Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Vice-President

Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers is an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School for Management and Technology of the University of Maryland University College, and an Assistant Professor in the Department for Business Information Sciences of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

He holds degrees in English Language, Social Sciences and Educational Sciences from the University of Bielefeld, where he finished his Ph.D. with honours in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning in 2003. He has worked as coordinator of many European and national projects and is currently Vice-president of the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning.

Ulf is an internationally recognized researcher and innovator in the area of E-Learning. He has extensive experience in helping individuals achieving superior learning performances and has run lighthouse initiatives in the field of E-learning and knowledge management as well as e-business, including knowledge-technology consulting for small and medium sized enterprises.

Ulf has developed the Learners' Quality Model for e-learning, which is a basis for learner centred quality development in E-Learning. He is working as advisor to governments and non-governmental organisations in the field of learning and development cooperation and is member of several advisory boards and editorial committees.

Ulf is the author/ publisher of several international books on quality and organisational innovation and culture and more than 70 articles and book chapters, has been a featured speaker at numerous international conferences, and is member of several professional associations for e-learning and education.

Why your are working for the Foundation?

I am working for the Foundation because it is a true network for dialogue and exchange in which Europeans and other regions of the world have a place to meet, exchange and share their experience.

Without the Foundation, quality would not have such an innovative place to develop and emerge as extract from national, european and international experiences. I would like to contribute to make the Foundation an even more interactive forum for meeting and discussing what's on stake on European quality development.

Where do you see the Foundation in 2014?

I see the foundation in 5 years beeing the largest European network of professionals and organisations in the field of quality, quality management and quality development in Europe and beyond. The Foundation will have an established philosophy as a multistakeholders network in order to ensure that quality proccesses do not fall short of integrating different perspectives.

The services of the Foundation will based on an open and community oriented approach, making them truely recognised by individuals, organisations and communities, as they emerge directly from their needs.