Director of Member Relations for Europe and the UK
ISEP Study Abroad
Marina Casals is Director of Member Relations for Europe and the UK at ISEP Study Abroad, collaborating with over 85 European institutions in a global network of 300+ partners. She previously directed international relations at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain) and created SUCTI, an award-winning training program for professional staff. Active in EAIE leadership, she holds a PhD from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore on internationalization of higher education, with a focus on empowering staff in internationalization through professional development. Based on her research, she has created SCOPE, Staff Competences for Organizational Progress in international Education, with the aim of helping institutions bring staff on board their internationalization efforts. Marina has more than 25 years of experience in higher education internationalization spanning roles in Spain, Finland, and Morocco. She trains and presents at conferences internationally and has been recognised with the EAIE Rising Star Award and the SGroup IMPACT Award.
Global Engagement Starts Within: Scalable Models for Staff Internationalization
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
Empowering Staff as Strategic Drivers of Internationalization
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM EDT