General Assembly Representatives

The General Assembly is the central decision making body of IEA. It consists of representatives appointed by the IEA member institutions, who attend General Assembly meetings as voting delegates and represent the educational research, policy, and practitioner interests of their country. 

Contact information for current General Assembly representatives is listed below, please visit our institutional membership page for further details. 

Ms. Isabelle Erauw

Belgium (Flemish)
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Prof. Dr. Dominique Lafontaine

Belgium (French)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Science, University of Liège (Belgium)
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Ms. Carolina Leyton

Chile
Head of Studies Division
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Dr. Li Yongzhi

China, People's Republic of
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Dr. Yuan-Chuan Cheng

Chinese Taipei
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Prof. Elena Papanastasiou

Cyprus
Associate Dean at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus
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Dr. Christian Christrup Kjeldsen

Denmark
Head of Department of Educational Sociology
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Dr. Mare OJA

Estonia
Adviser of the General Education Area

Dr. Thierry Rocher

France
IEA Chair
Dr Thierry Rocher was elected to the IEA Chair position at the 59th General Assembly meeting in October 2018. Dr Rocher previously served as a Standing Committee member and General Assembly representative for France. He is the Director for Evaluation at (DEPP) at the Ministère de l'éducation nationale in France.
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Prof. Dr. Frederick K.S. Leung

Hong Kong SAR
Chair Professor and Kintoy Professor in Mathematics Education
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Dr. Ali Mohebbi

Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Mr. Miras Baimyrza

Kazakhstan
Head of International Comparative Studies Department
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Mr. Guemin Lee

Korea, Republic of
President
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Dr. Latip Muhammad

Malaysia
Director
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Mr. Sinclair Grima

Malta
Education Officer
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Ms. Biljana Mihajlovska

North Macedonia, Republic of
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Dr. Mohammad O Matar Mustafa

Palestine
Director General
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Dr. Josette Biyo

Philippines

Dr. Michał Sitek

Poland
Head of the International Studies Unit, Educational Research Institute (IBE)
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Dr. Abdullah Alqataee

Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
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Dr. Eva Klemenčič-Mirazchiyski

Slovenia
Unit Head at Educational Research Institute
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Dr. Mark Chetty

South Africa
Director
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Dr. Rabaa Alsumaiti

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Dr. Stephen Provasnik

United States of America (USA)
Team Lead for International Activities Program at NCES