Anton Béguin

Dr Anton Béguin joined the IB in January 2021 as Chief Assessment Officer. Anton brings with him a wealth of experience in assessment as well as research and innovation in assessment. He spent the past 20 years at Cito, where he started as senior research scientist and worked his way up to become Director of National Examinations and Tests. His department worked on the development and construction of the Dutch central tests in primary and secondary education, as well as exams and practical tests in vocational education. He has also collaborated in several research projects on quality of assessment, standard setting and evaluation.

Anton worked together with a large variety of national and international assessment research groups, universities, government entities and organizations. In addition, he serves as a Fellow of the Association for Educational Assessment (AEA) – Europe, and as a member and advisor to multiple boards, committees and societies.

Anton holds a PhD from the University of Twente in the Netherlands and is an active academic who is frequently published.