Villano Qiriazi is an experienced education policy leader with a long career at the Council of Europe, where he currently serves as Head of the Education Department. With a career spanning over two decades, he has been instrumental in shaping European education policies, advancing democratic citizenship, and developing human rights based digital transformation of education, as well as promoting ethics, transparency and academic integrity in higher education. Over the years, he has led major educational initiatives of the Council of Europe, represented the Organisation in high-level international fora (UNESCO, EU, OECD, BFUG), and managed strategic projects that have shaped European education systems in line with the Council of Europe's values and principles.