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Our Mission
Our mission is to provide high quality services to higher education and be instrumental in their success and continuous improvement, through transformative learning.
Our Story
Quality Assurance Strategic Planning and Institutional Research (QASPIR), an international organization based in USA, UK, MENA and India has established its credibility in helping a large number of higher education institutions across the globe in professional development of their faculty and staff.
QASPIR partners with institutions to unlock student potential through Transformative Learning.
Our Goal
Our goal is to help institutions prepare students for success in an ever-changing world.
Our Vision
Our vision is supporting institutions to excel in the 21st century.
Our Values
Integrity
Our commitment to honesty, transparency, and affordability defines who we are and what we do.
Inclusiveness
Our differences make us stronger. We celebrate equitable opportunity and model diversity in everything we do.
Excellence
We emphasize quality global partnerships, community expertise, and collaboration.
Lifelong Learning
Promoting a growth mindset and taking control of our learning is essential for continuous improvement for ourselves and others.
Curiosity
Inquiry-driven thinking, considering different perspectives, and constantly questioning what can we do to make things better to drive innovation, is at our core.
Leadership
Stuart Blacklock
Founder & CEO
Stuart is the driving force behind Qedex. He has worked in higher education since 2011 and worked throughout the world learning different education systems and their accreditation processes. Stuart’s work has covered North America, South America, Europe, MENA, India and Indonesia.
Stuart’s vision of affordable, equitable and accessible professional development led to the creation of Qedex, which in turn led to the realization that Transformative Learning can play a vital role in helping institutions stay relevant for the 21st Century.
Dr Jeff King
Chief Academic Officer
Jeff King, EdD, is the Assistant Vice President of Transformative Learningat the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He is a chief architect of UCO’s Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR), which is UCO’s operationalization of its mission to provide a transformative education to students.
Jeff is responsible for creating an evidence- and rubrics-based process in the curriculum and the co-curriculum that enables students to develop beyond-disciplinary skills and to expand their perspectives of their relationships to self, others, community, and environment. Jeff’s background includes faculty professional development work for more than 25 years in higher education.
Dr. Rachel Johnson
COO
Rachel has extensive experience in international higher education and a well-rounded profile in university operations, strategy, and leadership. Both her academic background and professional motivation are rooted in a commitment to developing the university student’s engagement and development.
Rachel provides expertise in communications, quality assurance, accreditation, student affairs, policy and governance. She is skilled in partnership development, change management, team building and coaching, and working with specialized and start-up institutions.
Dr Daniel Kirk
Senior Advisor
Dr. Daniel Kirk is currently serving as the Dean of the College of Education and a Human Services at Lindenwood University, USA. Dr. Kirk has a lot of other roles such as as Dean and Professor of Education at Winona State University, the American University of Ras Al-Khaimah, Associate Dean & Professor at the National Defense College in the United Arab Emirates, Associate Dean in the College of Education, and Executive Director of the School of Learning and Teaching at the Pacific University, Oregon (USA), etc.
Ralph Wolff
Senior Advisor
Ralph Wolff is an independent consultant for higher education.Working for over 17 years as the President of WASC, a trustee of the USIU Africa, a member of National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI).
Ralph founded QA Commons in 2016 and has a wealth of knowledge and resources relating to soft skills for employability.
Ralph is also a serving member of the University Quality Assurance Institutional Board (UQAIB) in Dubai.
Prof. Dr. Ir. R. Eko Indrajit
Senior Advisor
Eko started his business, management, and information technology practices in Price Waterhouse Indonesia as Senior Consultant before joining several prominent corporations such as: Prosys Bangun Nusantara – Cap Gemini Consulting, Renaissance Indonesia, the Jakarta Consulting Group, Soedarpo Informatika Enterprise, and IndoConsult Utama.
He is also assigned by the government of Indonesia as a member of the Board of National Educational Standard (BSNP-Ministry of Education), the Board of Indonesian Professional Certification Authority (BNSP-Ministry of Labour and Transmigration), and the Board of National Research Council (DRN-Ministry of Research and Technology).
Sarah Barnes
Director Client Success
With an impressive track record of delivering client satisfaction for over 20 years in both the finance and education sector, Sarah brings a tireless commitment to the success of QASPIR.
