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Steering Group

The NEQMAP Steering Group consists of from five to seven (5-7) individuals, representing the various sub-regions of the Asia-Pacific (including Central Asia, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South and West Asia and the Pacific). The Steering Group is made up of recognized experts in the area of educational quality, with experience in one or more of the following: i) leading international/regional/national assessment programmes, ii) developing, reviewing and implementing curricula, and iii) teacher training and pedagogy. More details can be found in the Terms of Reference of the Steering Group.

Syeed Ahamed (Mr)

Public policy analyst and founder CEO of Institute of Informatics and Development (IID)

Michelle Belisle (Dr)

Director of the Educational Quality and Assessment Programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Ho Sui Chu Esther (Dr)

PROFESSOR OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT, CUHK

Xiaoting Huang (Dr)

Director – Examinations, Assessment and Research of Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA)

Indrani Bhaduri (Dr)

Professor and Head of the National Achievement Survey Cell at National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi

Ursula Schwantner (Dr)

Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research, Coordinator of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Centre

Asliddin A. Odilov (Mr)

Head, Directorate-General of Quality Assurance of the State Inspectorate for Supervision of Quality in Education, Cabinet of Ministries, Tashkent, Uzbekistan