A Chance for Undiscovered Talent
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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German and English languageWhat can and what should higher education institutions do in order to improve access to and the completion of studies for students from disadvantaged backgrounds? How can young people be inspired to choose a study programme which corresponds both to their own affinities and which can provide relevant career prospects?
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Dipl.-Sozpäd. Cara COENEN
Regional Coordinator, Arbeiterkind.de NRW, Essen
| 1997-2000 | Student, University of Applied Sciences, Münster |
| 2000 | Diploma, Social Work/Social Pedagogics, University of Applied Sciences, Münster |
| 2000-2003 | Socio-Educational Support for Youths and Families, Düsseldorf |
| 2001-2002 | Regional Coordinator (voluntary), DBSH - German Federation of Social Work, Düsseldorf |
| 2002-2011 | Social Work at and Management of (Protestant) Youth Centres, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal |
| 2003-2010 | Trainings for Voluntary Youth Group Leaders, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal |
| since 2011 | Regional Coordinator, ArbeiterKind.de NRW, Essen |
Dr. Erna NAIRZ-WIRTH
Professor and Head, Education Sciences Group, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna
| 2007 | Associate Professor, Habilitation in General Pedagogics and Educational Science, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna |
| 2007-2008 | Deputy Chair, Institute for General Education and Philosophy, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna |
| since 2008 | Head, Educational Sciences Group; ao. Univ.-Prof., WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna |
| 2013 | Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge |
PhD Howard WILLIAMSON
Professor of European Youth Policy, Faculty of Business and Society, University of South Wales, Pontypridd
| Dr Howard Williamson is Professor of European Youth Policy at the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom. Previously he worked at the Universities of Oxford, Cardiff and Copenhagen and has held visiting positions at universities and research institutes in Hong Kong, Malta, Croatia, China, France, Australia and Iran. He is a qualified youth worker and ran a youth centre for 25 years in parallel with his academic research. He has advised many levels of governance on youth policy issues, from the Welsh and UK governments, the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the United Nations. He co-ordinated the Council of Europe’s international reviews of national youth policy and wrote three volumes on ‘Supporting Young People in Europe’ drawing lessons from the 21 country reviews. He is a trustee of Grassroots - the Cardiff City Centre Youth Project, the European Forum Alpbach Foundation, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award for Young People. Since 2002, he has been Organisational Secretary of the International Sociological Association Research Committee 34. In 2002, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and, in 2016, a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO). |
BA Peter WOODWARD
Independent Facilitator, Quest Associates, Bath
| Peter Woodward is an experienced independent facilitator. He specialises in the design and delivery of effective participative processes through his own business, Quest Associates Ltd. Assignments range from helping small teams to develop a strategy through to major multi-stakeholder international conferences. Peter supports clients from all sectors including local citizen groups, business, through to the European Commission. He is particularly active with clients who are working towards social, environmental and economic sustainability goals. Recent clients include the European Sustainable Development Network, EC EcoAP Green Innovation programme, the UK Charity Bank, The European Business Network and the Church of England. He has established a special reputation for bringing energy, enjoyment and added value into the conference setting. |
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