CURRICULUM VITAE
(2012)
Name: Gábor Halász, Dr.
Position: Professor of Education
Institution: University Eötvös Lóránd
Faculty
of Education and Psychology
Centre for Higher Educational Management
address:
1075
Telephone: +36-1-461-4500
Fax:
+36-1-461-4532
Position: scientific advisor
Institution: National Institute for Educational Research and
Development (former National Institute
for Public Education)
address:
1055 Budapest, Szalay utca 10–14
postal
address: P.O.B. 120
1364 Budapest
Telephone: +36-1-235-7200
Fax: +36-1-235-72-02
Address: 2144 Kerepes,
Juhász Gyula u. 75.,
Home telephone: +36-28-490-307
Mobile telephone: +36-30-411-66-40
E-mail: halaszg@helka.iif.hu
Personal website: http://halaszg.ofi.hu/English_index.html
Date and
place of birth:
August 17, 1952,
Marital
status:
married (three children)
Education, scientific degrees:
High school:
University degree (Master's Degree):
University Eötvös Lóránd, Faculty of
Arts,
University doctorate (between MA and
PhD):
University Eötvös Lóránd, Faculty of
Arts, 1982
Candidate of sciences (PhD
equivalent):
Hungarian Academy of
Sciences, 1988
Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of
Sciences (educational science)
Hungarian Academy of
Sciences, 2003
University habilitation
University Eötvös Lóránd, Faculty
of Education and Psychology, 2007
Workplaces and positions
1978-1980, research assistant,
1980-1990, junior and later senior research fellow, Hungarian Institute for Educational
Research
1990-2001, senior researcher, head of research department, deputy and acting director general, National Institute for Public Education
1992-2007, senior lecturer at the
2001-2006, director general, National Institute for Public Education
2006- scientific advisor, National
Institute for Public Education
2007- senior research fellow,
(full) professor, University Eötvös Lóránd, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy
Fields of interest: educational sociology,
educational policy-making, educational administration and management, theory of
educational systems, history of education, comparative education, education and
international co-operation, European integration and education, higher
education studies
Languages competence:
English (fluent)
French (fluent)
Major research, teaching and advisory activities and
experiences in
1978-1980, Conducting a research on the organisational climate of
schools
1981-88, Conducting
research on various education policy themes as the member of the Education Planning Research Department of
the Hungarian Institute for Educational Research
1982-84, Participation in
the expert committee working on the preparation of the 1985 Education Act
1988-89, Participation in
the development of an alternative policy conception for education in the period
of democratic transformation
1989-1990, Leading a major survey on social attitudes towards education
policy issues
1990-1993, Leading a major research on the impact of European
integration on education
1993-1995, Leading a major research on the role of local self
governments in education
1996, 1998, 2000 and 2003, Editing major analytical reports on the state of school
education in
1996-1997, Leading the Hungarian team in the Word
Bank Project “The quality of education and the local management of education in
1997-2002 , Member of the
National Council of Public Education in
1997-1999 , Member of the
Strategic Taskforce on European Integration of the Hungarian Government
(responsible for education, training and research)
1997-1998, Leading the
Hungarian team in the Word Bank Project
“Inter-governmental roles in the delivering of education services”
1998, Member of the Steering
Committee of the Hungarian “Transition from initial schooling to work” study
for OECD
1998- , Member of the Board
of the Hungarian Tempus Public Foundation
managing EU community programs in education
1998- , President of the
Steering Board of the Dutch-Hungarian School for
Educational Management
1998, Leading the commission
charged by the Hungarian Ministry of Education producing a strategy paper on
school education policy
1999-2005, Program director
(education sector), National Social Science Research Program (OKTK)
2000-2001,
Member of the
ministerial commission preparing a White Paper on education
2000-2001, Leader of the
team preparing the Hungarian country paper for the 46th conference
of BIE UNESCO
2003-2007, member of the
Graduate School in Educational Sciences of the University of Szeged
2005-2006, member of the
advisory committee on national development planning of the Hungarian Minister
for European Affairs
2005-2010, member of the
National Council for the Evaluation of Public Education
2006-2007, member of the
commission charged by the minister of education to revise the Hungarian
National Core Curriculum
2006-2008 chair of the
scientific committee preparing the seventh Hungarian National Congress of
Education
2008- Member of the Doctoral
Council of the Hungarian National Academy of Sciences
2009-2010 Project leader (“National education sector research,
development, innovation and knowledge management strategy” - Social Renewal
Operational Program (SROP) of the National Development Plan of Hungary for the
period 2007-2013) (see the executive
summary of the final report in English here)
2011- Chair of the Advisory
Committee of the Hungarian national Program for the Development of Quality in
Higher Education (FEMIP)
2012- Project leader (“The impact of developmental interventions on
classroom level processes in school education” - three-year research
project - Hungarian Scientific Research Fund - OTKA)
Major international functions and experiences:
- One month study tour in
- Participation at the
yearly Rabka Seminars on Education Sociology, Poland,
1986-1990
- A two week tour in the
- A one month study tour in
the
- Keynote speaker at the VIIIth World Congress of Comparative Education,
- Steering committee member,
Network Educational Science Amsterdam (1991-1996)
- President of the steering
committee of a major Dutch-Hungarian educational management development project
leading to the establishment of the
- Member of Project Expert
Group, Council of Europe, "Secondary Education for
- Author of the school chapters
of the Hungarian background report on education policy for OECD, 1992-1993
- Member of the European
Forum of Educational Administration, 1992-
- OECD examiner, Survey on
Education Policy, Poland, 1994-1995
- OECD examiner, Survey on
Education Policy, Czech Republic, 1995-1996
- Member of Governing Body,
European Institute of Education and Social Policy, 1995-1996
- OECD CERI Governing Board
(member since 1996, member of the Executive Bureau, since 2003, President of
the Board 2005-2007, vice president 2008-)
- Lecturing at the 1998
Human Development week of the World Bank,
- OECD examiner, Survey on
Transition from Initial Schooling to
- World Bank education
consultant,
- Lecturing at the
- Participating at the 17nd
European Carrefour on Science and Culture organised by the Forward Studies Unit
of the European Commission (an expert meeting on the educational implications
of knowledge society on the European social model) of, 1999
- Member of an expert team
assisting the Macedonian government on the request of the World Bank and the
Dutch Government for the elaboration of a national education development
strategy, 2001
- Co-organiser of the
OECD-Hungary Seminar on Managing Education for Lifelong Learning,
- World Bank education
consultant,
- Lead consultant in the
project “Regional decentralisation of education management in
- OECD examiner, rapporteur, Survey of Teacher policy in
- Keynote speaker.
Conference on “15 Years On: Educational Transitions in Central and
- Co-organiser of the
OECD-Hungary Seminar on Formative Assessment,
- World Bank education
consultant,
- President of CIDREE (Consortium of Institutions for
Development and Research in Education in
- Keynote speaker and
expert. Central Asian Education Conference „New School – The space of opportunities”,
Kyrgyzstan. March 23-26, 2006
- Speaker and expert. (Futures thinking and decision-making at system level). OECD/Japan Seminar on „Futures Thinking for Education: Policy, Leadership and the
Teaching Profession” (6 - 8 November 2006 -
- Participation in the comparative study entitled „Transforming Societies of Visegrád Countries and Their Educational Systems“ led by the Institute for Research and Development of
Education of the Faculty of Education of Charles University in
- OECD examiner, Improving
School Leadership,
- OECD examiner, rapporteur, Recognising Non-Formal and Informal Learning,
South-Korea, 2007
- OECD examiner, Vocational
Education and Training thematic review, United Kingdom, 2008
- 2008 Rapporteur
– Thematic Workshop „Policy design and
implementation” OECD. International
Conference: ‘Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society’. (
- Chair of program committee
and keynote speaker at the Dabube Rectors’
Conference, Hungary, 2008.
- Co-chair of the Higher
Education management Working Group of the Dabube
Rectors’ Conference (2008-)
- Speaker at the OECD/Germany workshop on Advancing
innovation: human resources, education and training. 17-18 November 2008
- Co-organiser of the
OECD-Hungary Seminar on Tertiary Education, Budapest, 1-2 December, 2008.
- Participating in the
project „The Role of School Leadership in
Creating a Learning Environment that is Conducive to Effective Learning with
Special Regard to the Improvement of the Quality of Teacher Activity” of
the Central European Cooperation in Education, author of the synthesis report
(2008-2009)
- Participating in the
project “Cross-curricular Key Competences
and Teacher Education” supported by the European Commission, one of the
authors of the conclusion chapter of the synthesis report (2008-2009) (see
the report here)
- Member of the
international expert group set up by the European Commission to support the
„New skills for new jobs” policy of the European Union (2009-2010) (see
the report of the expert group here)
- Keynote Speaker – OECD –
IMHE What Works Conference on Quality of teaching in higher education. 12-13 October 2009. Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul,
Turkey (see
presentations here)
- Speaker - International
Conference “White
Paper and Beyond: Tertiary Education Reform in the
Czech Republic” Prague, October 16-17, 2009 (see here)
- Invited Speaker - 'New Skills For New
Jobs: Action Now' Conference. European Commission. 4 February
2010, Brussels.
-
Strategic adviser - Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique. Lyon. France.
- Member of the expert team
of the „Supporing
Quality Teaching” program of OECD IMHE
- OECD IMHE expert, ’Quality Teaching in Higher Education’,
Portugal, 2010
- OECD examiner, ‘Thematic Review on Assessment and Evaluation
in Education’, Sweden. 2010
- Chair of the Group of
National Experts of the Thematic Review on ‘Evaluation
and Assessment. OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for
Improving School Outcomes’, 2010-2011
- Expert consultant. OECD Public Governance Review of Estonia. 2010
- Invited Speaker - 'New Skills For New
Jobs: Action Now - An expert group report for the European Commission'
Second “EU-US Education Policy Forum” Brussels. 11. October 2010.
- Speaker. Educational Information
Systems for Innovation and Improvement. OECD/SSRC/Stupski Workshop.
14-15 October 2010. New York City
- Invited speaker. 2010 „Post-secondary Vocational Education and
Training in a Changing and Challenging Policy Landscape” OECD-KRIVET
(Korea) Joint Seminar 17 November 2010, OECD Conference Centre
- Member of the European Network of Experts on Social aspects of
Education and Training – NESET, 2010- (further information
here)
- Keynote speaker at the
Final Conference on Implementing the Action Plan on Adult Learning. Budapest.
March 8-9, 2011
- Rapporteur
at European Conference on the European Qualifications Framework. Budapest,
25-26 MAY, 2011 (see the website of the conference here)
- Member of the Editorial
Board of the European
Journal of Education, 2010- (editorial correspondent since 2008)
- Member of the Advisory
Group of the OECD
Skills Strategy, 2011-
- Speaker at the Informal
Joint EDPC-EDRC Seminar “Bringing
education and economics together”. OECD Conference Centre. Paris. 16.
November, 2011
- Speaker at the Seminar on
„Strategic Leadership and its Impact on Organizational Culture”. Linköping
University. 30th January 2012
- Speaker at the Seminar on
EU-Asia higher education cooperation. Asemundus consortium. Bangkok, 2012 April 2-3
- Teaching in the Master in Research and Innovation in
Higher Education (MARIHE) Erasmus Mundus
Masters Course. („History of Higher
Education, regional focus: Europe”). Danube University Krems. 2012-