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Governing Board 

The Governing Board is the Centre's executive organ, composed of one representative from each member state. The Board defines and adopts the medium-term programme, monitors its implementation and the management of the Centre's resources and forwards a report on the Centre's activities to the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers.

Albania Albania


Ms Daniela Tamo
Name:
Ms Daniela Tamo
Address:
Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana
University of Tirana
Rruga "Him Kolli", Pallati Santara, Kati 5, Ap.4
A-1010 Tirana
Phone:
+355 4 2267509
+692170995
Fax:
+355 4 223 981
 

Andorra Andorra


Ms Marcella Armengol Parra
Name:
Ms Marcella Armengol Parra
Address:
Carretera d’Os de Civís, s/n Centre de Formació
Aixovall
AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria
Phone:
+376 74 12 60
Fax:
+ 376 84 48 58

Armenia Armenia


Ms Gayane Yeghiazaryan
Name:
Ms Gayane Yeghiazaryan
Address:
Head of the Chair of English
Brusov State University
42 Tumanyan St.,
0002 Yerevan
Phone:
+37411300111 ext . 237
 

Austria Austria


Ms Ursula Newby
Name:
Ms Ursula Newby
Address:
A-8010 Graz

Belgium Belgium

Name:
Ms Karine Dekeukelaere
Address:
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie - Bruxelles
Boulevard Léopold II, 44
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Phone:
+32497502934
 

Belgium Belgium

Name:
Ms Els Vermeire
Address:
Coordinating inspector
Flemish Education Inspectorate
Koning Albert II-laan 15
1210 Brussels
Phone:
+32 473780364

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina


Ms Dragana Vujanović
Name:
Ms Dragana Vujanović
Address:
Ministry of Civil Affairs
Senior Officer for European Assistance Programmes
Department of Education
Trg Bosne i Herzecovine 3
BiH-71 000 Sarajevo
Phone:
+387 33 492 516
Fax:
+387 33 492 627
 

Bulgaria Bulgaria


Ms Veselina Ganeva
Name:
Ms Veselina Ganeva
Address:
Ministère de l'éducation, de la jeunesse et de la science
Expert d'Etat pour les langues étrangères
Direction des programmes et des contenus éducatifs, Département de l'enseignement secondaire général
2A, boul. Dondoukov
BG-1000 Sofia
Phone:
+359 92 17 585
Fax:
+359 888 988 246
 

Croatia Croatia


Mr. Staša Skenžić
Name:
Mr. Staša Skenžić
Address:
Ministry of Science and Education
Head of Unit for International Affairs
Donje Svetice 38
10000 Zagreb
Phone:
+385 1 4594 359
 

Cyprus Cyprus


Ms Maria Iacovidou
Name:
Ms Maria Iacovidou
Address:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth of Cyprus
Secondary school inspector
Kimonos and Thoukididou street
CY-1434 Nicosia
Phone:
0035799810236

Czechia Czechia


Ms Eva Tučková
Name:
Ms Eva Tučková
Address:
Czech School Inspectorate (head office)
Fráni Šrámka 37
150 21 Prague 1
Phone:
+420 251 023 303

Denmark Denmark

Name:
Ms Nanna Bak
Address:
Danish Ministry of Children and Education
National Agency for Education and Quality
Frederiksholms Kanal 26
1220 Copenhagen K
Phone:
+45 40 19 65 70

Estonia Estonia


Ms Pille Põiklik
Name:
Ms Pille Põiklik
Address:
Ministry of Education and Research
Chief expert
Language Policy Department
Munga 18
EE-50088 Tartu
Phone:
+372 7350 223
Fax:
+372 7350 220
 

Finland Finland


Mr. Jorma Kauppinen
Name:
Mr. Jorma Kauppinen
Address:
Finnish National Agency for Education, EDUFI
Counsellor of Education
Hakaniemenranta 6, P.O. Box 380,
00531 Helsinki,
Phone:
+358 29 533 1091
 

France France


Ms Claire Extramiana
Name:
Ms Claire Extramiana
Address:
Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France (DGLFLF)
Chef de mission
Ministère de la Culture
6 rue des Pyramides
75001 Paris
Phone:
+33 1 40 15 35 47
Fax:
+33 1 40 15 36 76

Germany Germany

Name:
Ms Silke Hinz
Address:
Ministry of School and Education
Education North Rhine-Westphalia
Völklinger Strasse 49
DE-40221 Düsseldorf
Phone:
+49 211 5867 3450

Germany Germany


Mr. Matthias von Gehlen
Name:
Mr. Matthias von Gehlen
Address:
Sprache und Bildungspolitik (Bereich 42)
Goethe-Institut
Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 18
DE-80333 Munich
Phone:
+49 89 15921 338
Fax:
+49 89 15921 687
 

Greece Greece

Name:
Mr. Panagiotis Passas
Address:
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Head of General Directorate
General Directorate of International and European Affairs
37 A. Papandreou St., Maroussi,
GR-15180 Athens
Phone:
+30 210 3442479
 

Hungary Hungary


Ms Katalin Zoltán
Name:
Ms Katalin Zoltán
Address:
Department of Vocational Training Development and Support
Deputy State Secretary for Vocational Training
Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Budapest

Iceland Iceland


Mr. Eyjólfur Már Sigurðsson
Name:
Mr. Eyjólfur Már Sigurðsson
Address:
Language Centre
Directeur du Centre de langues
University of Iceland
Veröld – hús Vigdísar, Brynjólfsgötu 1
107 Reykjavík
Phone:
+354 525 4593
Fax:
+354 525 4225

Ireland Ireland


Ms Maria Lorigan
Name:
Ms Maria Lorigan
Address:
Senior Inspector
Department of Education and Skills
Marlborough Street
Dublin 1
Phone:
+353 1 889 6736
Fax:
+353 1 889 6525

Latvia Latvia


Ms Tatjana Kunda
Name:
Ms Tatjana Kunda
Address:
National Centre for Education
2 Valnu Street
LV-1050 Riga
Phone:
+37167814469

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein


Ms Belgin Amann
Name:
Ms Belgin Amann
Address:
Schulamt
Abteilung Mittel- und Hochschulwesen
Giessenstrasse 3 / Postfach 684
9490 Vaduz
Phone:
00423 236 6782
 

Lithuania Lithuania


Ms Irena Raudienė
Name:
Ms Irena Raudienė
Address:
Lower and Upper Secondary Education Division, Dept. of General Education and Vocational Training
Chief Officer
Ministry of Education and Science
A. Volano Street 2/7
LT-01516 Vilnius
Phone:
+370 5 219 1246
Fax:
+370 5 261 2077
 

Luxembourg Luxembourg


Ms Maisy Gorza
Name:
Ms Maisy Gorza
Address:
Institut national des langues
Directrice
21, Boulevard de la Foire
LU-1528 Luxembourg
Phone:
+352 26 44 30 390
 

Malta Malta


Ms Alice Micallef
Name:
Ms Alice Micallef
Address:
Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Assistant Director
Ministry for Education and Employment
Great Siege Road
Floriana
Phone:
0035625982195

Montenegro Montenegro


Ms Nataša Perić
Name:
Ms Nataša Perić
Address:
Department for international cooperation and public relations
Bureau for Education Services
Vaka Đurovića bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Phone:
+382 20 408908
Fax:
+382 20 408927
 

Netherlands Netherlands


Ms Wendoline Timmerman
Name:
Ms Wendoline Timmerman
Address:
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Senior policy advisor
Department of Secondary Education/IPC2650
Rijnstraat 50, P.O.Box 16375
NL-2500 The Hague
Phone:
+31 64 684 91 31
 

North Macedonia North Macedonia


Ms Dijana Treneska
Name:
Ms Dijana Treneska
Address:
Bureau for Development of Education
Ministry of Education and Science
Bul. Kiril i Metodij br. 54
MK-1000 Skopje
Phone:
+389 76 485 108
Fax:
+389 2 3118 195
 

Norway Norway

Name:
Mr. Gerard Doetjes
Address:
Nasjonalt senter for engelsk og fremmedspråk i opplæringen
Leder
Østfold University College
B R A veien 4
NO-1783 Halden
 

Poland Poland

Name:
Ms Joanna Iwaszkiewicz
Address:
International Cooperation Department
Chief expert: International Cooperation Department
Ministry of National Education
Al. Szucha 25
00-918 Warsaw
Phone:
+48 22 34-74-182
 

Romania Romania


Ms Alexandra Sandru
Name:
Ms Alexandra Sandru
Address:
Ministry of National Education
28-30 Gen. Berthelot Street, District 1
RO-010168 Bucharest
Phone:
004 021 405 57 59
 

Serbia Serbia

Name:
Ms Dušica Jovanović
Address:
Sector for International Cooperation and EU Integration
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological development
Nemanjina 22-26
11000 Beograd
 

Slovak Republic Slovak Republic


Ms Denisa Ďuranová
Name:
Ms Denisa Ďuranová
Address:
National Institute for Education and Youth
Pluhová 8
SK-831 03 Bratislava
Phone:
+421 2 492 76 227

Slovenia Slovenia


Ms Bronka Straus
Name:
Ms Bronka Straus
Address:
The Education Development Office
Undersecretary
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport
Masarykova 16
SI-1001 Ljubljana
Phone:
+386 1 400 53 31
Fax:
+386 1 400 53 28
 

Spain Spain


Ms Lourdes Ballesteros-Martin
Name:
Ms Lourdes Ballesteros-Martin
Address:
Acción Educativa Exterior
Education Advisor
Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional de España
Paseo del Prado 28
28014 Madrid
Phone:
+34 91 50 65 623
 

Sweden Sweden


Ms Eva Engdell
Name:
Ms Eva Engdell
Address:
Director of Education
Skolverket
Svetsarvägen 16
S-171 41 Solna
Phone:
+46 (0)8 527 335 91
Fax:
+46 (0)8 52 73 32 00

Switzerland Switzerland

Name:
Mr. Bernard Wicht
Address:
General Secretariat EDK
Head of international affairs
Haus der Kantone, Speichergasse 6, Postfach
CH-3001 Bern
Phone:
+41 31 309 51 75
 

Bureau of the Governing Board

Composed of the Chair of the Board, the two Vice-Chairs and four members, the Bureau is more closely involved in the Centre's day-to-day work. It meets two or three times a year and adopts the annual programme of activities.

Chair


Ms Claire Extramiana
Name:
Ms Claire Extramiana
Address:
Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France (DGLFLF)
Chef de mission
Ministère de la Culture
6 rue des Pyramides
75001 Paris
Phone:
+33 1 40 15 35 47
Fax:
+33 1 40 15 36 76

Vice-chair


Ms Pille Põiklik
Name:
Ms Pille Põiklik
Address:
Ministry of Education and Research
Chief expert
Language Policy Department
Munga 18
EE-50088 Tartu
Phone:
+372 7350 223
Fax:
+372 7350 220
 

Mr. Matthias von Gehlen
Name:
Mr. Matthias von Gehlen
Address:
Sprache und Bildungspolitik (Bereich 42)
Goethe-Institut
Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 18
DE-80333 Munich
Phone:
+49 89 15921 338
Fax:
+49 89 15921 687
 

Bureau members

Name:
Mr. Panagiotis Passas
Address:
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Head of General Directorate
General Directorate of International and European Affairs
37 A. Papandreou St., Maroussi,
GR-15180 Athens
Phone:
+30 210 3442479
 

Ms Nataša Perić
Name:
Ms Nataša Perić
Address:
Department for international cooperation and public relations
Bureau for Education Services
Vaka Đurovića bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Phone:
+382 20 408908
Fax:
+382 20 408927
 

Ms Wendoline Timmerman
Name:
Ms Wendoline Timmerman
Address:
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Senior policy advisor
Department of Secondary Education/IPC2650
Rijnstraat 50, P.O.Box 16375
NL-2500 The Hague
Phone:
+31 64 684 91 31
 

Ms Bronka Straus
Name:
Ms Bronka Straus
Address:
The Education Development Office
Undersecretary
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport
Masarykova 16
SI-1001 Ljubljana
Phone:
+386 1 400 53 31
Fax:
+386 1 400 53 28
 

Bureau observer


Ms Ursula Newby
Name:
Ms Ursula Newby
Address:
A-8010 Graz

Governing board observer

Austria Austria


Mr. Gunther Abuja
Name:
Mr. Gunther Abuja
Address:
Geschäftsführung
Österreichischen Sprachen-Kompetenz-Zentrums
Hans-Sachs-Gasse 3/I
AT-8010 Graz
Phone:
+43-316-82 41 50
Fax:
+43 316 82 41 50 6
 

Austria Austria


Ms Elisabeth Schlocker
Name:
Ms Elisabeth Schlocker
Address:
Austrian Association ECML
Nikolaiplatz 4
8020 Graz
Phone:
0043 316 323554 23
 

Croatia Croatia


Ms Snježana Šincek
Name:
Ms Snježana Šincek
Address:
Unit for International Affairs
Ministry of Science and Education
Donje Svetice 38
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Phone:
+385 1 4594 351
 

Denmark Denmark


Ms Ana Kanareva-Dimitrovska
Name:
Ms Ana Kanareva-Dimitrovska
Address:
Aarhus University
ECML Kontaktpunkt Danmark
Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, Bygning 1481, 544
DK-8000 Aarhus C.
Phone:
+45 8716 2829

Greece Greece

Name:
Ms Aikaterini Bompetsi
Address:
Directorate of European and International Relations, Section of International Relations
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
37 A. Papandreou St.
GR-15180 Athens

Latvia Latvia

Name:
Ms Indra Lapinska
Address:
Latviešu valodas aģentūra
Valodas attīstības daļas vadītāja
Meistaru iela 10-401, 4.st.
LV-1050 Rīga
Phone:
+371-67350760
Fax:
+371 67 20 16 83

Norway Norway

Name:
Ms Marit Lunde
Address:
Norwegian National Centre of Multicultural Education (NAFO)
Head of Section
NO-0130 Oslo
Phone:
+47 69 21 58 32