Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Turkey

Network of coordinators for citizenship and human rights education

The co-ordinators for Education for democratic citizenship and human rights (EDC/HRE coordinators) are officially nominated contact persons whose main tasks are to ensure that CoE information on this topic is disseminated in the member states and to keep international partners (CoE, network of coordinators, other international organisations when appropriate) informed of EDC/HRE developments in their own countries. Most of the coordinators are representatives of Ministries of Education or similar professional bodies. At their meetings, the coordinators exchange information on recent developments in their countries, discuss future projects and identify possible solutions to common challenges. They provide feedback on the tools and manuals developed by the Council of Europe, and contribute to the organisation of the major events. Increasingly, the coordinators also work in smaller groups on a regional or thematic basis. In particular, three regional groups were established in order to address issues specific to their region: the Baltic/Black Sea Network, the Nordic Network and the South East Europe Network. Over the years, the network of EDC/HRE co-ordinators has become an active and influential community of professionals and decision-makers.

Coordinators for citizenship and human rights education contacts

ALBANIA 
Mr Astrit DAUTAJ, Educational Researcher
Institution of Curriculum and Standards
Rr. “Naim Frashëri” Nr. 37
TIRANA
Working Language: E
ANDORRA 
Mr Salvador SALA CARRASCO
Ministeri d'Educació i Formació Professional
Edifici El Moli
Av. Rocafort, 21-23
AD600 SANT JULIÀ DE LÒRIA
ANDORRA
Working language: F/E
ARMENIA 
Mr Nerses GEVORGYAN
Adviser to the Minister of Education and Science
Ministry of Education & Science, Government House
13, M. Khorenatsi str.
375010 YEREVAN
Working Language: E
AUSTRIA 
Ms Sigrid STEININGER
Deputy Head of Department for Citizenship Education
Environmental Education and Consumer Education
Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture
Minoritenplatz 5
A-1010 WIEN
Working Language: E
AZERBAIJAN 
Mr Azad AKHUNDOV
Chief Executive
International Relations Department
Ministry of Education
49 Khatai Avenue
1008 BAKU
Working Language: E
BELGIUM 
Flemish Community
Ms Ann DEJAEGHERE
Assistant to the Director
Afd. Strategische Beleidsondersteuning
Departement Onderwijs & Vorming
Hendrik Consciencegebouw
Koning Albert II laan 15
1210 Brussel
Working Language: E
French Community
Ms Marie-Pierre GROSJEAN
Inspectrice, Service général de l’inspection de l’enseignement secondaire
20, rue Henri Wafelaerts
1060 BRUXELLES
Working Language : F
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 
Mr Suad ALIC
Hamdije Kresevljakovica br. 55, 71000 SARAJEVO
Working Language: E
BULGARIA 
Ms Siyka CHAVDAROVA–KOSTOVA
Assoc. Prof., Head of Chair “Theory of Education”
Faculty of Pedagogy
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Bul. “Tsar Osvoboditel” 15, room 67, SOFIA, 1504
Working Language: E
CROATIA 
Ms Nevenka LONCARIC JELACIC
Senior Advisor for HRE/EDC
Education and Teacher Training Agency
Donje Svetice 38, 10 000 ZAGREB
Working Language: E
CYPRUS 
Mr Petros PETROU
Inspector of Secondary Education
Ministry of Education and Culture
Kimon and Thucydides street,
1434 NICOSIA
Working Language: E
CZECH REPUBLIC 
Mr Jaroslav FALTYN
Deputy Director, The Research Institute of Education in Prague
Senovazne nam. 1588/4
11006 PRAHA 1
Working Language: E
DENMARK 
Mr Jakob Birklund ANDERSEN
Special Adviser
The Education Agency
Department of General Education
Frederiksholms Kanal 26
1220 COPENHAGEN K
Working Language: E
ESTONIA 
Mr Einar Värä
Ministry of Education and Research
Chief Expert of General Education Department
Munga 18
50088 Tartu
Working Language : E
FINLAND 
Ms Kristina KAIHARI
Councellor of Education
Finnish National Board of Education
Hakaniemenranta 6, P.O. Box 380
FIN-00531 HELSINKI
Working Language: E
FRANCE 
Ms Elisabeth FRÖCHEN
Deputy Head of Department for European and International Affairs
Directorate-General for Schools
Ministry of Education and Youth
Working language : F / E
GEORGIA 
Ms Maya TCHILASHVILI
Ethnic Minorities Coordinator
Teacher Professional Development Center
52 Uznadze St.
0102 TBILISI
Working Language: E
GERMANY 
Mr Kurt EDLER
State Institute for Teacher Training and School Development Hamburg
Head of Unit: Society, Social and Legal Education
Intercultural and Global Education
Hohe Weide 12
20259 HAMBURG
Working Language: E
GREECE 
Ms Maria FASSARI
International Organisation Section
Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs
An. Papandreou 37
15180 MAROUSSI
Working language: E
Mrs Roy CHOURDAKI
Head of the International Organisations Division
Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs
An. Papandreou 37
15180 MAROUSSI
Working language: E
HUNGARY 
Ms Sara KUN-HATONY
Ministry of Education
Szalay u. 10-14, H 1055 BUDAPEST
Working Language: E
ICELAND 
Ms Sesselja SNAEVARR
Adviser
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Department of Education - Division of Curriculum
Sölvhólsgata 4 – IS -150 REYKJAVIK
Working Language: E
IRELAND 
Mr Aidan CLIFFORD
Director, CDVEC - Curriculum Development Unit,
Captain’s Road
Crumlim
IRL DUBLIN 12
Working Language: E
ITALY 
Mme Paola GIGANTE
Ministero dell' Istruzione, Dell Universita, E Della Ricera - Dipartimento per la Programmazione
Direzione Generale per gli Affari Internazionali - Bureau VI
Viale Trastevere 76/A - 00153 Roma
LATVIA 
Ms Sandra FALKA,
Specialist for Curriculum of Social Sciences
Ministry of Education and Science
Centre for Curriculum Development and Examinations
Valnu Street 2
RIGA LV 1050
Working Language: E
LIECHTENSTEIN 
Mr Guido WOLFINGER –Amtsleiter
Schulamt des Fürstentums Liechtenstein
Europark
Austrasse 79
FL-9490 VADUZ
Working Language: E
LITHUANIA 
Mr Ricardas TOTORAITIS
Head of the Continuing Education Division
Ministry of Education and Science
A. Volano st.2/7
LT-1516 VILNIUS
Working Language: E
LUXEMBOURG 
M. Joseph BRITZ
Professeur-attaché
Ministère de l’Education nationale et de la Formation professionnelle
29, rue Aldringen
L- 2926 LUXEMBOURG
Working Language: F/E
MALTA/MALTE 
Mr George SAID-ZAMMIT
Education Officer
Curriculum Centre, Room 16
Sarria Street
FLORIANA, FRN 1460
Working Language: E
MOLDOVA 
Ms Valentina MIRON
Ministry of Education and Youth
Head of Section for school inspection
Department of Education, Youth and Sport
Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, 1
MD 2033 CHISINAU
Working Language: F
MONACO 
Madame Sylvia CHEYNUT
Centre de Formation Pédagogique
Direction de l’Education nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports
Avenue de l’Annonciade
98000 MONACO/Principauté de Monaco
Working Language : F
MONTENEGRO 
Prof. Dr Bojka DJUKANOVIC
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Montenegro
Danila Bojovica bb
83000 NIKSIC
Working Language : E
NETHERLANDS 
Ms Elvira ARKESTEIJN
Policy Advisor
European Platform – Internationalising Education
Kennemerplein 16
Postbus 1007
2001 BA Haarlem
Working Language: E
NORWAY 
Mr John Christian CHRISTIANSEN
Adviser, Norwegian Board of Education
Directorate of Education and Training
P.O. Box 2924 Toyen
N-0608 OSLO
Working Language: E
POLAND 
Ms Marlena FALKOWSKA
National In-service Teacher Training Centre
Aleje Ujazdowskie 28
00-478 WARSAW
Working Language: E
PORTUGAL 
Maria Luisa NUNES
Assessora principal
Direcção Geral de Inovação e Desenvolvimento Curricular of the Ministry of Education
Av 24 de Julho nº140
1399-025 LISBOA
Working Language: F/E
ROMANIA 
Ms Simone VELEA
Head of Theory of Education Department
Institute for Educational Sciences
37 Stirbei Voda, Sector 1,
70732 BUCAREST
Working Language: E/F
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
Ms Tatiana Vladimirovna BOLOTINA
Director of the Centre for Civic Education,
Russian Academy for Upgrading Professional – Standards and Retraining of
Educators
Office 302, House 8, Build. 2a,
Golovinskoye Shosse –
125212 MOSCOW
Working Language: E
SAN MARINO 
Prof. ssa Patrizia DI LUCA
Via Leopoldo del belgio, 7
47893 BORGO MAGGIORE
Working Language: F
SERBIA/SERBIE 
Ms Snezana VUKOVIC
Head of Department for Strategy and Development of Education
Ministry of Education Republic of Serbia
Nemanjina St.22-26
11 33 06 BELGRADE
Working Language: E
SLOVAKIA
 
SLOVENIA 
Mr Mitja SARDOC
Educational Research Institute
Gerbiceva 62
1000 LJUBLJANA
Working Language: E
SPAIN 
Ms Mar Etienne PÉREZ
Technical Adviser
Dirección General de Evaluación y cooperación Territorial
Ministry of Education
C) Los Madrazo 15-17
28014 MADRID
Working Language: E
SWEDEN 
 
SWITZERLAND 
Mr Rolf GOLLOB
IPE - International Projects in Education
Zurich University of Teacher Education
Hirschengraben 28
8090 Zurich, Switzerland
Working Language: E
Ms Wiltrud WEIDINGER
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
Hochschulentwicklung und Transfer – Prozesse
Hirschengraben 28
CH – 8090 ZÜRICH
Working Language: E
“THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA” 
Ms Ivanka MIJIK
Advisor for International Collaboration and Research Projects
Bureau for Development of Education
"Ruger Boskovik" bb, 1000 SKOPJE
“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
Working language: E
TURKEY 
Mr Hüseyin Şirin'
Member of the Board of Education in Turkey
Ministry of National Education of Turkey
Talim ve Terbiye Kurulu Baskanligi
Teknik Okullar
ANKARA
Working Language: E
UKRAINE 
Ms Rayisa YEVTUSCHENKO
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Peremohy Ave. 10
KYIV 01135
Working Language: E
UNITED KINGDOM 
Mr David KERR
Principal Research Fellow
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
The Mere, Upton Park
GB SLOUGH SL1 2DQ
Working Language: E
KOSOVO*
Mr Arbër SALIHU
Zyrtar për planprograme, Curriculum developer
Ministria e Arsimit Shkencës dhe Teknologjisë së Kosovës
Ministry of Education Science and Technology of Kosova
Eximkos Building, Room 307
Rruga Nëna Terezë,
Pristina
KOSOVO
* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or populations, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.