CURRICULUM VITAE – PLENARY SESSIONS
Ms Maija-Liisa Rask (b 1951 Turku, Finland)
Minister of Education and Science in Finland since 15 April 1999. Member of Parliament since 1991. Teacher of Health Care in Kemi College of Nursing since 1984. Member of Kemi Town Council since 1985. Member of Kemi Social Welfare and Health Services Board 1989-92. Member of Executive Committee of the Länsipohja Health Care District since 1989. Member of Kemi Parish Council since 1987. Party affiliation: Finnish Social Democratic Party. Health Care Instructor, University of Oulu 1983. Public Health Nurse 1980. Nurse, Salo City College of Nursing 1974.
Mr Oskar Negt (b 1934)
Professor of Social Sciences, Director of the Institut für Soziologie at the University of Hannover. Studied philosophy and sociology in Göttingen and Frankfurt. Student of Theodor W. Adorno and Jürgen Habermas.
Mr Gregory Wurzburg (b 1948 New York City)
BA in English Literature from Georgetown University, MPh in Public Policy Analysis, George Washington University. Principal Administrator in the Directorate for Education, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD. Responsible for OECD work on industry training, adult learning, and the finance of adult learning. Author and co-author of publications on finance of lifelong learning, educational attainment of adults, industry training and learning for adults.
Ms Heidi Hautala (b 1955 in Oulu, Finland)
Member of the Bureau of the Green Group of the European Parliament, MEP since 1995. Education: Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry 1988. Organisational activity: Member of the Board in the Committee of 100 Finland in 1992-1993; Deputy Member of the Board and Member of the Cultural Committee in Hanasaari Cultural Centre since 1995; Member of the Board in Eurooppa-toimikunta committee since 1993; Member of the Board in the HIV Foundation since 1997. Political career: Chairperson of the delegation of the Green League of Finland in 1987, and Chair of the executive committee in 1988-1991; Member of the City Council of Helsinki in 1985-1994; Deputy Member of the City Council of Helsinki in 1987-1988; Member of Parliament in 1991-1995.
Mr Arne Carlsen, (b 1953 Denmark)
MA in Philosophy, BA in French, currently researcher at The Danish National Institute for Educational Research. Been as a teacher in many different liberal adult education organisations, been as a university-teacher in Philosophy, and was 1995-1999 director of the Nordic Folk Academy, the Nordic Council of Ministers research and training institution for adult continuing education within the Nordic countries, between the Nordic countries and the Adjacent areas, and between the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe. Founder of the NFA international Centre for Adult Education and the journal "Baltic Sea Dialogue". Involved in tasks for The European Association for the Education of Adults, The European Commission, UNESCO and served as an evaluator of adult education performance at European and international level.
Mr István Vadász (b 1953)
Degree (teacher of History and Geography) from University of Deprecen. Currently president of a country folk high school foundation and teacher of a folk high school. Focus on scientific field: distribution of new voluntary associations in settlements of Hungary and adult educational initiatives of folk high schools in Hungary.
Ms Susanna Huovinen (b 1972)
Master of Social Sciences (University of Jyväskylä 1998), Member of Parliament. Member of the National Sports Council, Member of the City Council of Jyväskylä, Deputy Chairperson of the social-democratic party group. Chairperson of the Youth Committee of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. Liaison secretary of the youth campaign of the Finnish Youth Co-operation Allianssi in 1996, organisation instructor in Nuoret Kotkat youth organisation in 1991-1993, and sports instructor in an adult education centre for several years.
Mr Paul Bélanger
Director of the UNESCO Institute for Education since 1989. Until 1984 the General Director of the Canadian Institute for Adult Education in French-speaking Canada. Before taking present responsibility at UNESCO he was the Director of an Institute of applied research on work in Canada and the Chairperson of a public commission for the evaluation of junior colleges. After a Master in Philosophy at the University' of Ottawa, a Master in Social Science at the University of Montreal and a postgraduate study in Adult Education at Manchester University in United Kingdom, he completed a Ph.D. at the Sorbonne in Paris. Received an Honorary' Degree of Doctor of the University of Surrey in December 1998. The author of many studies on adult education in Canada, in Africa and at the international level.
Ms Marita Savola (b 1950)
Master of Education at the Jyväskylä University. Counsellor of Education. Director of Adult Education and Training, Ministry of Education; Department for Education and Science Policy.
Mr Ismo Silvo (b 1958)
MA in philosophy and political sciences (Univ. Helsinki) 1981, PhD in Political Sciences, Media Policy (Univ. Helsinki) 1988. Publication activites in the field of audience research, cultural media studies, and media policy. A number of presentation on both national and international conferences related to these topics. Lecturing in the Univ. of Helsinki on political sciences and media studies since 1983. Audience researcher at the Finnish Broadcasting Company 1982-85. Expert in strategic planning of the YLE 1985-88. Head of Training Institute 1988-1990. Head of Research and Development Department YLE 1990-1993. Executive Director of the European Audiovisual Observatory 1993-97. Currently Controller of Strategic Planning at the YLE, 1997- Main responsibilities: corporate strategic planning, and planning of the digital television.
Mr Paolo Federighi (b 1949 Lucca, Italy)
President of the European Association for the Education of Adults since 1992. Member of the Italian National Interministerial and Interregional Committee for the Higher Integrated Education and Training for young and adults. Consultor of the Tuscany regional Government for policy of work, education and training. Consultor of Unesco Institute of Education, European Union and Council of Europe. Professor of adult education at Florence University.
Mr Jorma Turunen (b 1947)
Master of Political Science at University of Helsinki. Director of Studies, Workers´ Educational Association 1981-1988. Director of Nordic Folk Academy (Gothenburg) 1988-1992. General Secretary, Workers Educational Association since 1994. President of Finnish Adult Education Association since 1998. Vice-president of the European Association for the Education of Adults from 1999 . Member of the Executive Committee of International Federation of Workers´ Educational Association from 1996.
Mr Jorma Ahola (b 1947)
Division for Adult Education and Training, Department for Education and Science Policy, Ministry of Education; Master of Political Science (sociology) University of Helsinki 1972. Secretary General for Committee of Lifelong learning (1997).
Ms Arja Mäkeläinen (b 1946)
Master of Political Science and Master of Laws at Helsinki University. Counsellor of Education. Ministry of Education; Department for Education and Science Policy; Division for Adult Education and Training.
CURRICULUM VITAE - WORKSHOPS
Ms Vida Andreja Mohorcic Spolar (b 1946, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
BA Hons in English language and literature and history of art, BSsc Hons - human resource management and educational planning, Master's degree in organisational sciences, PhD – pedagogical sciences. Directress of the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, assistant lecturer at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Educational Sciences. Research projects on conception of adult education, assessing the needs for adult education. Secretary general of International League for Social Commitment in Adult Education, member of the Steering Committee of the European Society for the Research in the Education of Adults, member of the Executive Board of European Association of Adult Educators, member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Education, Hamburg.
Ms Aleksandra Arceusz (b 1960 Gdansk, Poland)
MA degree in modern British literature in 1985 from the Gdansk University. English teacher in secondary school and at the university for 8 years. In 1991 became a director of the Teacher Training College in Elbag, Poland. Responsible over the organisation and administration of the programme and for teaching English language methodology. In 1998 the Teacher Training College was changed into the fully independent educational institution and it became a part of The Higher School of Vocational Training. The Institute is responsible for educating teachers of foreign languages and also for offering language courses for the community.
Mr Eric Rousselle
Lic.Phil. Development Manager at the University of Oulu Learning and Research Services since 1991. Language teacher at the university of Oulu language Centre and in several Finnish Folk High Schools (1985 - 1991). Expertise: Development of Web-based learning environments for continuing education. The TELSIpro -Web-based environment developed by the University of Oulu is used in several European adult education projects and teacher networks. Development of Web-based language simulations for professional training. Lectures on educational technology related subjects in several Finnish teacher training programs and international conferences. Project Management of several national and European Innovation and teacher training projects.
Ms Anneli Bauters (b 1945)
MA Degree from the University of Helsinki. Secretary General at the Green Cultural and Educational Centre. Interested in didactics and has been working in the 80´s in the field of training language teachers in adult education. Special interest is to write study material for adults learning the Swedish language. The Finnish publishing houses WSOY and Otava has published about 20 language textbooks from their team. The textbooks are aimed at both liberal adult education and vocational education.
Mr Erich Mistrik (b 1954)
Graduated from Faculty of Arts, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia in aesthetics and philosophy in 1978. Degrees: CSc. in aesthetics (equivalent to PhD) 1989, Associate Professor in Aesthetic Education in 1994. Present position: Head of the Department of Ethic and Civic Education, Faculty of Education, Comenius University, Bratislava since 1990 and Vice-Dean for International Relations of the Faculty of Education from 1996. Professional interests: civic education, aesthetic education, multicultural education, and methodology of the humanities.
Ms Marketta Luutonen (b 1950)
Ph.D. Lic. Soc. Sc. Managing Director, The Finnish Crafts Organisation
Mr Timo Toiviainen (b 1942)
Dr. Timo Toiviainen received BA and MA from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Later earned Ed.D. at the University of Toronto, Canada. From 1967 has had different positions in adult education organisations, and has been Secretary General in the Finnish Adult Education Association since 1987. Dr. Toiviainen has also been a Docent on the faculty at the University of Helsinki from 1998. Published extensively especially on liberal adult education.
Mr Günther Dohmen (b 1926)
Studied Germanistik, History, English Literature, Philosophy and Education at the university of Heidelberg. Got his Ph.D. from Heidelberg University, an honorary doctor of the British Open University and the 'Habilitation" (university teaching licence) from the university of Tübingen. Main points of professional career were: 5 years teacher at secondary schools, founder of the first "Free School" in Germany, 6 years lecturer and since 1963 tenureship-professor for educational sciences, 1980-94 professor of adult and continuing education at the University of Tübingen. Since 1988 chairman of the German Concerted Action Continuing Education (KAW), the umbrella forum for all institutions and representatives of continuing education in Germany, and since 1995 works as scientific adviser for the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Bonn.
Mr Kari Kinnunen (b 1945)
M.Pol.Sc. Principal of the Workers´ Academy. Board member of the Finnish Association of Folk High Schools and Board Chairman of the Humanistic Polytechnic.
Mr Alan Tuckett
Director of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education for England and Wales since 1988. Originator of Adult Learners' Week and co-ordinates it each year. Studied English and American Literature at the University of East Anglia. In 1993 a visiting professor at the University of Warwick and a visiting fellow at the University of Technology, Sydney. Special Professor in Continuing Education at the university of Nottingham. In 1999 was awarded a D Univ. (Doctor of the University) by the Open University. President of the International League for Social Commitment in Adult Education from 1986 to 1987, and has advised UNESCO and the Palestine National Authority on adult learning. He was awarded the OBE in 1995 and in 1997 was appointed vice-chair of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning.
Ms Magda Trantallidi-Papadimitriou (b 1952 Athens, Greece)
Has a background of a lawyer turned educationist with studies of Law at the University of Athens, Political Science at the University of Paris VIII, and Adult education at the University of Florence. Head of the Department for International Co-operation in the General Secretariat for Adult Education of the Greek Ministry of Education. Responsible for ESF policies and collaborates with UNESCO/UIE and OECD. Member of the ad hoc committee in Brussels for the European Year of Lifelong Learning 1996. Evaluator of the LEONARDO I programme at both national and transnational levels. Associate member of the European Association for the Education of Adults. Actively involved in European citizenship issues.
Mr Jack O'Herlihy
MA, Head of Development at Letterkenny Institute of Technology in Donegal, Ireland. Has extensive experience of local economic development at national and European level over many years. Has a particular interest in the role, which Higher Education must play as a motor for economic development. An academic centre of excellence cannot exist as an island but must be a productive centre for technology transfer to strengthen the economy of the region it serves. Has a special interest in the use of new technologies, particularly ICT, for rural development.
Mr Peter Krug (b 1943, Bremen)
Diploma in Social Sciences and Educational Sciences in Göttingen and Cornell/USA. Since 1992 Head of Division for Further and Adult education and Pedagogical Services, Ministry of Education, Science and Further Education Rhineland-Platinate. Since 1995 chairman of the Commission for further and Adult Education of Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn. Author for numerous publications in the field of lifelong learning.
Ms Carina Abréu Fardby (b 1958)
Sociologist. Director at the Nordic folk academy.
Mr Ruud Veldhuis (b 1944)
Graduated as a political scientist, specialised in international relations, sociology, history and mass psychology. Been as a teacher of history and social studies in secondary schools. From 1981 until 1994 worked as lecturer and deputy-director at the Stichting Burgerschapskunde (The Citizenship Foundation) in Leiden. Since 1994 he has managed the European projects of the Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek, the Dutch Centre for Civic Education, in Amsterdam. At present his activities concentrate on ‘European citizenship’, the promotion of citizen participation in the European integration process, and civic and political education projects which support institutions in countries evolving towards democracy. One of the co-ordinators of POLITEIA, Network for Citizenship and Democracy in Europe.
Ms Rosario Caraballo Román (b 1970)
University Degree in Sciences of Education, Pedagogy at University of Sevilla. Doctorate studies (35 credits) in Program "The Education into the European Framework" at University of Sevilla. Currently working in the Training School for Teachers of Primary, below to University of Sevilla. In 1995 and 1996 worked in a Training school for workers.
Ms Britten Månsson-Wallin (b 1951, Stockholm Sweden)
B.Sc. in Social Science Education. Since 1994 Dir. Swedish National Council of Adult Education. Member in the Swedish Monitoring Committee of EU Objective 4. Member in The Swedish EU Programme Office Advisory Board for Competence Development. Before 1994 started and established the Swedish Sport Confederation Adult Educational Association-Deputy Director.
Mr Herman Baert (b 1946)
Doctor in educational sciences and professor "sociale pedagogiek" (adult continuing and community education) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Research and teaching is focused on concepts and policy of lifelong learning, professional development and continuing education, social integration and community education. Some current projects are: Regional and Demand Based Planning of Adult Education Offerings (1996-98), Blueprint for a coherent and dynamic adult education policy in Flanders (1998-2000) and Guidance and self-directness in project based learning groups (1999-2001). General co-ordinator of the SOCRATES-ERASMUS intensive programme Adult Education in Europe.
Ms Bernadette (Bernie) Brady (b 1950)
Primary degree in Geography and Social Anthropology and a Masters Degree in Education. Director of AONTAS the National Association of Adult Education of the Republic of Ireland. Directed a large literacy scheme in Dublin before AONTAS. For fifteen years have been delivering a Basic Education Module to Postgraduate students studying adult education in N.U.I. maynooth. Written many articles and given many presentations both nationally and internationally on many aspects of adult education. Just completed a three year term as a Board member of the Combat Poverty Agency Ireland and am currently a member of the Governing Authority of University College Dublin.
Mr Barry J. Hake (b 1943)
Born in United Kingdom, resident in Netherlands since 1970. Studied Social Sciences in UK, and was a teacher of adults. Ph.D. in Adult Education devoted to social movements and history of adult education. Currently Associate Professor of Comparative Adult and Corporate Learning, Leiden University. Specialist research interests in comparative adult education, European Union policies on lifelong learning, history of cross-cultural influences in European adult education, especially folk high schools. Secretary of the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults.
Ms Zina Bianca
Degree in Philosophy at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of Catania. Headmistress in Secondary Institute of First grade since 1982. Specialised in Education Systems for the Formation and Integration of the Disabled. Promoter and a president of the AIDEA Sicilia and AIDEA Catania (Italian Association of Adult Education). Currently the co-ordinator of Integrated Observatory of Area on the Scolastic Dispersion, zone 3 and 4 of Catania. Co-ordinator of the Permanent Territorial Centre – district 13 (O.M. of the Minister of Public Education for the Education of Adults ).
Mr Jari Valtari (b 1963)
Master of Political Science, University of Helsinki. Head of Development, Workers Educational Association 1999 – . Head tutor of the department of civic studies, Espoo adult education centre 1996-1999. Teacher of social sciences, head tutor of develoment studies, Workers´ Academy 1991-94
Ms Prue Pullen (b 1945)
BA (Hons) and has Diploma/MSc in Community Education. Currently Co-ordinator, Edinburgh University Settlement and Leader of Socrates "ARKS" project. Has developed and run a 2nd Chance to Learn project over 14 years enabling adults who have left school with limited educational attainment to receive an effective and appropriate education.
Ms Marika Kaasik (b 1967)
Degree from University of Tartu (Department of History). Currently Deputy of Adult Gymnasium of Tartu. Since 1994 history teacher in Adult Gymnasium of Tartu. Since 1994 she has been practising continuous self improvement in the field of adult education in Estonia, Denmark and Sweden.
Mr Jan-Kåre Breivik (b 1962)
Social Anthropologist at University of Oslo. 1983 - 1990 Different University subjects: Nordic languages and literature, general Social Science, and different work experiences; teacher, leadership in asylum camp for refugees, etc. Graduate student in Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo 1994. Project Manager in ADA (Association for Adapted Adult Education in Norway) 1995 - 1999. Main project: Project manager of a Socrates funded Adult Education Project: A Second Chance for Disabled Adults . 1996 - 2000 Research project: Stigma and identity management. Working title of the coming doctoral thesis in social anthropology: Deaf Identity in the Making - narrative structuring of identity among Deaf Norwegians.
Ms Carmen Stadelhofer
Academic Director of ZAWiW, Centre for General Scientific Continuing Education at the University of Ulm. Studied Germanistics, Romanic languages and literature and pedagogy. Since 1984 working at the University of Ulm, first at the Seminar for Pedagogy. 1987-1994 head of scientific supervision of the research project "Frauenakademie (Women's Academy). Research focus: general scientific continuing education for women and people in the third age with a special attention to innovative methods in adult education. Heading research projects in the way of action research on a regional, national and international level.
Mr Jorma K. Miettinen (b 1921 Helsinki, Finland)
Academician Jorma K. Miettinen took in 1939 baccalaureate, entered Helsinki University, but volunteered to Army when the Winter War broke out In 1940-44 served in military service participating in three wars and rising to the rank of Senior Lieutenant. Later, in reserve, rose to the rank of Major. Graduated with M.Sc. (organic chemistry) in 1948 and Pb.D. (biochemistry) in 1954. In 1964 became Professor of Radiochemistry serving as Director of Department of Radiochemistry until retirement, in 1987. After retirement he has served as Board member and Chairman of the Board of the Third Age University of Helsinki University. Became Academician in 1995. Past President of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and member of several other scientific academies.
Mr Heikki Kalervo Väänänen (b 1952)
Professor of Cell Biology since 1998 at University of Turku.
Mr Peter Jarvis
Professor of Continuing Education at the University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey, UK and, currently, chair of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning in the School. He is Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Adult Education, University of Georgia, USA. Holds the following academic qualifications including a Ph.D. - research in sociology of professions (Aston); D.Litt - Doctor of Letters (Surrey), and a D.Phil. (Honoris Causa) from the University of Helsinki. He has received a variety of academic honours. He has written and edited over twenty books and about 150 papers and chapters in books on different fields of education. Serves on editorial boards of a number of journals in different parts of the world.
