Dr Justin Fenech graduated from the University of Malta with a Doctor of Laws degree (LLD). He was highly active in student representation, being elected as President of the Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) and as Chairperson of the European Students Union (ESU). Through his endeavours he has gained considerable experience in multi-level stakeholder consultations at national and international levels.

Dr. Fenech has given keynote speeches on Education policy at a number of conferences organized by the European Commission, UNESCO, OECD, the European Students Union amongst others. He authored two articles on quality assurance in ICT Enhanced Learning: “E-Learning: A means to what end?” – Towards an E-learning Society – published by the European Commission; “ELearning: How can we achieve an effective and Qualitative Learning Experience?” – World Wide Work: Filtering of Online Content in a Globalised World – published by VU University Press, Amsterdam. He also oversaw the creation of European Register of Quality Assurance Agencies (EQAR) as a member of the E4 group and was commissioned by UNESCO to produce a research document on the use of the UNESCO/OECD Guidelines for Quality in Cross-border Higher Education.