Consiglio dei Membri

As its name indicates, the Council of Members consists of one official representative of each full member organisation.  The member also has a voting representative, who votes in ALTE matters on behalf of the full member organisation. The voting representative may be the same person as the official representative, but does not need to be. 

The ALTE Council of Members usually meets once per year in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to discuss the present and future of the association.  Other non-voting members of ALTE may also attend the AGM. 

Segretario Generale

The ALTE Secretary-General is directly elected by the Council of Members among the representatives of ALTE Full Members. The Secretary-General is an ex-officio trustee of the charity, and ensures that ALTE's strategic aims are achieved in the most efficient way. 

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the highest elected body and has legal responsibility for the charity. Members of the Board (Trustees) are elected by the Full Members to represent the interests of the association. Trustees must be employees of Full Member organisations, or Individual Expert Members. Individual Expert Members (marked *) may not constitute more than half of the Board.

The trustees make decisions on behalf of the Council of Members. For example, they approve the annual accounts, approve applications for new Members, and review the ALTE governing documentation as necessary.  The Board closely supports the work of the ALTE Secretariat, and ensures the best allocation of ALTE funds.

The current trustees are:

Waldemar Martyniuk (Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie) (Chair) (Term expires November 2025)

Emyr Davies (WJEC-CBAC Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru) (Term expires November 2023)

Stefanie Dengler (Goethe Institut) (Term expires November 2025)

Vincent Folny (France Éducation International) (Term expires November 2025)

Anne Gallagher (Centre for Irish Language: Research, Teaching and Testing, National University of Ireland)* (Term expires November 2025)

Barry O'Sullivan (British Council)* (Term expires November 2025)

José Pascoal (University of Macau)* (Term expires November 2025)

Lorenzo Rocca (Società Dante Alighieri)* (Term expires November 2025)

+ 1 vacant place

The Secretary-General, Nick Saville (Cambridge University Press and Assessment) is an ex-officio trustee.

Comitato Permanente

The Standing Committee is an elected body of experts on language assessment and managing examinations. Committee members are elected among the representatives of ALTE Full Members.  Committee members must be employees of Full Member organisations, or Individual Expert Members. Individual Expert Members (marked *) may not constitute more than half of the number of members of the Standing Committee.

Il Comitato Permanente assicura la qualità e la correttezza del sistema di auditing dell'ALTE:

• Monitorando ogni procedura di audit e il risultato finale;
• Approvando l'assegnazione del bollino di qualità ALTE Q-mark;
• Identificando i problemi che le istituzioni monitorate devono preoccuparsi di risolvere;
• Supervisionando l'orientamento dei revisori e dei soggetti monitorati, la loro formazione e i processi di standardizzazione.

The current members of the Standing Committee are:

Vincent Folny (France Éducation International) (Chair) (Second term expires December 2023)

Dina Vilcu (BBU-RCI Consortium for Testing Romanian as a Foreign Language) (Deputy Chair) (First term expires Feb 2024)

Stefanie Dengler (Goethe Institut) (First term expires February 2025)

Bart Deygers (University of Ghent)* (Second term expires April 2024)

Ina Ferbežar (Univerza v Ljubljani) (Second term expires November 2026)

Javier Fruns Giménez (Instituto Cervantes) (First term expires September 2025)

Marta García García (Universidad de Salamanca) (First term expires November 2024)

Cecilie Hamnes Carlsen (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)* (First term expires February 2024)

Waldemar Martyniuk (Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie) (Second term expires December 2023)

José Pascoal (University of Macau)* (Second term expires December 2023)

Lorenzo Rocca (Società Dante Alighieri)* (Second term expires December 2023)

Cathy Taylor (Trinity College London) (Second term expires January 2025)

Kateřina Vodičková (Charles University Prague) (Second term expires September 2025)

Segreteria ALTE

The ALTE Secretariat manages the day-to-day running of the association following the advice and decisions of the Board of Trustees and the Standing Committee. They also organise all ALTE meetings, conferences, the auditing system and training courses, and assist with any membership queries and general enquiries. The Services Unit and Validation Unit are two separate units within ALTE.