Florian Kaiser graduated in Psychology at the University of Trier. He has been committed to higher education issues since the beginning of his studies, working at the local Student’s Union in Trier initially on social affairs, and later as head of the Student’s Union Executive Committee. From September 2009 to August 2010 Florian was a member of the Executive Board of German Students' Union (FZS). From January 2011 to June 2012 he was elected to the Social Affairs Committee (SAC) and the Gender Equality Cross Committee (GECC) of the European Students’ Union (ESU). From July 2012 to June 2013 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the European Students’ Union (ESU). From January 2014 to December 2014 Florian was working as a Policy Assistant at the University of Liverpool for the SiS Catalyst project. Florian gained strong experience within the European context not only from participating in many higher education events, but also from participating in the BFUG WG on Social Dimension and as an expert in the European Parliament. Currently Florian works as a consultant and trainer in the field of social inclusion and social mobility through (higher) education.