Georgeta IonGeorgeta Ion is currently an associate professor in the Department of Applied Pedagogy of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She has a Bachelor in Psychology and Educational Sciences by the University of Bucharest, a Master’s Degree in Managementand Evaluation in Education by the University of Bucharest and from 2007, and a PhD in Educational Sciences by the University of Barcelona with a thesis entitled: “Organisational culture and leadership. An ethnographic study”. Her research topics are related to the study of the higher education, especially its organization and research management and the students' assessment in higher education. She also collaborates with Spanish and international research groups in topics related to the research-based education and evidence-based decision making in education. The most recent publications are: Competency Assessment Tool (CAT): The Evaluation of an Innovative Competency-Based Assessment Experience in Higher Education. Technology, Pedagogy and Education (DOI: 10.1080/1475939X.2015.1134635); Does Research Influence Educational Policy? The Perspective of Researchers and Policy- Makers in Romania (2015, The European Higher Education Area: Between Critical Reflections and Future Policies, Springer). Read More Read Less