Gisela Schurings is an independent communications consultant based in France. In autumn 2009 she will join the editorial teams of the EUA Bologna and the EUA/ACA Internationalisation of European Higher Education Handbooks. She has wide experience in communications, particularly in the planning, editing and printing of multilingual publications. She has worked in European organizations such as EURYDICE, the EC Tempus Office and the ETF (European Training Foundation), all of which deal with general education, higher education and training at European level. She has a Master from University Bonn.