Our co-founders are Roberta K. Weber and Cristina Preston.
Dr. Roberta Weber has been an international study abroad leader and innovator over several decades. As a member of ICT international organizations Dr. Weber has demonstrated her leadership abilities by coordinating national and international programs, editing journals and manuscripts, but has always taken time to lead immersive study abroad expeditions for graduate students. She has been a veteran of study abroad experiences since 1995 and coordinates study abroad initiatives for the Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry, in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University.
Dr. Christina Preston is the founder and current leader of MirandaNet.UK. Dr. Preston founded Mirandanet in 1992, as an e-community of practice for international ICT policy makers, teachers, teacher educators, researchers and commercial developers. Currently there are around 700 members in about 70 different countries worldwide who are passionate about digital technology in teaching and learning and about using technologies to promote cultural understanding and democratic participation. AUCEi Founding Fellows
Our Founding Fellows hail from 13 countries and 5 continents and are professors and leaders in their specialization who embrace the effective use of technology for ubiquitous communication and the delivery of instruction. Our fellowship includes Distinguished Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, and Associate Fellows who represent the fields of Education, Library Science, Languages, Business, Philosophy, Criminal Justice, Neuro Science - Medicine, Psychology, Research, Information Communication Technology, and Computer Science.