Position:Senior researcher

Short CV:Born in 1974 in Budapest, capital of Hungary, after secondary education I studied psychology and biology and received a degree as psychology and biology teacher and psychologist.

I started my carrier in 1998 as a psychology lecturer for four years in a teacher training institute in Szombathely, Western Hungary. Meanwhile I also worked for Hungarian Institute for Public Education first on a part time basis and since 2001 as a full time researcher. Now I work for OFI (Hungarian Institute For Educational Research and Development) which is a successor of Hungarian Institute for Public Education. In 2005 I received my PhD degree in Education from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.

Since its foundation in 2000 I have coordinated the Hungarian Eco-school Network which has more than 540 member school at the moment. I am the Hungarian National coordinator of Environmental and School Initiative (ENSI) network. I have participated in several international co-operations aiming at promote school development and researches mainly in ESD (e.g. EU Comenius SUPPORT project), but I have also some experiences in drama education researches (DICE project). 

Beside scientific activities I give lectures on education for sustainability and environmental awareness at Eötvös Loránd and BME universities, and I am involved in the work of several NGOs and bodies, I am a member of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, of Hungarian Society of Environmental Education, and the board of Free Waldorf School of Fót.

At the moment I am participating in the process of development of a new curriculum system for Hungarian public education, and involved in activities aiming to maintain and develop the Hungarian Eco-school Network.

Area of interest:Curriculum and school development, especially in the field of environmental education and education for sustainable development.