Van Munster, Birgit
Homo Sapiens Foundation, United Kingdom
I worked for 20 years with farmers and livestock keepers on sustainable development in Africa. I have just moved from Tanzania to Wales. Our foundation does not-forprofit educative media projects, mostly on sustainable development.
Van't Land, Hilligje
International Association Of Universities (Iau), France
As Senior Pogramme Manager of IAU, I am in charge of the development of projects and other initiatives for the IAU thematic priority: Higher Education and sustainable development.
Vanpeperstraete, Ben
Belgium
Ben has been involved in several civil society organisations in different strategic roles for many years: first as an active volunteer in a local youth organisation(JNM), then as a board member of a fair trade movement and importer. He worked on policy within the Flemish National Youth Council (VJR), looking specifically at social policy, youth autonomy, mobility, sustainable development, participation and mainstreaming. He is currently finishing his Masters degree in Sociology from the Free University of Brussels. (ULB) In 2009-10, Ben will be responsible for Organisational Development within the YFJ, and for its work on Migration and Sustainable Development.
Varcher, Pierre
Meeg (Monitoring And Evaluation Expert Group), Unesco, Switzerland
Membre du MEEG (Monitoring and Evaluation Experts group) auprès du secrétariat de l'UNESCO chargé de la mise en oeuvre de la Décennie. Vice-président de la commission suisse pour l'UNESCO. Chargé d'enseignement à l'Université de Genève en didactique de la géographie et enseignant.
Viertel, Evelyn
Operational Department, European Training Foundation, Italy
I am an education and training specialist with specific expertise in vocational training and adult learning policies and have worked in various bilateral andinternational donor cooperation institutions. Currently employed at the European Union's development aid agency - the European Training Foundation(www.etf.europa.eu) - I am coordinating a group on education for sustainable development which is to come up with strategic recommendations for the future work of the ETF.
Wachter, Daniel
Sustainable Development Section, Federal Office For Spatial Development, Switzerland
Sustainable development coordinator in the federal government, responsible for the national strategy for sustainable development. Head of coordinating group of federal agencies involved in ESD. Lecturer on sustainable development policy.
Wade, Rosalind
Education, London South Bank University, United Kingdom
Ros has considerable exoerience in development education and worked as an Education Adviser for Oxfam for 15 years. For the last 10 years she has been co- director of the Education for Sustainability programme, an international distance learning masters course and research programme at London South Bank University. She has researched and written widely in the area of ESD and is co-author of the recently published Unesco paper on EFA-ESD. dialogue.
Westin, Martin
Helth And Knowledge, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sweden
I work as Educational Adviser in relation to developing countries.
Wilgenbus, David
La Main À La Pâte - Ecole Normale Supérieure, France
David Wilgenbus, astrophysicist, is project manager in the French la main à la pâte organization Académie des sciences, Ecole normale supérieure). He works for the implementation, at primary school, of educational projects dealing with sustainable development.
Wilmanns, Manuel
Bimun/Sinub E.V., Germany
Student of International Relations and International Law. Part of the ESD Workshop "Young ESD Voices from aroung the World" prior the the World Conference. Focus on the environment, gender equality and peace & human security as well as on the use of new media and information technologies in education.
Winzier, Dagmar
Promotion And Further Development Of The Vet System, Federal Institute For Vocational Education And Training (Bibb), Germany
I work as research fellow in the Federal Insitute of Vocational Education andTraining (BIBB) in the department for pilot projects, innovation and transfer of VET with a special focus on ESD and TVET.
Wright, Nigel
Water Engineering, Unesco-Ihe, Netherlands
Nigel Wright is Professor of Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development at UNESCO-IHE in Delft, The Netherlands. He is also leader of the Institute's Education Task Force.
Yousufzai, Masooma
Dutch National Youth Council (Dnyc), Netherlands
Dutch Youth Representative UNESCO.
Zachariou, Aravella
Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus
My research interets focus to ESD in formal and nonformal education, ESD and in-service training as well as with the sustainable school. I have participated invarious international and regional confrerences for ESD and I have puplished in international and national journals papers relatively with the ESD.
Zagoumennov, Iouri
Pedagogy Department, Minsk Institute For Education Development, Belarus
Dr. Iouri Zagoumennov is the CIS Region Focal Point of the IBE-UNESCO Community of Practice in Curriculum Development, also Head of Pedagogy Department at Minsk Institute for Education Development.
Zaloksnis, Janis
Geography And Earth Sciences Faculty, University Of Latvia, Latvia
Lectures on nature conversation, environment protection, environmental science, sustainable development at the University of Latvia starting from 1976. Deputy and chairman of the Environmental comittee of Riga city Council (1989-1994), head of Environmental strategy division of the Ministry of Environment (2001-2008).
Project manager Development of environmental science study content and study materials (Norwegian financial instrument LV0044).
Zamparutti, Janice
Winnipeg School Division, Canada
Janice Zamparutti (traditional name, Thunderbird Landing Woman) is the Director of Educational Technology Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has a Bachelor of Education and a Masters of Education from the University of Manitoba. She is responsible for the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development in the Winnipeg School Division.
Zgurovsky, Michael
National Technical University Of Ukraine Kiev, Polytechnic Institute, UKRAINE
Rector of National Technical University of Ukraine Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (1994 - 1998), Chairholder of UNESCO Chair "Higher technical education, informatics and applied system analysis".
