Elizabeth Colucci is a programme manager in the Higher Education Policy Unit of EUA. In addition to working on a range of higher education reform issues, Elizabeth oversees EUA’s external relations with non-European countries. Since launching an official international strategy in 2006, EUA has dedicated increasing amounts of time and resources on the internationalisation agenda of European universities. This has included EU-funded projects as well as policy dialogue and policy input for international policy processes. Elizabeth has developed and managed a range of European Commission-funded international projects, and also contributes to the Bologna Process working group (‘BFUG’) on the official strategy for the European Higher Education Area in a Global Setting, launched by the Bologna ministers in 2007. She also helps to develop policy positions and input regarding cooperation with a variety of regions, including Africa, Latin America, Asia and North America.
Prior to EUA, Elizabeth served as a senior officer at the Academic Cooperation Association (Brussels), and has also worked for the Fulbright Commission to Belgium and Luxembourg and for the Directorate for Education and Culture (EAC) of the European Commission. She holds a Master of Science in European politics and governance from the London School of Economics and completed her Bachelor degree in comparative international studies and French at Duke University (USA).
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