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Bingran Zeng is a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education program at Boston College. Her research interests are higher education partnerships (especially in developing contexts) and higher education and development. 

Bingran has worked as a researcher and consultant for various organizations, such as the World Bank, UNESCO-ICHEI, Hanover Research Council, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Ethiopia. She received a double B.S. in Human and Organizational Development and Second Language Studies from Vanderbilt University and an Ed.M. in International Education Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Ekaterina Minaeva is a doctoral student in the Boston College Higher Education program. Her research interests include international higher education with a focus on international student experiences, student mobility, and virtual internationalization. Prior to her studies at Boston College, Ekaterina worked as an analyst at the Laboratory for University Development, Higher School of Economics, Russia.  

Ekaterina received her B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from Far Eastern Federal University (Russia), Graduate Diploma in International Development from University College Dublin (Ireland), and graduated from Erasmus MARIHE program (Master in Research and Innovation in Higher Education).  

Eglis Chacon is a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education program at Boston College. Her research interests include forcibly displaced people and refugees in higher education, international higher education, student mobility and international aid in higher education. Prior to her studies at Boston College, Eglis worked as policy analyst at the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean and as a consultant for the Interamerican Development Bank (BID).

Eglis received her B.Sc. in Economics from Universidad Central de Venezuela (Venezuela) and graduated from the M.Sc. program in Social and Public Policy in Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain), and from the M.Sc. in Economic Policy from the University of Birmingham (UK).

Siro B. Pina Cardona is a doctoral student in the Higher Education program at Boston College. His research interests include international higher education and training, focusing on traditional (physical) and virtual student mobility, the impact of innovative teaching & learning modes, and the role of education and training policies in fostering positive social change for all.

Before his doctoral studies, Siro interned as a student-researcher and data analyst for the International Association of Universities (IAU), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and the OECD Center for Skills.

Originally from Spain, Siro received a B.S. in Psychology and a B.S. in Exercise Science with a Minor in Health Education from High Point University, and earned an M.A. in Educational Studies from the University of Cincinnati, while being a student-athlete. He also completed the Erasmus Mundus Double Joint Masters in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE).

Nathaniel Annor-Gyimah is a second-year master’s student in International Higher Education at Boston College. In addition to his role at CIHE, Nathaniel has worked as a graduate assistant in the Office of Off-Campus Student Living at Boston College and a graduate intern with the Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Nathaniel holds a Bachelor of Education in Social Studies from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. Before his master's studies, he gained valuable experience as a research assistant at the Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast.

Father Chinh Tran is a first-year master's student in Higher Education at Boston College. He is also an ordained Jesuit priest in his native Vietnam, where he has taught and worked with university students through the St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate. Chinh holds a B.A. in International Relations from the Hochiminh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology, a B.A. in Sacred Theology from the Loyola School of Theology and an M.A. in Theological Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University.