Measuring what matters

Ireland Strategic Advisory Board

Shaping the activity and future direction of our organisation in Ireland.

The Ireland Strategic Advisory Board

The Ireland Strategic Advisory Board will be responsible for:

  • providing strategic advice and guidance to shape Advance HE’s operational strategy in Ireland
  • providing direction, scrutiny and critical challenge to support the development of Advance HE’s services in order to maximise the value of Advance HE’s work in Ireland
  • providing updates to the wider Advance HE Board of Directors informing Advance HE’s regional and international strategic thinking
  • identifying current and emerging issues, challenges, and opportunities, in relation to Advance HE’s areas of focus and work with the sector in Ireland
  • supporting the development of appropriate Strategic Partnerships that facilitate solutions for the Ireland sector in Advance HE’s areas of activity
  • receiving updates from any agreed relevant sector networks and seeking to maximise the benefits for members
  • receiving updates from Advance HE on its global activities and seeking to inform future work and maximise the benefits for members
  • convening and chairing an annual meeting of executive teams of Advance HE member institutions in the Republic of Ireland, to share best practice, solutions and impact of the work of ISAB and other areas of activity of value to member institutions. This would be aimed at Presidents and Vice Presidents of those member institutions
  • providing critical input to and feedback on Advance HE’s communications and member engagement in Ireland.
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Group members

The members of the Ireland Strategic Advisory Board are:

Chair

Professor Eeva Leinonen
President
Maynooth University

Prof. Gina Quin - President, National College of Ireland

Prof. Colin Scott - Registrar, Deputy President and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University College Dublin

Prof. Tim Thompson - Vice President for Students and Learning, Maynooth University

Abi Kelly - Director of International Engagement and External Relations, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland – University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Shauna Whyte - Vice President for People, Culture and EDI, South East Technological University

Dr Katherine Whitehurst - Director of Teaching and Learning, Mary Immaculate College

Dr Christine Cross - Registrar and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Munster Technological University

Marian Duggan - Vice President for People, Culture and EDI, Technological University of the Shannon

Dr Billy Bennett - Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, Atlantic Technological University