The International Academic Advisory Panel (IAAP) consists of 10 persons representing professors from 6 business schools in 4 countries and 3 (three) continents.The well-established scholars who are members of the IAAP provide valuable input on the trends in educations and the various existing programmes at Wittenborg.
The Panel is chaired by Timothy Mescon, Executive in Residence at Georgia Southern University's Parker College of Business, former Executive Vice President and Chief Officer for EMEA at AACSB International, and Visiting Professor at Ulster University Business School, brings decades of leadership and academic expertise to global education.
The current members of Wittenborg's IAAP are:
- Peter van der Sijde, Professor of Faculty of Science, Business & Innovation and the Faculty of Social Science, Organization, Entrepreneurship and Technology, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Beatrice van der Heijden, Professor of Strategic HRM, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Leo Paul Dana, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Montpellier, France and New Zealand.
- Carol Kaufman-Scarborough, Professor of Marketing, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
- Ed G.J. Vosselman, Radboud University Nijmegen School of Management Professor of Accounting (Accounting, particularly Management Accounting and Control, Accounting and Trust, Preformance Management, Management and Organization, MBA-Programs).
- Petra de Weerd-Nederhof, Dean of Science Faculty, Open Universiteit.
- Nuran Acur, Professor of Innovation Management at Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow.
- Marina Dabic, Professor of Entrepreneurship and International Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
- Erik DeVos, Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Finance, University of Texas – El Paso, USA.
Ajay Manrai, Em Professor of Marketing, University of Delaware, USA.
Jasmina Selimovic, Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ben Honyenuga, Vice Chancellor Ho Technical University, Ghana.
The International Academic Advisory Panel will further strengthen the academic oversight of Wittenborg and will focus on the evaluation of (new) education programmes, input on trends and new developments in management education and research, education strategy, accreditations and special Wittenborg educational issues. Each meeting agenda will include at least 2 of the above listed agenda items. The IAAP will meet once or twice a year in person or through MS Teams.
