“Gracias a Inova Education pude cumplir mi sueño de estudiar en Inglaterra, es la mejor empresa que me pude haber encontrado en mi proceso de estudiaren otro país.”
Jessica Paulina CalderónStudied Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Meet the team
All staff working at Inova in LATAM have direct experience studying, working and living abroad. This makes them your ideal partner in helping you prepare for your studies and life overseas as they know about the many steps involved in the process and can help you succeed.
Inova’s UK team provides general support amongst which are expert training sessions and webinars focused on helping students and young professionals with their general personal and professional development.
Our team in Latin America
Eric Wijmenga
Director
Eric is the founder and Director of Inova Education and based in our head office in the United Kingdom. Eric has worked with international students in various capacities since 1996, across various continents. He is also Co-Director of Inova Consultancy, Inova Education's parent company. Helping students achieve their aspirations, 80's music and coffee is what fuels his day.
Geert van Witteloostuijn
General Manager
Geert (we call him Jack) is the General Manager of Inova Education, based in our LATAM office in Mexico City. Working with people and building bridges is what he likes best. Inova Education allows him to help students from Latin-America to achieve their goal of studying in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. He’s fond of music, travelling, watching movies and any kind of sports.
Deborah Cedeño
Senior International Study Advisor
Deborah is a Senior Study Advisor at Inova Education, based in our LATAM office in Mexico City. She has over 7 years of experience in UK Higher Education and for the British Council. Certified by the British Council she is an authorised student counsellor for the United Kingdom. Having studied abroad herself, she enjoys travelling, meeting new people, cultures and learning from different ways of thinking.
Ece Zenginer
Admissions Coordinator
Ece is the Admissions Administrator for Inova and works as an independent consultant, based in Istanbul, Turkey. Her academic and professional background is in law. She is passionate about human rights studies. She aims to provide the best assistance and support to help students with education opportunities abroad. Ece is a big fan of dancing, traveling, and coffee.
Carlo Vidal Miranda
Marketing and Social Media Coordinator
Carlo is the Marketing and Social Media Coordinator for Inova and works as an independent consultant, based in Lima, Peru. He is a graduate from The University of Sheffield. Carlo loves travelling and playing sports, especially football. Having lived and studied in the UK and in Austria, he is passionate about spreading awareness of European education throughout Latin America and really embraces what being Latin American is about.
Fabiola Delfin
International Study Advisor
Fabiola is one of Inova Education’s International Study Advisors based in our LATAM office in Mexico City. She has lived in Mexico, the United States and in New Zealand. Fabiola previously worked in Civil Society Organizations, and an Embassy, among others. She enjoys learning about other cultures and people, is passionate about human rights, and believes that student mobility not only develops personal and professional growth, but also helps connect countries and cultures.
Salma Sánchez
International Study Advisor
Salma is one of Inova Education’s International Study Advisors, based in Mexico City. Having studied International Relations she found her passion for sharing knowledge and creating open channels of communication. Having had the opportunity herself to study abroad, her perspective shifted which gave her the encouragement to share with others the amazing possibilities you can create by just getting out of your comfort zone.
Our team in the United Kingdom
Marina, Val, Carolyn, Regina, Babett and Michele
Inova Education is a subsidiary of Inova Education and Training, a UK-based organisation providing services in the areas of career development, education, mentoring, project management and entrepreneurship. The main themes underlying our work are change management, knowledge transfer, student mobility, diversity and equal opportunities.
Inova develops and delivers multi-partner projects and has worked with 30 organisations across 4 continents. Inova's work is funded through Erasmus+ (a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK.) In Latin America Inova works in partnership with the British Council in Mexico and Peru delivering a mentoring programme for CONACyT and CONCYTEC that aims to support the employability of women in the STEM sector.
