Organisation & structure

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The Committees

The EAQUALS Board

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee manages the Association on behalf of the membership. Members of the Executive Committee are elected by Accredited Members for a two-year period. They can be re-elected for further periods.

Chair: Ludka Kotarska (Bell Warsaw)
Vice-Chair: Judy MacDermot (English Language Centre, York)
Vice-Chair: Brian North (Eurocentres Foundation)
Treasurer: Axel Freudenfeld

Other members of the Board

Founder Chair: Peter Brown
Founder: Frank Heyworth
        
Special Advisors:
Michael Carrier (British Council)
Wojtek Graniczewski (Bell Krakow)

Accreditation Panel

The Accreditation Panel oversees the EAQUALS inspection scheme, reviews reports on inspections, and decides what the outcome of each inspection is. Members of the Accreditation Panel are proposed by the Director of EAQUALS Accreditation and Consultancy Services and ratified by the EAQUALS Board for a period of two years.

Appointment and / or cooption of members of the Accreditation Panel is subject to confirmation at a subsequent Annual or Ordinary General Meeting.

Sarah, Aitken (freelance)
Ute, Arnold (freelance)
John, Haagensen (Eurocentres London)
Pat, Lodge (freelance)
Laura, Muresan (QUEST, Romania)
Joanna Watson (freelance)

Ombudsman

Dr Hans Blaasch

The Ombudsman's role is to be the final and independent arbitrator in the event of a complaint against an EAQUALS member that has not been resolved during the EAQUALS complaints procedure.

Officers

The Officers are appointed by the Executive Committee to manage the Association on a day-to-day basis and to carry forward the strategic plan. The Executive Director reports to the Chair and Executive Committee.

Executive Director: Richard Rossner
Director of EAQUALS Accreditation and Consultancy Services: Ania Kolbuszewska
EAQUALS Services Manager: Anna Andor
Administration: Eva (Vivi) Koszegi

Contact address:


EAQUALS SECRETARIAT
Budapest, PO. BOX 95
H-1301 Hungary

Tel/fax:  +36 1 785 5890

General enquiries
info@eaquals.org

Registered Office
Via Torrebianca 18 - 34132 Trieste - Italy