The ACA Secretariat was reinforced with three new colleagues joining the team on 1 October 2021.

Angeliki Psychogyiou, Policy and Project Officer, is an EU funding and grants specialist, with considerable experience in higher education and vocational education and training sectors. Her main focus within the Secretariat is digitalisation, conducting both project and policy related work in this area. She is also the co-chair of the Thematic Peer Group ‘New mobility formats’, exploring the intersection between digitalisation and sustainability.

Raul Ranne joined ACA as a Senior Advisor. Raul has been involved in higher education development since 2007 in various key positions in the public, private and non-profit sector. His expertise is in recognition of prior learning, internationalisation, marketing and digitalisation. Raul supports ACA’s work with a focus on the Study in Europe project and driving ACA's new strategy process.

Carlo Prato is ACA’s Junior Communications Officer. His main responsibilities include the editing, review, and publication of ACA's monthly newsletter "Education Europe," providing support for the management of ACA's social media channels, and supporting the organisation and management of events.

The Secretariat is looking forward to serving the ACA membership and the broader field of international higher education with this excellent, reinforced team. Further details can be read about the new team members’ experience on the ACA website.