Prof Nigel Healey (Global Chair)
Dr Nigel Healey is Professor of International Higher Education and Vice President (Global and Community Engagement) at the University of Limerick. He is currently serving as Interim Provost and Deputy President. Prior to his appointment at the University of Limerick in 2020, he held senior academic positions at Fiji National University, Nottingham Trent University, the University of Canterbury and Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as teaching and research positions at the University of Leicester and Leeds Beckett University.
Dr Healey has been an economic policy advisor to the prime minister of Belarus and the deputy minister of economy of the Russian Federation and managed a number of multinational research and economic development projects in Europe and Asia. His current research interests are in the internationalization of higher education, transnational education and higher education policy and management. Dr Healey has a PhD in Management and a DBA in Higher Education Management and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
