Step Up to the Microphone

Step Up to the Microphone is the networking plenary session at the TAICEP conference. This dynamic, interactive session fosters engagement, knowledge-sharing, and professional connections. The session serves as a platform to discuss emerging trends, policy developments, and innovative solutions. Attendees can step up and share insights, ask pressing questions, highlight challenges, and exchange best practices in an open and collegial environment. With a focus on collaboration and community-building, Step Up to the Microphone encourages new and experienced professionals to contribute their perspectives, making it a valuable space for learning, networking, and shaping the future of the field.

Beka Tavartkiladze, Senior Director, Global Education and Knowledge, World Education Services will moderate this plenary session. Special guest plenary speaker, Stig Arne Stig Arne Skjerven, Senior International Education Advisor, NOKUT, will XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX followed by audience XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Stig Arne Skjerven is the first elected Chair of the Bureau of the Conference of the State Parties of the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education. He has been instrumental in the work in the various phases of the establishment and implementation of the Global Recognition Convention, including being part of the Expert Group developing the draft, intergovernmental negotiations and leading working groups. He has also twice been elected Chair of the European Network of Information Centers / ENIC Bureau. Skjerven has also been paramount in the establishment of the Qualifications Passport for Refugees, by the Council of Europe and UNESCO respectively. His experience also covers roles like Norway's Deputy Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Director of Norway's ENIC-NARIC office, Director of Academic Affairs at a Norwegian Higher Education Institution, project management of quality assurance in higher education, various roles involving communication, strategy and policies, and currently global partnership and capacity building in higher education in Norway's Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.