Luca Lantero

CV / ACTIVITIES:

• From 2009 – Director of CIMEA – the Italian ENIC-NARIC center www.cimea.it
• From 2019 – President of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee Bureau
• Head of the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) Secretariat of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) – (2018 – 2020) www.ehea.info
• Member of the Editing Committee of the Global Convention on Recognition at UNESCO. 

MAIN INSTITUTIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• President of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee Bureau.
• Member and international expert of the ETINED WG (CoE).
• Italian Representative at the BFUG, G20 Education WG and at the EEA.
• Member of the Editing Committee of the Global Convention on Recognition at UNESCO.
• Blockchain Expert in Higher Education
• CEO at Associazione CIMEA and at Associazione RUI.
• Member of the QA Evaluation Committee (Nucleo di valutazione di ateneo) at the Catholic University of Milan.
• Member of the steering committee of “Universitas” magazine.
• President of the CIMEA Academy.
• Director of the Association for the Promotion and Development of Joint International Programmes in higher education (ProDeJIP).
• National expert of the EQF and International consultant for the evaluation of NQFs.
• Consultant at the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI).
• Expert of The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TAICEP).
• Italian consultant and expert at the Ministry for Universities and Research (MUR) and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) for internationalization strategy and for bilateral relations and agreements with foreign countries, international organizations and HE systems.

LATEST PROJECTS:

• DiploME – blockchain ecosystem, national project (MUR)
• Q-ENTRY – International Database on Higher Education Entry Qualifications
• FraudSCAN – false records, Altered University Diploma Sample Collection and Alert for NARICs
• @NARIC – Supporting the ENIC-NARIC Social Media and Communication Strategy
• REACT – Refugees and Recognition – Toolkit 2
• DigiRec – Connecting Digital Exchange of Student Data to Recognition
• DEQAR – Database of External Quality Assurance

The list of all the projects with the description of activities, outcomes and partner institutions is available at the following webpage: 

http://www.cimea.it/en/projects/overview-projects.aspx

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:

• Foreign Schools in Italy and Italian Schools Abroad. Legislation, Characteristics and Recognition of Qualifications (2021): http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/8540_Foreign schools in Italy_DEF_22.07.21.pdf
• Substantial Differences. A glimpse of theory, practice and guidelines (2021): http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/7590_Brochure_substantial_differences.pdf
• Information Provision on Recognition of Qualifications – A Practical Guide For Higher Education Institutions (2021): http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/52_Brochure_information_provision_A4.pdf
• Micro-credentials and Bologna key commitments. State of play in the European Higher Education Area (2021): https://microcredentials.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2021/02/Microbol_State-of-play-of-MCs-in-the-EHEA.pdf
• Online meeting toolkit. How to create effective online events (2020): http://cimea.it/webinar/ONLINEMEETINGTOOLKIT_singole.pdf
• Transition from school to higher education impact of the Covid-19 virus and guidelines for recognition of qualifications (2020): http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/9932_NOTE_133_Impact_COVID19_TRANSITION_FROM_SCHOOL_TO_HIGHER_EDUCATION.pdf
• Mobility and recognition during the Covid-19 epidemic. Prospects for Italian universities (2020): http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/2243_Impatto%20COVID-19%20su%20mobilita%CC%80_(EN).pdf
• Effect of the Covid-19 on higher education and recognition. Informative note for HEIs (2020). http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/1553_ENG_COVID19_Information_note_April_2020.pdf
• Online meeting toolkit: How to create effective online events (2020): http://cimea.it/webinar/ONLINEMEETINGTOOLKIT_singole.pdf
• Handbook on Document Fraud for Credential Evaluators – FRAUDOC (2018)
• Guide on Diploma Mills and other dubious institutions – FRAUDOC (2018): http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/Guidelines%20on%20Diploma%20Mills.pdf
• Analysis of international students’ mobility flows in Italy (2016)
• Recognition of refugees’ qualifications and of people with insufficient documentation (2016)
• Qualifications Frameworks: basic elements, key recommendations, and methodology (2016)
• BRIDGE Handbook – Joint Programmes and recognition of Joint Degrees (2011)
• How to Manage Joint Study Programmes? Guidelines and Good Practices from the JOIMAN Network (2011)
• Cimea Magna Cum Laude: A worldwide database of university grading systems (2011)
• Cimea – against the mills: How to spot and counter diploma mills (2010)

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