Association of Colleges, UK. Emma has been appointed International Director at the Association of Colleges. She has nearly 15 years’ international education experience in the public, private, higher and further education sectors across England and Scotland. Emma joins the AoC from Edinburgh College, where she held responsibility for the college’s international portfolio, ESOL curriculum and was a member of the college’s senior management team. Emma led Edinburgh College’s international activity through the Edinburgh college merger process in 2012. She has focused particularly on developing VET projects across MENA, East Asia, Central America and West Africa. At AoC, Emma will work closely with the government and key education stakeholders to secure the best outcomes for colleges in international policy.