Esther van Berkel is director of studies at Language Institute Regina Coeli in Vught which specializes in residential, intensive, tailor made individual language courses. She is responsible for the quality and development of the language training programs, language trainers and language material (paper and digital). She is member of the board of the Dutch Council for Training and Development (NRTO) and in that role represents the private language schools in the Netherlands. Before joining Regina Coeli, Esther was a senior communication's manager and consultant at several Dutch Universities. She is passionate about languages and language learning, brain learning principles, and inter-cultural communication. Esther has a master's degree in Finno-Ugric Linguistics and studied at Groningen University and Helsinki University. Esther attended post-degree courses in Business Strategy and Change Management. She recently participated in masterclasses on Executive Leadership and Innovation Management at the TIAS Business School.