Wilfried Bos, Dr. phil., is Professor for Educational Research and Quality Assurance at TU Dortmund University. He is Director in the Center for Research on Education and School Development which he has headed as Managing Director from 2005 until 2014.
Wilfried Bos has steered Network 9 as Link Convenor from 2008 until 2017. Under his auspices the network developed considerably in size and structure. He fostered network cohesion, European collaboration and interdisciplinary exchange, ensured and nurtured the quality of research and debate, and initiated numerous opportunities for building research capacities at entry and advanced levels in Network 9 and beyond.