Optimising the International Student Journey

Shen Liu: Shen studied Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) at the Technological University of Delft. He did his master’s in “Strategic Product Design” and has applied Design Thinking in his professional career. Shen is currently working at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam as a Project Manager at the Community for Learning and Innovation. He specializes in project relating to AI, Digitalisation, Gamification and Npuls. 

Virginia van der Ster-van der Wel: Virginia is a Policy Advisor for Digitalisation at the Dutch National Agency Erasmus+ (Nuffic), based in The Hague. In her role, she designs and implements cross-sector digitalisation strategies to enhance the Erasmus+ programme. With a background of over 16 years in higher education, Virginia previously served as a Policy Officer for Global Engagement and spent six years as a Steering Group Member of the EAIE’s Expert Community on Mobility Advising. In recent years, she has focused on digital education with a strong emphasis on inclusion across all educational sectors. She has actively contributed to the European Digital Education Hub, where she led the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion squad. Additionally, Virginia was a member of the European Commission’s steering group on Digital, where she contributed as an advisor to the development of the strategic framework for the digital priority within the Erasmus+ programme.

Cornelis Den Hartog: Cornelis is the Co-founder and Co-CEO at Goin. He loves good food (Italian mostly), travel, nature, sports, hiking and dogs! He started Goin' 5 years ago during studies together with Lars, and now they work with a super team of 20 people for more than 120 universities and >200.000 students per year worldwide 

Ethan Caines: Ethan is the Marketing Manager at Goin' and finished his studies in Rotterdam. Ethan enjoys sports like basketball, track, and chess, but he’s especially passionate about calisthenics. He’s the current national champion  of the Netherlands, though most of his time is spent handling all things marketing at Goin’. When he’s not behind a monitor or hanging from a pull-up bar, you’ll probably find him on an island (Saba), off on another hike 

Marilisa Boffo: Marilisa is the Academic Leads of the EUR Student Wellbeing Programme. She is responsible for the vision and goal setting of the programme and ensuring that all initiatives, services and policies related to student wellbeing are rooted on a solid evidence-based approach and centered around student needs.  

Harm van Deuren: Harm graduated from the Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus University in 1994. He was an entrepreneur already during his studies, selling tailcoat suits to students nationwide. After graduation he worked in consulting for Deloitte Consulting, Arthur Andersen and as an independent consultant until 2005. In that year Harm started his first ‘beer company’ Horecabier.nl; an organization that sells private label beer in kegs and holds a 2% market share in the Dutch draught pilsner market. In 2011, together with an Italian friend he started the brewpub concept ‘Bierfabriek’ that will open its 3rd venue later this year. In 2021 Harm opened a craft beer brewery in Rotterdam; Stadshaven Brouwerij. For this initiative he gathered a committed group of beer lovers and experts around him. In a 100-year-old, fully restored fruit warehouse of over 5,000 m2, Stadshaven brews 2 million litres of craft beer annually, making it the second largest independent craft beer brewery in the Netherlands! The brewery is at the forefront of sustainability using state-of-the-art techniques that waste as little water and energy as possible.

More speakers to be announced!