University College Dublin, Ireland. UCD has recently appointed Richard Emery as director, Asia Pacific. Richard brings over 15 years’ experience in international partnerships, recruitment and business development to the role. As Associate Director, Global Engagement at Brunel University London he developed Brunel’s international partnerships strategy and established a Global Engagement Office to better align the University’s activities across partnerships, recruitment, fundraising and alumni engagement. Prior to this he held the position of Japan Operations Director at SI-UK and roles at the University of Southampton, APU and Ritsumeikan University. More recently Richard has been responsible for the scale up of the Chartered Management Consultant Award (ChMC) across the consulting sector in the UK at the MCA in London. Heading up the UCD Global Centre in Malaysia, the Director Asia Pacific is responsible for guiding UCD’s strategy for engagement and coordinating a diverse portfolio of activities across the APAC region.