
	Director of the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania;
	Sociologist and social psychologist, PhD on intercultural communication;
	Vice-president of the International Association for Intercultural Research (ARIC);
	Expert of the Council of Europe on intercultural education, education for democratic citizenship, and Roma issues;
	Member of the working group of the Council of Europe project Education of Roma Children in Europe;
	Author or co-author of several publications on Roma mediators and assistants;
	Coordinator or participant since 1996 to numerous local and European projects on these topics.