Yara Vasina

Yara Vasina is an international education and development leader with over 16 years’ experience in international strategy, partnerships, student mobility and capacity building across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific. As Membership Engagement Lead, Pacific and South East Asia, at the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), she works with universities to strengthen engagement and international collaboration. Her previous roles include Deputy Director International Partnerships at the University of Auckland and senior positions with Study NSW, the University of Technology Sydney and UNSW Sydney. She also teaches as a sessional academic at the University of Sydney, UTS and UNSW Sydney, and supports DFAT-funded Australia Awards Scholarship programs through assessment, academic advice and quality assurance. An IEAA Fellow and Churchill Fellow, Yara combines strategic leadership with practical experience in building long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships across universities, government and the wider education sector.