| 1. | Remus Pricopie | Rector of The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) |
| 2. | Liviu Matei | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Central European University (CEU) |
| 3. | Lesley Wilson | Secretary General of the European University Association (EUA) |
| 4. | Jamil Salmi | Global Tertiary Education Expert |
| 5. | Hans de Wit | Director of the ‘Center for International Higher Education’ (CIHE) at Boston College, USA |
| 6. | Ellen Hazelkorn | Director, Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Institute of Technology |
| 7. | Hilligje van’t Land | Secretary General International Association of Universities (IAU) |
| 8. | Manja Klemencic | Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, FAS, Harvard University, Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Higher Education |
| 9. | Jan Sadlak | President of the IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence |
| 10. | Sjur Bergan | Head of the Education Department, Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation, Council of Europe |
| 11. | Adrian Curaj | Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) |
| 12. | Ligia Deca | Advisor for Education, Presidential Administration |
| 13. | Ulrich Teichler | International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER-Kassel) |
| 14. | Fernando Galvan Reula | Rector of the University of Alcala; President of the permanent Academic Forum EU-LAC & Caribbean |
| 15. | Maria Kelo | Director of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) |
| 16. | Michal Karpíšek | General Secretary, European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE) |