Ruth Graf

Head Of Professional Development
Amsterdam, NL

About

- International higher education professional with over 10 years of experience working for the largest association in the sector in Europe - Comprehensive knowledge of internationalisation policies & EU project management - Well organised, reliable & pragmatic policy advisor that enjoys conceptual thinking and strategy development as well as project implementation. - A natural ability and enjoyment for international relations and intercultural communication - Working proficiency in English, Dutch and German

Work Experience

Language Resource developer

Philips Speech Processing
Jun 2002 - May 2003
Vienna, Austria

Development of general and medical lexica for Swedish speech recognition software.

Conference & Training Assistant

European Association for International Education (EAIE)
Jun 2004 - Oct 2007
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Supported event planning & execution of annual conference and training events.

Conference & Training Officer

European Association for International Education (EAIE)
Oct 2007 - May 2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Coordinated programme development & delivery for 50+ training events across Europe and annual conference (4000 participants).

Professional Development Manager

European Association for International Education (EAIE)
May 2010 - Nov 2014
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Managed extensive portfolio of training activities, trainer pool of 30+ experts, Professional Development Committee oversight. Launched EAIE Academy training program.

Head of Policy and Professional Development

European Association for International Education (EAIE)
Nov 2014 - Nov 2018
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Policy preparation and implementation, EU projects coordination, management of EAIE's knowledge initiatives. Managed EAIE Barometer project team, ERASMUS+ SUCTI, TEMPUS IRIS projects.

Education

MA, Scandinavian Studies & Musicology

University of Vienna
1996 - 2001

Erasmus scholarship

University of Stockholm
1998 - 1999

3-month research scholarship

University of Stockholm
2000 - 2000

MA, European Studies

Danube University Krems
2003 - 2004

Master thesis: The impact of various EU policy initiatives and programmes on the creation of the European Higher Education Area.

Languages

German - Native
English - Fluent

Sectors

Education
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