Senem Sanal-Erginel is a policy officer at the Unit in charge of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions at the European Commission. She is responsible for the coordination of relations with the Marie Curie Alumni Association. Previously, she was a lecturer and researcher at university. Her research focus is education which covers teacher education, parental involvement in education, and right to education among disadvantaged groups. As part of her career at the European Commission, she previously worked in Directorate General for Research and Innovation (RTD) focusing on small and medium enterprises, and in Directorate General for Education and Culture on school policy.