Jane Larsson has led the Council of International Schools (CIS) as Executive Director since her appointment in 2010. CIS is a global non-profit membership organization of schools and universities. As an international accrediting body, CIS guides and evaluates the continual improvement of schools to help them provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to pursue their lives as global citizens. Working across educational sectors, CIS connects schools and universities to more effectively counsel, advise and support students as they explore and transition to higher education study internationally. Internationally, CIS membership now includes 1,350 institutions across 123 countries, each committed to achieve high standards in international education.Jane has served the international education community for 25 years, with a focus on the development of collaborative partnerships to enable and support educational exchange and the development of international and intercultural perspective. Prior to her appointment at CIS, Jane was Director of International Partnerships with the Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she led outreach to promote international educational exchange, establishing relationships with ministries of education, universities, international schools and educational associations. She began her career in international education as the Director of Educational Staffing and Publications for International Schools Services (ISS) providing recruitment services and resources to international schools.Jane has been an active member and contributor to global and regional international associations, speaking at conferences around the world on critical aspects of international education that enable school communities to improve their effectiveness. She currently serves as Chair of the International Taskforce on Child Protection and on the Board of Directors of the International Commission Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA).
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