Karen M. Lauridsen is an associate professor (emerita) and educational developer at Aarhus University (Denmark), specialising in international programmes and English Medium Instruction. She was the coordinator of IntlUni – The Challenges of the Multilingual and Multicultural Learning Space (2012-15), and a partner in the EQUiiP Project - Educational Quality at Universities for Inclusive International Programmes (2016-2019). Most recently, she has also worked with evidencing the value (impact) of professional development activities. She has contributed to the development of the CHEI continuing professional development modules for faculty teaching programmes in English to diverse student cohorts since 2017.
KML serves as an advisor at several European universities. She is an honorary member of the European Language Council; affiliated faculty at the Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI) at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy; and a member of the International Advisory Board for the Rectorate at the Universidad de Granada, Spain.