The Editors : Brigitte Berendt studied law and education in Berlin, Cologne and Surrey. For more than 15 years she has organized and coordinated research projects, workshops and networks for Staff Development in Higher Education on the local, national and international level (eg. with African and East-European universities). She is president of EARDHE and Head of the Unit for Staff Development and Research into Higher Education at the Free University of Berlin.Joachim Stary studied education and psychology in Berlin.
He has been involved in improving teaching and learning in universities in theory and practice since 1977. He is staff member of the Unit mentioned.