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  • Call for Candidates for President of EQAR

Call for Candidates for President of EQAR

  • Job opportunity
  • 25 September 2025

EQAR is looking for a suitable individual to fill the position of President for the term 1 July 2026 until 30 June 2029.

The President is elected by the EQAR General Assembly, comprising European stakeholder organisations (1) and currently 45 European governments (2), represented by their ministries responsible for higher education. The President may be re-elected once.

Responsibilities
The President has responsibility for the leadership of the whole organisation within the frame set by the General Assembly, and refined through decisions of the Board and the Register Committee.

In particular, the President:

  • chairs the Board, the Register Committee and the General Assembly;
  • represents EQAR externally at high-level meetings and events;
  • ensures coherence in the work of all EQAR bodies.

The President acts as the legal representative of EQAR, and is supported by the Director and the Secretariat.

Required profile
In light of the responsibilities, candidates for the position of President are expected to fulfil the following criteria:

  • independence of EQAR’s members and quality assurance agencies, i.e. the candidate must not hold any functions, memberships, contracts or other relationships with an EQAR member or a quality assurance agency, nor any function with another organisation if that function could jeopardise the independence of EQAR in any way (3);
  • senior leadership experience in higher education;
  • good knowledge of quality assurance and major general policy developments in higher education at the European level;
  • ability to work with governments, quality assurance agencies, higher education institutions and stakeholder organisations;
  • excellent command of English.

The closing date for submitting an application is 16 November 2025, 24:00 CET.

Download the full Call for Candidates and find out more about the selection process, logistical and financial aspects and how to submit your candidacy.

(1) Founding Members: ENQA, ESU, EUA, EURASHE; Social Partner Members: BusinessEurope, Education International
(2) See www.eqar.eu/about/eqar-structure/members/
(3) While candidates might hold a position at the time they are elected, they would need to resign from that position before starting the term as President and may not hold any such position while serving as President. Candidates are expected to list all current functions and mandates in their CV.