Prof. Hummel began his professional career in a large US company before moving to the higher education sector. For the past 20 years, he has worked at various Universities - as faculty member, Dean, Vice-President and CEO.  With a BA from the University of Brighton and an MSc from Cranfield University, he wrote his Doctorate dissertation at the University of Sheffield on "An analysis of the effects of the Bologna Declaration on higher and vocational education". He has been an external examiner at several UK Universities. His area of special interest lies in the field of international HigherEd collaboration and accreditation, such as dual degree development, articulation agreements & pathways.