Expert Contacts
The
following list provides details of individuals from both the
volunteering and university sectors who have experience and knowledge
of the VALUE themes and who are willing to be contacted for provide advice and guidance in the development of ULLL for volunteers.
You can also contact any of the partners - click here for details
United Kingdom (UK)
NAME - Dr Mike Hemmings
SECTOR -Independent expert
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email:mike.hemms@googlemail.com
KEY EXPERTISE -Recently at University of Wales Lampeter/ Prifysgol Cymru Llanbedr Pont Stefffan, Department of Voluntary Sector Studies. Distance learning, training and accreditation for the Voluntary Sector
LANGUAGE(S) -English
NAME - Colm O'Brien
SECTOR -Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Sunderland
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: ++44 (0)191 515 2821
Email: colm.o'brien@sunderland.ac.uk
KEY EXPERTISE -Volunteering in the areas of heritage and nature conservation
LANGUAGE(S) - English and Français
NAME - Sue Cross
SECTOR - Independent expert in ULLL
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: sue.m.cross@googlemail.com
KEY EXPERTISE -Recently retired Head of Adult Learning and Professional Development, Centre for the
Advancement of Learning & Teaching (CALT) University College, London, UK. Teaching (and learning) with adults in formal, informal and non-formal contexts,
adult learning environments (material and virtual), pedagogy (theory
and practice), training and developing teachers, object-based learning
in museums and galleries, volunteering, multi-disciplinary and
multi-professional teaching and learning.
LANGUAGE(S) - English
NAME - Professor John Annette, PhD
SECTOR -Pro Vice Master for Lifelong Learning and Engagement and Professor of Citizenship and Lifelong Learning, Department of Social Policy and Education, Birkbeck, University of London
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +44 (0)20 7631 6681
Email: j.annette@bbk.ac.uk
KEY EXPERTISE -citizenship education in schools and for lifelong learning, community based learning and community partnerships in higher education, and community leadership and involvement in community development and local governance
LANGUAGE(S) - English
NAME - Mike Locke
SECTOR - Volunteering England, UK
CONTACT DETAILS -
Address: Director of Public Affairs,
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street,
London, N1 9RL,
UK.
Phone: ++44 00 20 7520 8930
Email: mike.locke@volunteeringengland.org
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering policies and strategies, government volunteering policy and legislation, faith-based volunteering, community involvement, volunteering and the 2012 Olympics
LANGUAGE(S) - English
NAME - Professor Jocey Quinn
SECTOR -Faculty of Education, University of Plymouth, UK
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +44 1752 854454
Email: jocey.quinn@plymouth.ac.uk
KEY EXPERTISE -Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, widening participation, Community engagement, Volunteering
LANGUAGE(S) - English
NAME - Suzie Fairley
SECTOR -International Development/Not for Profit/Volunteer Services Overseas (VSO).
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: suzie.fairley@vso.org.uk
KEY EXPERTISE - Accredited volunteer training / blended learning pathways
LANGUAGE(S) - English
NAME - Gail Goulet
SECTOR -University of Glasgow, Postgraduate Researcher, School of Education
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: g.goulet.1@research.gla.ac.uk or gailmgoulet@gmail.com
KEY EXPERTISE -Adult and Higher Education, Service Learning, Assessment, Transformative Learning
LANGUAGE(S) - English and Français
Espana (ES)
NAME - Charo Romano
SECTOR -Rovira i Virgili University
CONTACT DETAILS -
Address: Director, Centre de Formació Permanent, Rovira i Virgili University ,Tarragona, Spain
Phone: + +34 977 327 415
Email: charo.romano@fundacio.urv.cat
KEY EXPERTISE - Adult education, ULLL, Design of LLL programmes, Administration and Management of LLL Centres, Teaching training, Knowledge transfer
LANGUAGE(S) - Español, Català, Italiano and English
NAME - Juan Carlos Rodriguez
SECTOR -Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
CONTACT DETAILS -
Address: Director, Centro de Ampliación de Estudios, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Phone: ++34 91 624 97 59
Email: jcarlos@pa.uc3m.es
KEY EXPERTISE - Educational Programme Assessment, New organization of Studies according to the Bologna process, Quality approval process. Internships within companies academic or professional specialisation of studies
LANGUAGE(S) - Español and English
NAME - Luis Aranguren Gonzalo
SECTOR - Advisor for “Plataforma para la promoción del Voluntariado en España”.
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: luis.aranguren@ppc-editorial.com
Website:http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extaut?codigo=134739
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering, education in values, ethics.
LANGUAGE(S) - Español and English
NAME - Rafael López de Aróstegui
SECTOR -Coordinator of the “Observatorio del Tercer Sector de Bizkaia”.
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: coordinacion@3sbizkaia.org
KEY EXPERTISE - nonprofit organizations and Third Sector
LANGUAGE(S) - Español and English
NAME - Emilio López Salas
SECTOR -He has been the director of the School of Volunteering in Madrid for more than three years.
CONTACT DETAILS -
KEY EXPERTISE - volunteering and nonprofit organizations
LANGUAGE(S) - Español and English
NAME - Carmen Marcuello Servós
SECTOR - Professor in Zaragoza University.
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: cmarcue@unizar.es
Website: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extaut?codigo=231865
KEY EXPERTISE - volunteering, participation in nonprofit organizations, corporate social responsibility
LANGUAGE(S) - Español and English
NAME -Maria Teresa Montagut Antolí
SECTOR - Sociology professor in Barcelona University.
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: montagut@ub.edu
Website:
http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extaut?codigo=147290
KEY EXPERTISE - sociology, Third Sector
LANGUAGE(S) - Español and English
NAME -Pau Vidal García
SECTOR - Expert in nonprofit organizations and Coordinator of Observatorio del Tercer Sector.
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: pau.vidal@tercersector.net
KEY EXPERTISE - nonprofit organizations management, accountability and Third Sector
LANGUAGE(S) - Español and English
NAME -Nuria Ruiz
SECTOR- Universidad Permanente -Universidad de Alicante (Permanent University of the University of Alicante)
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: ++34 965 14 59 79
Email: upua.internacional@ua.es
KEY EXPERTISE - inter-generational relationships, with a view to improving seniors’ quality of life and encouraging their active participation; developing new learning approaches using information and communication technology (ICT); democratization of knowledge, the reduction of social injustices, the social integration and participation, and the generation of opportunities to extend active life outside normal work settings.
LANGUAGE(S) - Español, English, Deutsch, Français
Deutschland (DE)
NAME - Dr. Beate Hoerr
SECTOR -Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, DE
CONTACT DETAILS -
Address: Director of the Centre for Continuing Education, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Phone: + 49 (0) 6131 39 - 20048
Email: hoerr@zww.uni-mainz.de
KEY EXPERTISE - Leadership, Management, Controlling, Scientific activities in the field of Education, Higher Education, Education of elder People, International Exchange Programmes, Mediating skills, Intercultural skills
LANGUAGE(S) - Deutsch, Español and English
NAME - Professor Ina Grieb
SECTOR - Senior Expert for Higher Education, University of Oldenburg, Germany
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +49 441 503972
Email: ina.grieb@uni-oldenburg.de
KEY EXPERTISE - LifeLong Learning, 3rd Age University, Curricula development and implementation for programmes in the area of volunteering service, evaluation of international programmes, political frame of volunteering service in Germany
LANGUAGE(S) - Deutsch, Français and English
Italia (IT)
NAME - Professor Consuelo Corradi
SECTOR - Dean, School of Education, Lumsa University, Italy
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone:+39.06.68422366
Email: corradi@lumsa.it
KEY EXPERTISE - validation of prior learning, lifelong learning, non-profit and third sector
LANGUAGE(S) - Italiano, Español and English
NAME - Stefania Macchioni
SECTOR - EU Liasion Officer based in Bruxelles, CSVNET - National Federation of Volunteer Support Centres, Italy
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone:+32.02.2318085
Email: infoeurpoa@csvnet.it
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering, European Networking, EU policy and projects on the recognition of competences acquired through volunteering
LANGUAGE(S) - Italiano, Français and English
NAME - Renzo Razzano
SECTOR - President, SPES - Volunteer Support Centre, Italy
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone:+39.06.44702178
Email: presidenza@spes.lazio.it
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering and active citizenship, Participatory democracy, Subsidiarity, Educational potential of volunteering
LANGUAGE(S) -Italiano and English
NAME - Maria Paola Mostarda
SECTOR - Observatory for Volunteering,Universita Cattolica di Sacro Cuore - Brescia, Italy
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone:+39.030.2406392
Email: mariapaola.mostarda@unicatt.it
KEY EXPERTISE - Educational processes and training for the non-profit sector, Intergenerational learning and activities
LANGUAGE(S) -Italiano, Français and English
NAME - Andrea Volterrani
SECTOR - Universita di Roma Tor Vergata - President, ForTeS- Fondazione Scuola di Alta Formazione per il Terzo settore, Italy
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone:+39.06.72594881
Email: andrea.volterrani@uniroma2.it
KEY EXPERTISE -Research and capacity building for volunteering, Validation processes in non-profit sector, Social communication
LANGUAGE(S) - Italiano and English
Magyarorszag (HU)
NAME - Dr. Valeria Pavluska PhD
SECTOR - University of Pecs
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: valeria.pavluska@ktk.pte.hu
KEY EXPERTISE - teaching management and marketing of volunteer and nonprofit
organisations; intergenerational learning for active citizenship;
education of consumer citizenship; project management
LANGUAGE(S) - Magyar and English
NAME - Dr. Balázs NÉMETH, Associate Professor
SECTOR - Faculty of Adult Education and HRD, University of Pécs, Hungary
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +36-72-501500/2523
Email: nemeth.balazs@feek.pte.hu
KEY EXPERTISE - Development of ULLL and related policy; Building citizenship through HE; University adult education LANGUAGE(S) - Magyar and English
NAME -András F. Tóth
SECTOR -Önkéntes Központ Alapítvány (National Volunteer Centre)
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +36-1-457-0614
Email: ftoth.andras@onkentes.hu
KEY EXPERTISE -strategic development of volunteering, work as director of ÖKA
LANGUAGE(S) - Magyar and English
Nederland (NL)
NAME -Mrs Els Hofman
SECTOR - Movisie
WEBSITE - http://www.movisie.nl/
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: e.hofman@movisie.nl
KEY EXPERTISE - Validation of prior learning, Volunteering and lifelong learning.
LANGUAGE(S) - Nederlands
NAME - Jo Peeters
SECTOR -Youth Work / Voluntary work. Steunpunt Scouting Gelderland, The Netherlands
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: 00.31.26.3846380
Mobile: 00.31.6.18382511
Email: j.peeters@scoutinggelderland.nl
KEY EXPERTISE -recognition of non formal learning in youth work / in voluntary work: workshops, training, tools and methods, background information
LANGUAGE(S) - Nederlands and English
NAME - Rien Slager
SECTOR -Vocational Education and Training.
Educational designer and Trainer at Skill-lab.
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: rienslager@skill-lab.com
KEY EXPERTISE -Recognizing and using former learning for building up skills and to learn new skills.
LANGUAGE(S) - Nederlands and English
Oesterreich (AT)
NAME - Dr. Gabriele Stöger
SECTOR -freelance cultural mediator, working in the area of culture and education
CONTACT DETAILS - gabriele.stoeger@chello.at
KEY EXPERTISE -Project Management, research, consultancy, moderation (cultural mediation, audience development, education, unconventional settings for communication). See also WeReurope (a European Union-funded Grundtvig project developing, testing and evaluating a model of "Intercultural Dialogue Conferences" (ICD)
LANGUAGE(S) - Deutsch, Français and English
Polska (PL)
NAME - Piotr Jankowski
SECTOR - W. J. Grabski Public Library
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: ul. Plutonu Torpedy 47, 02-001 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 022 882 4300
Email: p.jankowski@bpursus.waw.pl
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering in the public library sector.
LANGUAGE(S) - Polski and English
Romania (RO)
NAME - Professor Constantin Bratianu
SECTOR -Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: Head of the UNESCO Department for Business Administration
Mobile: 0040744379042
Email: cbratianu@yahoo.com
KEY EXPERTISE - Strategic Management, Knowledge Management, Change Management, University Management
LANGUAGE(S) - Română and English
NAME - Mihai Lisetchi
SECTOR - Agency for Information and Development of Non-governmental Organizations - AID-ONG (Agentia pentru Informarea si Dezvoltarea Organizatiilor Neguvernamentale)
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: CP 191, OP 1, 300790 Timisoara, RO
Email: lisetchi@gmail.com
KEY EXPERTISE - Citizenship education/ civic education / democratic citizenship/NGOs' development (management, ethics, public policies, legal issues) / Volunteer management
LANGUAGE(S) - Română, Français and English
NAME - Professor Ion Dumitru
SECTOR - Department of Educational Sciences, West University of Timisoara, Romania
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: ionald@yahoo.com
KEY EXPERTISE - Educational psychology, Adult learning, Strategies of efficient learning, Educational counselling (including adult learning), Civic education, Continuing education.
LANGUAGE(S) - Română and English
NAME - Irina Carmen Barbalata
SECTOR -Pro WOMEN Foundation, Romania
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: 0040 – 232 – 210824 / 260154
Email: office@prowomen.ro
KEY EXPERTISE -Executive President of Pro WOMEN with experience in co-ordinating projects & programmes within the non-profit sectors in Romania (trade unions & non-governamental organizations). Also experience as a trainer working with different partners & stakeholders e.g. representatives of local authorities from urban & rural area, NGO’s, political parties, companies etc.
LANGUAGE(S) - Română and English
Slovenija (SI)
NAME - Assoc. Prof. Nada Trunk Sirca PhD
SECTOR -International School for Social and Business Studies
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: International School for Social and Business Studies, Celje, Slovenia
Email: nada.trunk@guest.arnes.si
KEY EXPERTISE - Research work includes: higher education management, quality systems, recognition of previous learning, financing higher education, curriculum development.
LANGUAGE(S) - Slovenski, Italiano, hrvatski (Croatian), Français and English
NAME - Rajka Bračun Sova
SECTOR - Independent Educator in Culture, Slovenia
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +386 41 844 700
Email: rajkabracun@gmail.com
KEY EXPERTISE - museum pedagogy, learning and volunteering in museums and galleries, older museum volunteers, older generation in intergenerational /intercultural museum-based learning context
LANGUAGE(S) - Slovenski and English
Slovensko (SK)
NAME - Katarina Nikodemova
SECTOR -
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: Katarina.nikodemova@gmail.com
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering policies, volunteering infastructure, governance
LANGUAGE(S) - Slovenský and English
NAME -Tatiana Matulayova
SECTOR -Technical University, Department of Social
Sciences and Special Education
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: tmatulay@gmail.com
KEY EXPERTISE -Citizenship education, Service learning, Volunteering in Social Services, Reserch of Volunteerism, Infrastracture of Volunteerism
LANGUAGE(S) - Slovenský, English, Deutsch, Polski, Czech
NAME - Dr Alžbeta Brozmanová Gregorová
SECTOR -University of Matej Bel, Faculty of Education, Department of social work (public university)
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: alzbeta.gregorova@umb.sk
KEY EXPERTISE -Lecturer, researcher and author focusing primarily on the NGO sector, volunteering, project management, and social work in families. Also a coordinator for a volunteer program coordinated by the Volunteer Centre in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, and as a supervisor for social services.
LANGUAGE(S) - Slovenský and English
Türkiye (TR)
NAME - Özlem Ünlühisarcıklı
SECTOR - Department of Educational Sciences, Bogazici University, TR
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: 00 90 212 3596497
Email: unluhisa@boun.edu.tr
KEY EXPERTISE - Adult learning, adult literacy, vocational skill acquisition, teacher training
LANGUAGE(S) - Türkçe and English
NAME - Professor Konca Yumlu
SECTOR - Lecturer in Faculty of Communication and Chair of Communication Sciences. Member of the Administrative Council, Centre for Lifelong Learning, Ege University,
Izmir, Turkey
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +90 232 3884837/120 or +90 232 4835364
Email: konca.yumlu@ege.edu.tr
Website: http://www.ege.edu.tr
KEY EXPERTISE - Media studies, media theories, media research, interpersonal communication
LANGUAGE(S) -Türkçe and English
Other Countries
NAME - Professor Peter Sawchuck
SECTOR - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in
Education; Member, Centre for the Study of Education and Work, Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: 00 1 416-978-0570
Email: psawchuk@oise.utoronto.ca
KEY EXPERTISE -anti-poverty policy and social movement learning; community-union coalition
LANGUAGE(S) - English
NAME - Professor Stephanie Ross
SECTOR -Department of Social Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: 416-736-2100 x 77386
Email: stephr@yorku.ca
KEY EXPERTISE -Union
studies, union democracy/membership participation, public sector
unionism, social movement dynamics, anti-poverty mobilisation,
union-community coalitions
LANGUAGE(S) - English
NAME - Dr Rachel Laforest, Assistant Professor
SECTOR -Department of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
CONTACT DETAILS -
Email: laforest@queensu.ca
KEY EXPERTISE - Public policy, governance, voluntary sector, interest groups, social movements, social policy
LANGUAGE(S) -Français and English
NAME - Dr Bénédicte Halba
SECTOR -Volunteering – Bénévolat – Non profit Sector – Lifelong Learning
CONTACT DETAILS - Institut de recherche et d’Information sur le volontariat (iriv, www.iriv.net)
Email: contact@iriv.net
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering and VPL
LANGUAGE(S) - Français and English
NAME -Jean-Marie Filloque
SECTOR - The University of Brest, FR.
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: Vice rector for LLL of the University of Brest, FR. President of the French University Lifelong Learning Network since 2005
Phone: +33 2 98 01 6016 GSM : + 33 6 7521 3203
Email: Jean-Marie.Filloque@univ-brest.fr
KEY EXPERTISE - Life long learning strategy, Adult learning, Counselling, Skills managment, Partnership management with administration, private organisation, Trade unions, NGOs
LANGUAGE(S) -Français and English
NAME - Mrs Toril Eikaas Eide
SECTOR -University of Bergen
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: University of Bergen (Department: Centre for Continuing Education), NO
Phone: +47 55 58 26 34
Email: toril.eide@sevu.uib.no
KEY EXPERTISE - Course design, web based courses, use of ICT; Flexible/Open /Distance learning; Staff development /support
LANGUAGE(S) - Norsk, Dansk, Svenska, Deutsch and English
NAME -Juoko J Havunen
SECTOR -University Vaasa
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: University of Vaasa , Finland
Phone: + 358 6 324 8450 OR +358 50 552 9697
Email: jha@uwasa.fi
KEY EXPERTISE -University Lifelong Leaning, Financial Management, Small business development, Regional development, Enterprise development in schools
LANGUAGE(S) - Suomi, Svenska and English
NAME - Professor Kauko Hämäläinen
SECTOR - University of Helsinki
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: Director, Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education, University of Helsinki, FI
Phone: +358 50 366 3807
Email: kauko.hamalainen@helsinki.fi
KEY EXPERTISE - University Lifelong Learning
LANGUAGE(S) - Suomi and English
NAME - Mr Alain Nicolas
SECTOR - University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, FR
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: Head of the Continuing Education Department
Phone: ++33 660072170
Email: Alain.Nicolas@uvsq.fr
KEY EXPERTISE - LLL, APL (accreditation of prior learning), Pedagogic structures, e-learning, NQF and EQF, new jobs, sustainable and environmental development
LANGUAGE(S) - Français, Español and English
NAME - Dr Esko Paakkola
SECTOR - University of Eastern Finland
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: Director, Centre for Training and Education
Phone: +358 13 251 2106
Mobile: +358 50 527 6163
Fax: +358 13 251 4538
Email: esko.paakkola@uef.fi
KEY EXPERTISE - Free adult education
LANGUAGE(S) - Suomi, Svenska and English
NAME -Susana Szabo
SECTOR - International Department France Bénévolat
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: 0033 6 89 33 86 18
Email: susana.szabo@orange.fr
KEY EXPERTISE - Volunteering, French volunteer involving organizations, the non profit sector
LANGUAGE(S) - Français, Español, Magyar and English
NAME -Mr Kari Seppälä
SECTOR -Director of the Centre for Extension Studies, University of Turku, FI
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +358 2 333 5980
Email: kari.seppala@utu.fi
KEY EXPERTISE - University Lifelong Learning
LANGUAGE(S) - Suomi and English
NAME - Lesley Hustinx
SECTOR - Centre for Social Theory, Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Belgium
CONTACT DETAILS -
Phone: +32 (0)9 264 84 71
Fax: +32 (0)9 264 69 75
Email: lesley.hustinx@ugent.be
KEY EXPERTISE - sociology, civil society, citizenship, civic education, volunteering, giving behavior
LANGUAGE(S) - Nederlands and English
NAME - Karine Janssens
SECTOR - Department of Educational Affairs, Ghent University, Belgium
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 33, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
Phone: +329 331 00 58
Email: Karine.Janssens@UGent.be
Website: http://www.ugent.be
KEY EXPERTISE - Recognition of experimental learning, flexible learning pathways, adult learners in higher education
LANGUAGE(S) - Nederlands, Français (basic) and English
NAME - Gracinda Martins
SECTOR -Pedagogical Office,
Rectorate,
University of Aveiro, Portugal
CONTACT DETAILS -
Post:Universidade de Aveiro,
Campus Universitário de Santiago,
Reitoria,
3810-193 Aveiro,
Portugal
Phone: +351 234 370 206
Email: gracinda@ua.pt
KEY EXPERTISE -personal and pedagogical counselling, support to students with special needs, volunteering
LANGUAGE(S) - Portugese and English
