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Denise G. Expert/Twinning Specialist
Last update: Mar 23, 2023
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Citizenships:
UK
Languages:
English, French, Russian, Spanish
Highest Degree:
Doctorate
Experience:
38 years
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About
- Senior Consultant who has extensive experience in the reform of Higher Educational Sectors at both geo-political and national levels. She possesses excellent communication, inter-personal and cross-cultural skills; highly developed analytical skills; is well organised and able to adapt to challenging situations; has excellent strategic planning skills; is IT literate; an effective team leader and good team player.
- EU cooperation in the higher education sector, Needs/Skills Analysis for curricula development and alignment with Bologna Process, monitoring and evaluation to ensure alignment with Bologna Process and Competence Based Education. Curriculum development and mapping. Adaptation to ECTs. Quality Assurance Plans to comply with EQAR requirements. Extensive experience in design, implementation and evaluation of training programs for academics. Trainer and lecturer within the social and economic dimension of environmental issues – 11 years as faculty member of EU University, research coordinator in FP 5 project.
- Extensive experience in pre-accession countries, structural policy and aid leading to EU integration and transition to the EU, good knowledge and understanding of the EU structure and enlargement process, program documents and institutional framework.
- Capacity building and technical assistance for innovation platforms and technology transfer clusters based on the Triple Helix model. Adaptation and implementation of R1S3 'Smart Specialisation' that places the educational sector as a key actor within regional economic development strategies. Scoping studies and Needs Analysis. Twinning process and action plans, institutional development at system, organisational and performance level. State and non-state actor mapping, stakeholder identification and consultation, participatory planning, processes and facilitation; appraisal and evaluation based on DEVCO Evaluation Methodology.
- Familiar with all stages of the project cycle from evaluation of project ideas through development of proposals, application, implementation, administration, results based management, log frame analysis, financial and risk management, results oriented monitoring, reporting.
- Able to work across both public and private sectors. More than 10 years experience dealing at senior level with politicians and directors of ministries to develop policy for private services delivered to the public sector.
- Country Experience: Australia and Asia Pacific¸ France; Ghana; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Bosnia and Hezegovnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kyrgyzstan; Morocco; Russian Federation; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Algeria, Tunisia, Central America, Azerbaijan
