Education and training (see notes)           Dates   1997-2001 Title of qualification awarded   PhD Principal subjects/occupational skills covered     Thesis Title: 'Young People in the Construction of the Virtual University' Empirical research that directly contributes to debates on e-learning Name and type of organisation providing education and training   Brunel University, London, UK Funded by an Economic and Social Research Council Award Level in national or international classification   ISCED 6   Dates   1993- 1997 Title of qualification awarded   Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Psychology Principal subjects/occupational skills covered   - Sociology of Risk, Sociology of Scientific Knowledge/ Information Society; - E-learning and Psychology; Research Methods. Name and type of organisation providing education and training   Brunel University, London, UK. Level in national or international classification   ISCED 5   Personal skills and competences (see notes)     Mother tongue(s)   English Other language(s) Self-assessment European level (*) French German   Understading Speaking Writing Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user B2 Independent user C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user   (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level   Social skills and competences    - Team work: I have worked in various types of teams from research teams to national league hockey. For 2 years I coached my university hockey team;  - Mediating skills: I work on the borders between young people, youth trainers, youth policy and researchers, for example running a 3 day workshop at CoE Symposium ‘Youth Actor of Social Change’, and my continued work on youth training programmes;  - Intercultural skills: I am experienced at working in a European dimension such as being a rapporteur at the CoE Budapest ‘youth against violence seminar’ and working with refugees.   Organisational skills and competences   - Whilst working for a Brussels based refugee NGO ‘Convivial’ I organized a ‘Civil Dialogue’ between refugees and civil servants at the European Commission 20th June 2002. - During my PhD I organised a seminar series on research methods.   Computer skills and competences   Competent with most Microsoft Office programmes and some experience with HTML.   Additional information (see notes)   PUBLICATION ‘How to do Observations: Borrowing techniques from the Social Sciences to help Participants do Observations in Simulation Exercises’ Coyote EU/CoE Partnership Publication, (2002). PERSONAL INTERESTS Creating pieces of Art and visiting Modern Art galleries. Enjoy all sports particularly hockey, football and running. Love to travel and experience different cultures.

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