International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board of the School for Life consists of individuals who help guide the school with advice and knowledge:

Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert

Technical University of Brandenburg Cottbus
Germany
Chair in Intercultural Studies
UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies
She has developed the successful international program of World Heritage Studies in Cottbus and has thus been awarded the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies.

Princess Maja von Hohenzollern

Spain
She supports School for Life by fund raising and collaboration with media agencies in Europe.

Prof. Dr. Apichai Puntasen

Thailand
Eminent Professor for Buddhist Economics
Dean of the Faculty for Management Science at the Ubon Ratchathani University
Vice President of the Foundation for Thailand Rural Reconstruction Movement under Royal Patronage (TRRM)
Director of the Rural and Social Management Institute (RASMI), Bangkok

Susanne Schnuettgen

UNESCO
Basic Education Division, Literacy and Non-formal Education Section
France
Susanne Schnuettgen is the program developer in the areas of Community Education and ‘Education for All’, a major project of the UNESCO.

Jan Visser, Ph.D.

President
Learning Development Institute
USA & France
Jan Visser is the founder of the Learning Development Institute. Previously, he had been the head of the UNESCO think tank ‘Learning without Frontiers’.

Manish Jain

Co-coordinator
Shikshantar: The People's Institute for Rethinking Education and Development
India
Manish Jain is one of the founders of the Shikshantar. He was one of the leaders of the UNESCO think tank ‘Learning without Frontiers’.

Prof. Munir Fasheh, Ph.D.

Harvard University
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The Arab Education Forum
USA & Jordan
Munir Fasheh has been working on Community Education-projects in the Palestine/Westbank area for almost five decades. Since 1997 he works at Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies where he is the head of the Arab Forum.