QAA, UK. Eduardo Ramos has joined the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education as director of international and professional services. Eduardo will lead on the delivery of QAA’s international and commercial activities, including QAA’s international membership services, accreditation, consultancy and the Quality Evaluation and Enhancement of UK TNE (QE-TNE) scheme. He will also be responsible for leading international partnership building, ensuring the Agency continues to work with governments, agencies and institutions globally to benefit UK higher education and its international reputation. Eduardo joins QAA from UUKi, where he led the transnational education programme of work for four years. Prior to this Eduardo worked on education internationalisation for Spanish agency ICEX-Invest in Spain, Audencia Business School in France and St George’s, University of London. “I am delighted to join the UK’s independent quality body for higher education at a crucial moment in its history… I am fortunate to rely on a team of excellent highly experienced professionals, and to be led by at committed leadership team.”