Saskia Loer Hansen

Saskia is an accomplished senior executive with deep international and engagement experience within the tertiary education sector having held senior leadership roles in institutions across England, Australia, Scotland and Denmark. Saskia is passionate about the transformative power of education in shaping students’ future lives and careers. Choosing to work for universities that focus on making a positive difference within the communities in which they operate, Saskia is excited about RMIT’s commitment to improving the lives and futures of people in a fast-changing society and its ambition to be a leading university of impact in the Asia Pacific.

As Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and Engagement and Vice-President RMIT, Saskia is responsible for RMIT’s international strategy and agenda, including global development and partnerships and oversight of RMIT’s international operations including RMIT Vietnam and RMIT Europe (RMIT’s research hub in Barcelona, Spain). Saskia is also responsible for key engagement functions including communications, global marketing, global student recruitment, alumni, philanthropy and RMIT Culture.