François Staring

François Staring is a Policy Analyst for Higher Education at the OECD, managing projects that focus on quality assurance, digitalisation, climate change education, and collaboration between higher education and secondary schools. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Research Manager and Research Manager at Ecorys UK, where expertise was developed in qualitative and mixed methods research for the European Commission in education, employment, and social inclusion. François has also served as an Assistant Policy Officer at the European Commission's DG EAC, focusing on higher education policy development and program implementation. Additional teaching experience includes instructing English and Karate in China, along with conducting research on music and literature at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. François holds a Master's degree in Dutch-French Linguistics & Literary Studies from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and has completed an Erasmus semester at Aix-Marseille University.