Chiara Finocchietti is Director of CIMEA – NARIC Italia. Geographer, she comes from the world of research, is an expert in the field of recognition of qualifications and higher education systems, and is author of various publications on the subject of credential evaluation, internationalisation of higher education, ethics in education, recognition of refugees qualifications, micro-credentials, transnational education, digitalisation and artificial intelligence. She is member of various international groups on higher education policies and practices, and is the current President of the ENIC Network.