Donna is the Course Director for the Taught Postgraduate courses in Biomedical Science at Leeds Beckett University. Her current interests are in supporting the transition to master’s level study and the integration of AI in education. She is a senior fellow of the HEA and a Chartered Science Teacher.

Slav Gratchev, MBA, PhD is Professor of Spanish at Marshall University and the recipient of the Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award in 2019. He is the author/or editor of twelve books, including the Historical novel Three Steps Forward, presently published in Russian. His research interests are broad: from Spanish Literature of the Golden Age to Russian Avant-garde; from Mikhail Bakhtin to female friendship; from translation studies to advanced methods in teaching foreign languages.

BA (Hons) (UK); PGCE (UK); PGD (TCD); PGD (UK); M.St. (TCD); D.Ed. (TCD)

Primary school mainstream teacher, Special education teacher; Teacher Advisor to SESS

Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, Inclusive and Special Education Autism and the teaching of Relationship Sexuality Education

Syed Jamali is a Programme Manager- Postgraduate and Senior Lecturer at the ICL Graduate Business School in New Zealand. He completed his PhD in Education from the Korea University. He has over twenty years of teaching and research experience. His research focus areas are curriculum development, international education, higher education, motivation, leadership, gender and cultural studies.

Dr. Ashani Ranathunga, Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK, earned her PhD from Monash University, Australia, and a BSc Eng (Hons) from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. Recognized as one of the top 100 Asian Scientists by Asian Scientist Magazine, her research focuses on UN SDGs, particularly quality education, and climate action.

Dr. Milburga Atcero, Associate Professor and Dean at Makerere University Business School, holds a Ph.D. in French Language Education from Sorbonne University, Paris 3. Specializing in French language teaching, her research spans ICT in education, multilingualism, and global issues such as healthcare impacts of COVID-19 and digital learning environments.

Anies Al-Hroub is a Professor in Educational Psychology and Special Education. He chaired the Education Department at the American University of Beirut and holds a Ph.D. and MPhil in Special Education from the University of Cambridge, along with an M.A. in Special Education and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Jordan. Al-Hroub’s research, published in leading international journals and five books, focuses on marginalized populations, including special needs children, refugees, inclusive education, and gifted education. He’s been a Visiting Scholar at institutions like the University of Connecticut and Cambridge. He’s a member of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and has led projects with support from UNICEF, UNRWA, UNESCO, and more. Al-Hroub serves as the co-founding academic advisor of the Middle East Professional Learning Initiative (MEPLI) at Harvard Graduate School of Education

Meng Zhang is a Clinical Assistant Professor of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at New York University Shanghai, an Adjunct Professor of Education at Shanghai Jiaotong University, and the Associate Editor of the International Journal of EAP. She received a Mater of Arts degree in TESOL from University of Southern California and a Ph.D. in Foreign, Second and Multilingual Education from The Ohio State University. Dr. Zhang has extensive experience in designing and teaching EAP and ESL courses in China and in the U.S. Her students are from a range of nonnative English-speaking countries and cultures. Dr. Zhang’s research interests include second language speaking and writing, academic socialization, and the design-based research methodology. Her publications can be found in several prestigious journals, such as TESOL Quarterly and International Journal of Educational Research. Moreover, Dr. Zhang is a public speaker and a creative writer. She gave her talks at the TEDx 2022 Conference and several library events held in Shanghai. Her books titled I Confess (poetry and prose) and Rains in the Sixteen (poetry and prose) were published by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing House in 2023 and 2007 respectively.