

Ireland

Vincent Cunnane, Technological University Association

Lithuania

Lina Girdauskienė, Conference of Directors of Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions

Netherlands

Marc Otto, NHL Stenden

Portugal

Angela Lemos, Setúbal Polytechnic University

Luís Loures, Portuguese Polytechnics Coordinating Council

Slovenia

Igor Hanc, Association of Slovene Higher Vocational Colleges