Resume - Albert Schram, Ph.D.

Albert Schram, Ph.D.

Purpose: Provide Strategic Leadership & Change Management in Education

PERSONAL DATA
Negrar di Valpolicella (Verona), Italy.
Ph. +39 349 530 7481
albertschram@gmail.com
Personal Portfolio: http://about.me/AlbertSchram

KEY COMPETENCES
- Strategy creation & implementation.
- University internationalization.
- Academic diplomacy.
- Project management.
- University funding.

EXPERIENCE

University of Maryland Global College, Kaiserslautern (D) - Vicenza (I) — Professor (part-time)

AUGUST 2018 - PRESENT

I developed and offered hybrid courses on history and management topics using a Learning Management System (LMS) for a top 20 online college in the USA. I received extensive training in online program delivery and instructional design. I have earned 13 professional development certificates from QM (“Quality Matters”) on various topics related to online teaching and learning.

Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae (PNG) — Vice-Chancellor & President (Rector Magnificus)

FEBRUARY 2012 - APRIL 2018 (2 terms)

I was the Co-Chair of the PNG National Rectors’ Conference and of the Pacific Islands University Network (PIURN). I provided leadership to a university with over 1,000 employees, 9,000 registered students, and a 220 Ha campus. During my tenure, I signed more than 30 international agreements, including 7 with India and 3 with China, as well as partnerships with ExxonMobil and Newcrest Mining. I attended 12 international conferences in higher education, including two hosted by Times Higher Education. Additionally, I led the National Institutional Accreditation and Professional Accreditation Engineering and Business Programs, and provided executive team coaching and training.


Maastricht University, Maastricht (Netherlands) — Director Development and Research Funding

SEPTEMBER  2006 - SEPTEMBER 2011 (2 contracts)

As the person responsible for a portfolio of over €45 million for the School of Business & Economics, I achieved a 300% increase in EU grant revenue. I successfully obtained 24 European grants for research, technology, and innovation in FP7, Horizon 2020, and LLL programs. Additionally, I was a member of the University's India and Turkey Teams. I was instrumental in achieving National Accreditation from NVAO, as well as Professional Accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA.

Zuyd University, Maastricht (Netherlands) — Academic Director

SEPTEMBER 2006 – SEPTEMBER 2007 (1 contract)

I was responsible for managing the graduate and the international office, which facilitated the exchange of 180 outgoing and 50 incoming students. As coordinator of the International Masters program with Oxford Brookes University (UK) and ESADE-St. Ignaci (Barcelona), I oversaw all aspects of the program. Additionally, I was the coordinator for the MBA program and played a key role in preparing for AMBA accreditation. Furthermore, I successfully sold the program to a competitor, MSM.


School for Fields Studies – Boston University accredited, (USA - TCI) — Resident Lecturer & Acting Director

JANUARY 2005– AUGUST 2005 

I conducted several research projects on ecotourism, marine protected areas, the fishing industry, and marine pollution in collaboration with the "Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources" of TCI, as well as local NGOs and companies.


University of Gent, (Belgium) — Researcher “Centre for Environmental Economics & Management”

JUNE  2003– DECEMBER 2005 (1 contract)

As a researcher, I worked on various projects related to environmental economics and policy for the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th EU Framework Programmes. I developed an integrated project for FP7 and completed the FEFOCON project on forest conversion for BELSPO.


Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs – DG International Cooperation, San José (Costa Rica) — Supplemental Expert Environmental Economics

SEPTEMBER 1999– MAY 2003 (1 contract)

I was responsible for developing and coordinating Central American masters program in environmental economics. Courses: DBA Environmental economics MBA Management of IT projects, Strategic Management, Business Economics.


EDUCATION

University of California Berkeley, Berkeley (CA-USA) — Fellow Executive Leadership Academy

MARCH 2015

All aspects of University management and leadership.

Istituto Universitario Europeo, Florence (Italy) — Doctorate (PhD)

SEPTEMBER 1990 – SEPTEMBER 1994

Doctorate in economic and business history. Won one of two competitive doctoral scholarships. Won research secondment scholarship for 1 semester, London School of Economics. Doctoral thesis published as a book with Cambridge University Press.

Netherlands Institute for Foreign Relations, The Hague (The Netherlands) — Post-graduate Certificate

JUNE 1989

Program on all aspects of international relations offered to Military officers in 6 months intermittent format.


Royal Dutch Air Force Officers School, Gilze-Rijen (Netherlands) — Lieutenant

MARCH 1989

Officers course required for teaching post on international relations at the same military school. 

University of Utrecht, Utrecht (Netherlands) — Masters

SEPTEMBER 1982- SEPTEMBER 1988

Masters (MA) in History, with Minor in political sciences from Leyden University. Won scholarship Netherlands Institute in Rome, annual scholarship.


LANGUAGES USED PROFESSIONALLY
Italian (C2), Spanish (C2), English (C2), French (C1), German (C1), Dutch (native)


CERTIFICATES
-“HR Fundamentals” CIPD (UK) - Chartered Institute Of Personnel And Development (Dic. 2018)
- “Coaching Skills for Leaders & Managers”, LinkedIn, Learning Dic. 2018)


IT COMPETENCES
- Application programming: Google Forms and Google Docs,
- Statistical programming: R Statistical packages, JASP. Operating systems: Linux, Windows, Android. 


INTERNATIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Short-Term Consultant UNESCO, preparation of the National Consultations for 10 Pacific Islands Countries for the UN Transformation Education Summit in September 2022.

• Invited Speaker  Stanford University's Gandhi King Global Network on local leaders from Busamang Village in Papua New Guinea promoting peace and civil rights, online 28 Jan 2021.

• Invited Speaker for Scholars at Risk (Italy section) on China and the West. Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom and Student Movements in the Pacific, online 11 Dec. 2020.

• Invited Speaker on EU innovation & research policies, University of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (India) 18 January 2018.

• Invited Speaker on Higher Education Governance and Reform, Australian National University, 18 May 2016.

•Invited Speaker on Research and Innovation for Development, Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CTA) High-Level Group on Food Security, Brussels, 26 April 2016


 

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