Koen Delaere is an interpreter by training (English/Spanish). He obtained a Masters Degree in European Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges. In 1998 he started working for the Coimbra Group of Universities as Project Manager and became Director in 2000. During the five years he was in charge of the Office in Brussels he gained extensive experience in project and service contract management, project writing and networking activities. He has many contacts in the wider European Higher Education Area and good knowledge of EU programmes in the field of education and research. He is currently Managing Director and joint owner of Brussels Education Services.

Noelia Cantero holds a law degree and a Masters in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges. She completed two traineeships at the European Commission, (i) DG Education, Training and Youth (XXII) where she was collaborating with the team dealing with European policies in the field of education, and (ii) in the Asia Invest Secretariat, evaluating and assisting with joint Euro-Asian projects in the field of economic cooperation and enterprises. Subsequently, she worked for two years as Senior Policy Officer at the Murcia Regional Office and Development Agency delegation in Brussels before taking up a position as Communication Officer and Project Manager at the Coimbra Group of Universities (2000 - 2005). She is currently Managing Director and joint owner of Brussels Education Services.