The acting Members of the Board execute their office independently from their respective university positions and refrain from voting once the institution which they represent as Founding members should be subject to an accreditation decision.
Accreditation decisions are made exclusively based on the outcome of a programme audit evaluated by peer auditors.
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation is recognised by the Founding member universities of CONIES Confederación Internacional de Educación Súperior and not endorsed or recognised by any government agency or public accreditation body. The Board is acting in full independence from the founding member universities and the autonomy is reflected in the development of its assessment functions.
A panel of peer auditors will be appointed for a programme evaluation, including one expert in the discipline, one expert in transnational provision (if applicable), one expert in collaborative provision (if applicable), one expert in e-learning provision and one expert in quality management.
Executive Board Members
Prof. Lic. Doris Salamando Diaz
Chairwoman of CONIES International and the Nicaragua branch
Director of UCN International Relations (Founding Member university)
Prof. Dr. Ricardo R. Saavedra Hidalgo, MSc, PhD
Deputy Chairman of CONIES International and the Mexican Branch
Director of Universidad Azteca International Programs (Founding Member university)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Gerhard Berchtold
Chairman of CONIES Europe and the Austrian branch of CONIES (Founding member of CONIES)
Dean of European Programmes of UCN / Universidad Azteca
HR Prof. Mag. Dr. Friedrich Luhan, MSc, PhD, CMC
Former Director of Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck
Board member of CONIES Austria, university professor, expert in higher education legislation
Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Clemens Pichler
Quality Management Systems lead auditor and expert in online education provision
Board member of CONIES Austria, university professor
Prof. Dr. Poa Chung Seong
Chairman of CONIES Asia and the Malaysian branch of CONIES
Adjunct Board Members
Prof. Mag. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Mario Art, MBA, MPA
Director of FAF Academy in Vienna, Austria,
Expert in postgraduate programmes in Business, Finance and Management
Prof. Dr. Frank Deubler
Director of AFQ Akademie Futurum Qualitas, Berlin, Germany
Expert in Quality Management Systems and Lead Auditor for QMS certification
Dr. Peter Christian Endler, PhD
Expert in Health Sciences and Education programmes, Graz, Austria
Dr. Eyal Fefer
Expert in ODL e-learning and distance learning systems, London, UK
Prof. Dr. Felipe Fernandez de Rivadulla
Expert in postgraduate programme development and provision, La Coruna, Spain
Father Dr. George Gonzales, PhD
Expert in Counseling and Psychology courses, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Dr. Sandra Hurlong
Expert in Humanities courses, Delaware, U.S.A.
Dr. Lukas Kopac
Expert in HEI management and transnational provision, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Dr. David Mills
Expert in TNE transnational programme development, Ghana, Africa
Dr. Daniel Omotosho
Expert in transnational marketing of TNE, and in Social Sciences (Business Administration) disciplines, Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Dr. Nuria Pereira
Expert in Human Rights and International Protocol courses, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Dr. Innocent Rusagara
Expert in collaborative provision, Kigali, Rwanda
Dr. Rechad Sayfoo
Expert in qualifications evaluation, former Chairman of Mauritius Qualifications Authority, Mauritius