»
HOME
» About Us » ACEEU Council
ACEEU
Council
ACEEU Council is a body fundamental to ACEEU policies and activities, and an important driving force behind various conceptual, strategic and practical work to ensure the universities receive tailored recommendations for improving their performance.
The Accreditation Council is ACEEU’s decision-making body consisting of over 40 international experts coming from university leadership, academia and industry. It oversees the initial accreditations and re-accreditations in order to ensure the consistent application of the set standards. The Council is also responsible for the further development of the standards, guidelines as well as all matters targeting the accreditation process.
FUNCTION
The Accreditation Council is ACEEU’s highest decision-making body. The Accreditation Council is required to approve/disapprove changes to the standards, guidelines, as well as the accreditation process. These changes can be proposed by individual members, the Accreditation Office, members the Peer Review Teams or members of the Advisory Board.
In addition, members of the Council form the Accreditation Committees which overlook accreditation processes.
STRUCTURE
The Accreditation Council is composed of a chair, vice-chairs and a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 50 members. The members of the Council are recognised experts in the field. Members might be recruited from institutions that have received ACEEU accreditation in the past, given that they bring in specific expertise with respect to ACEEU’s standards. The majority of members currently hold or have hold management positions within higher education institutions or institutions in the field of entrepreneurship and engagement.
Leading ACEEU into the future
Council leadership
Professor Thorsten Kliewe
Germany
Chair
Chair of the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU)
Dr. Cameron McCoy
United States
Vice-chair
Provost at Shenandoah University, Board of Directors, Association of University Research Parks (AURP)
Professor Irene Sheridan
Ireland
Vice-chair
Head of CIT Extended Campus, Ireland
Johan Blaus
Sweden
Vice-chair
Director of Strategic Partnerships at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
International expertise
Members of the Council
Dr. Abdelraheem Abual Basal
Jordan
Executive Director at Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship
Dr. Andreas Altmann
Austria
Rector & Executive Director, MCI Management Center Innsbruck - The Entrepreneurial School
David Brukardt
United States
Associate Vice President of Corporate Relations and Economic Engagement, University of Wisconsin (UW) System
Professor Paul Coyle
UK
Independent innovation, leadership and change management consultant
Professor Mark Crowell
Saudi Arabia
Executive Chairman of the Academic Venture Exchange (AVX)
Dr. Joanne Curry
Canada
Vice-President External Relations at Simon Fraser University and institutional lead for community engagement
Brian Darmody
United States
Associate Vice President for Corporate and Foundation Relations at University of Maryland
Professor Todd Davey
Germany
Assoc. Professor for Entrepreneurship at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
Dr. Elizabeth Eastland
Australia
Director Entrepreneurship at University of New South Wales in Australia
Professor Dr. René Garrido
Chile
Director of Liaison with the Environment in the School of Engineering of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Professor Nuno Guimaraes
Portugal
Vice-Rector for International Affairs & E-Learning at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon
Professor Stephen Hagen
UK
Professor Emeritus, University of South Wales (UK)
Professor Paul Hannon
UK
Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Director of Leading Business Growth
Devin Hauer
Mexico
Director Ibero Consultores Estratégicos, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México
Troels Jacobsen
Norway
Director of Innovation and external collaboration, University of Stavanger
Dr. Saran Kaur Gill
Malaysia
Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Industry and Community Partnerships) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
Wendy Kerr
New Zealand
Director for the Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Auckland University
Professor Panayiotis Ketikidis
Greece
Vice Principal for Research, Innovation & External Relations of CITY College - An International Faculty of the University of Sheffield
Professor David Kirby
Egypt
Vice President for Enterprise and Community Services, The British University in Egypt
Dr. Lina Landinez
Germany
Executive Director of ACEEU
Professor Gideon Maas
UK
Director of the International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship at Coventry University (UK Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2011), UK
Maciej Markowski
Poland
Independent Quality Assurance and Accreditation Expert
Arno Meerman
The Netherlands
CEO at University Industry Innovation Network
Dr. Julie Nagel
United States
Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas (KU)
Professor Margaret Maile Petty
New Zealand
Pro Vice-Chancellor Toi Rauwhārangi College of the Creative Arts, Massey University
Associate Professor Carolin Plewa
Australia
Deputy Director – Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), The University of Adelaide
Professor Guilherme Ary Plonsky
Brazil
Full professor of University of São Paulo (USP)
Dr. Ellen Purpus
United States
Assistant Vice President for Enterprise and Innovation at the University of Nevada, Reno
Dr. Hanumanthu Purushotham
India
Chairman and Managing Director, National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
Professor Deresh Ramjugernath
South Africa
Vice-Rector at Stellenbosch University
Professor Dr. Sabina Ratajczak
Poland
Vice-Rector for Development and Director of Quality of Education and Innovations Centre at WSB University
Professor David Romero
Mexico
Sr. Researcher & Scientific Project Manager, School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Jacyl Shaw
Australia
Digital Innovation Leader at GHD
Professor Toru Tanigawa
Japan
Managing Director, e.lab (Entrepreneurship Laboratory)
Dr. Tuula Teeri
Sweden
President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Dr. Kirsi Viskari
Finland
Director of Tampere Vocational College Tredu. Former Vice President for Research, Development, and Innovation at Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Dr. David Winwood
United States
Interim Executive Director, LSU Innovation Park, Lousiana Business & Technology Center
