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The Global Governance Institute (GGI) is an independent, non-profit think tank based in Brussels that includes a network of over 40 experts from around the world, many of them with a strong background and careers in international organisations. GGI brings together policy-makers, scholars and practitioners from the world’s leading institutions in order to devise, strengthen and improve forward-looking approaches to global governance. Its mission is to promote comprehensive research, cutting-edge analysis and innovative advice on core policy issues, informed by a truly global perspective. This also includes raising awareness about major challenges of global governance among the general public. GGI’s vision is a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable global order based on effective but accountable international organisations, the global rule of law and the empowerment of the individual across borders and cultures. GGI places particular emphasis on the improvement of the United Nations system and its mutual reinforcement with strong regional organisations.

At GGI, the European Centre for Global Education provides comprehensive research, timely policy advice, as well as a range of training and learning opportunities related to education reform and the future of teaching and learning. ECGE's principal objectives are to foster and advance global dialogue on the future of education, nurture innovative and creative thinking throughout all levels of education and provide support to policy-makers and education leaders for tackling some of the most pressing issues related to the future of global education.

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Website: www.globalgovernance.eu
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Twitter - @GlobalGovInst
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Silviu Piros is the Founding Director of the European Centre for Global Education. His research focuses on the education – diplomacy nexus, evaluating the European Union’s emerging role as a diplomatic actor in global higher education. His expertise lies in higher education capacity-building, digital transformation in academia, and blended learning instructional design. To date he has been involved in a large number of EU funded projects in the field of higher education, including ERASMUS+, Jean Monnet and TEMPUS. Silviu has designed and implemented several Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Jean Monnet Chair programmes. An advocate of active learning, Silviu is since 2017 Faculty Advisor for the EuroSim Model European Union organised by the Transatlantic Consortium for European Union Studies and Simulations (TACEUSS). He co-organises the biennial European Conference on Teaching and Learning Politics, International Relations and European Studies (EuroTLC) and is a Steering Committee member of the ECPR’s Teaching and Learning Politics (TLP) Standing Group.
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Twitter - @silviupiros
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Dimitris Kokkalis is a Senior Fellow in the European Centre for Global Education where he focuses on strategy and higher education internationalization. He has a long and consistent experience of over 18 years in activities related to European Education and Training programmes. Dimitris has worked at European Commission services for the management and evaluation of the former Socrates/Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus programmes and has led teams coordinating and contributing to annual selection cycles and management of projects.He has contributed to several international seminars/workshops and conferences and he is working as independent adviser closely with various kinds of organisations in their effort to understand and work with the actions of EU Education and training programmes and the internationalisation of their activities. His dedicated work in the management of the Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus programmes but also his current activities (e.g. adviser to successful European Universities proposals, external evaluator of Erasmus plus projects in higher education etc.) has provided him with detailed insights into the EHEA and the quality of internationalisation of higher education. Dimitris cooperates with various EU national agencies and the European Commission as evaluator for the Erasmus+ and HORIZON 2020 programmes.
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Twitter - @DimitrisKokkal1