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📌 Professional Summary

• French and British, proud of both heritages.
• Senior leader in higher education, global partnerships, and transnational education (TNE).
• Passionate about building strategic alliances, policy development, and expanding student mobility.
• Founder of Lumina Education Ltd., supporting institutions in developing global education strategies.
• Resident of Llangollen, North Wales, a town rich in beauty, culture, and outdoor activities.

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Building international partnerships & student recruitment pipelines.

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Advising on UK & global academic policies.

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Expanding global education access.

[/info_circle_item][info_circle_item info_title=”Stakeholder & Government Relations” info_icon=”Defaults-group users” icon_bg_color=”#101010″ icon_color=”#ffffff”]Connecting institutions with regulatory bodies.[/info_circle_item][info_circle_item info_title=”Quality Assurance & Compliance” info_icon=”Defaults-flask” icon_bg_color=”#101010″ icon_color=”#ffffff”]Ensuring partnerships meet UK education standards.[/info_circle_item][info_circle_item info_title=”Cultural Intelligence & Multilingual Communication” info_icon=”Defaults-umbrella” icon_bg_color=”#101010″ icon_color=”#ffffff”]Bridging cross-cultural collaborations.[/info_circle_item][/info_circle][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”image” parallax_style=”vcpb-vz-jquery” bg_image_new=”id^106|url^https://decourt.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/download.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^download|description^null” bg_image_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_override=”ex-full” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”disable_on_mobile_img_parallax_value”][vc_column][ultimate_heading main_heading=”THE LONG ROAD TO WREXHAM” main_heading_color=”#ffffff” sub_heading_color=”#ffffff”][/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][ultimate_carousel arrow_style=”square-border” arrow_color=”#d8d8d8″ dots_color=”#d8d8d8″ item_animation=”slideInLeft”][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-graduation-cap mortar-board” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”Wrexham University” hover_effect=”style_3″ pos=”top” title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Head of Academic Partnerships (2024 – Present)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-rocket” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”Oxford Brookes University” hover_effect=”style_3″ pos=”top” title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Head of Educational Partnerships (2023 – 2024)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-plane” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”Canterbury Christ Church University” hover_effect=”style_3″ pos=”top” title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Deputy Director of Partnerships (2023)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-exclamation-triangle warning” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”Regent College, London” hover_effect=”style_3″ pos=”top” title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Director of International Partnerships (2022 – 2023)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-heart” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”NCUK” hover_effect=”style_3″ pos=”top” title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Associate Academic Director (2019 – 2022)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-futbol-o soccer-ball-o” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”University of Wolverhampton” hover_effect=”style_3″ title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Head of UK Partnerships (2018 – 2019)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-suitcase” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”NCC Education” hover_effect=”style_3″ title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Academic Manager (2017 – 2018)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-key” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”Staffordshire University” hover_effect=”style_3″ title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Partnerships Manager (2018)

Head of Information Systems (2016- 2017)

Senior Lecturer (2008 – 2015)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-building-o” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”Babblecom Ltd” hover_effect=”style_3″ title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Managing Director (2002 – 2008)[/bsf-info-box][bsf-info-box icon=”Defaults-cogs gears” icon_size=”40″ icon_color=”#d8d8d8″ title=”Schneider Electric UK” hover_effect=”style_3″ title_font_color=”#ffffff” desc_font_color=”#d8d8d8″]Business Analyst (1996- 2002)[/bsf-info-box][/ultimate_carousel][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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📌 Personal Life

• Married with three amazing adult children (very proud Papa!).
• Football enthusiast → Played in youth, coached Under-16s League Cup finalists at Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground.
• Supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers (UK) & AS Saint-Étienne (France).
• Active in sports → Running, cycling (mainly tarmac), and swimming (learned at 35 while training for triathlons).
• Golf player → Member of Vale of Llangollen Golf Club.
• Former amateur actor → Performed in 13 pantos and several musicals (Sister Act, Return to the Forbidden Planet).
• Cooking enthusiast & red wine lover 🍷.
• Plays a bit of guitar, but mostly plays the fool 🎸.

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• Strategic planning for higher education partnerships.
• Advising on policy development & regulatory compliance.
• Conducting due diligence & risk assessments for TNE collaborations.

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