After more than 10 years in international relations in various higher education institutions Frederik De Decker became the head of the office for educational development and internationalisation at University College Arteveldehogeschool in Ghent, Belgium. From this post he has been seconded to the umbrella organisation Ghent University Association as senior education advisor, supporting the board in various educational policy matters. Because of his long experience in internationalisation in the healthcare education sector, he has been a member of the Tuning Subject Area Group in Nursing and various other international nursing projects.

Handbook articles by Frederik De Decker:

• Tensions between the Bologna process and Directive 2005/36/EC in respect of nursing education: the Flemish case (C 5.1-9)