Meet the teams behind DIGISKILLS-EU.

Researchers, teachers, project managers and policy experts from across the consortium turning the project’s commitments into real classrooms, frameworks and policy work.

LMU München

Project coordinator
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Dr. Marc Lazarovici

Project Coordinator

Coordinator of EU-funded projects with a strong track record in international educational initiatives, including Erasmus+ and Horizon programmes. Specialises in digital learning and simulation, innovation, quality assurance and consortium coordination.

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Selina Kim

Senior Project Officer · WP1 Lead

Manages and monitors complex EU-funded education projects. Leads WP1 — overseeing coordination across work packages, dashboards and risk logs, and supporting the external evaluator through structured reporting.

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Jennifer Tempfli

Sociologist

Sociologist with expertise in study design, qualitative and quantitative research methods, evaluations and project coordination. Contributes to the design and validation of the DigComp-based progression framework.

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Julia Schrader-Reichling

Psychologist

Psychologist specialising in educational research and inclusive learning environments. Contributes to the design of evaluation tools and analysis of qualitative stakeholder feedback.

Università di Padova

WP2 Lead · Research
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Dr. Giulia Mormando

Senior Researcher · WP2 Lead

Senior researcher with expertise in digital education policy, assessment frameworks and international comparative analysis. Leads WP2 — overseeing methodology design, stakeholder engagement and synthesis of research findings.

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Dr. Sandro Savino

Researcher

Researcher with experience in data collection, qualitative analysis and comparative education systems. Computer engineer by training, with long experience in digital skills assessment and teaching. Supports country reports and mapping.

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Dr. Chiara Meneghetti

Senior Expert · Learning

Learning expert providing policy insight into national assessment systems, DigComp 2.2 implementation, and curriculum integration at primary and secondary levels.

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Dr. Barbara Carretti

Senior Expert · Psychology

Cognitive psychologist supporting the development of an age-appropriate, inclusive digital skills progression model rooted in learning science and developmental psychology.

University of Eastern Finland

Research · Teacher education
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Dr. Sini Kontkanen

Senior Expert

University lecturer at UEF’s School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education. Researches how ICT enhances learning across educational contexts — particularly pre- and in-service teachers’ digital professional development through the TPACK lens.

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Dr. Teemu Valtonen

Professor · Deputy Head of School

Researcher focused on pre-service teachers as users of ICT. Works to foster ICT use in teacher training and equip new teachers with stronger digital pedagogy. Also teaches ICT pedagogy and research methodology.

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Dr. Susanna Pöntinen

Researcher · Digital Pedagogy

University lecturer in digital pedagogy with a background in both education and computer science. Specialises in digital competence development across early childhood, primary and in-service teacher education. Over two decades of teacher-education experience and several nationally funded research projects.

Salesianos Schools

School pilot · Spain

Isabel Viñal Roy

Administrative & Pilot Support

School-based support staff coordinating logistics, scheduling piloting sessions and managing reporting formats.

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Mónica Gil Esteban

Head of Secondary Studies

Secondary school teacher and Head of Secondary Education Studies. Coordinator of the school’s Training Plans and advisor for the development of European projects.

Gloria Garcia Gago

Head of School & Counselor

Secondary school teacher, guidance counselor and Head of School. Coordinates teacher training, leads pedagogical innovation projects and oversees policies on digitalisation, inclusion and internationalisation.

Angel Barrueco

Teacher-Trainer & Project Coordinator

Senior educator experienced in school quality policies. Coordinates teaching teams in Vocational Education and Training (VET), leads the submission of educational projects, and oversees participation in local and national educational competitions.

CIFP SAFA TECH · Valladolid

School pilot · Spain
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Álvaro Solloa Montoya

Headmaster

Civil engineer leading CIFP SAFA TECH in Valladolid since 2020. Background spans educational management, technological projects (including the Higia Social Robot) and leadership. Holds a Master’s in AI from UNIR plus teaching qualifications in Mathematics and Computer Science.

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Isabel Viñal Roy

Secretary & Administrator

Runs administration, communications, invoicing and budget support at SAFA Tech. Previously Store Manager at Grancassidy, coordinating teams, suppliers and expansion projects. Background in Fine Arts, Marketing and Finance — currently studying Psychology.

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Jorge Antonio San José Calvo

Teacher · Industrial Systems

Teaches Power Systems, Industrial Computing, Robotics and Industrial Communications. Telecommunications engineer with deep technical-commercial experience across security, fire protection, automation and robotics — plus years as project manager and consultant.

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Aida Rodríguez Zorrilla

Teacher · Programming

Computer engineer teaching Programming, Data Access and Interface Development. Background in frontend web design, mobile development and database management. Also a youth sports coach — bringing teamwork and leadership into the classroom.

European Institute of Education and Social Policy

Policy research

Janet Looney

EIESP Director

EIESP Director and Joint Editor of the European Journal of Education. Over 30 years’ experience in policy studies, programme implementation and evaluation across competence-based education, student assessment, teacher learning and digital education.

Barbara Santibañez

Researcher

Policy researcher and trainer in non-formal education. Multilingual professional with a background in education policy, including competence-based education, human rights and citizenship education, and policy learning.

Gloria Arjomand

Project Coordinator

Project coordinator and research assistant with experience organising EU-funded projects, meeting coordination and research support.

Laëtitia Colpin Morel

Administrative Assistant

Administrative assistant supporting EU-funded projects and meeting coordination.

Francesca Caena

Associate Expert

Associate Expert specialising in education policy, teacher professional development and European education initiatives.

Junta de Castilla y León

Public authority · Spain

Francisco Javier Magdaleno Fuentetaja

Head of Service · Teacher Training, Innovation & Internationalisation

Head of Service for Teacher Training, Innovation and Internationalisation at the Government of Castilla y León since 2023. English teacher since 1998 and teacher trainer since 2010. Coordinates pilots with over 30 schools in Spain and has led or contributed to a dozen European projects (Erasmus+, Comenius, Interreg).

Dr. Javier Gonzalez

Technical Assistant · Teacher Training & Internationalisation

Technical assistant at the Regional Ministry of Education of Castilla y León. PhD in Education, with a background in Psychopedagogy and Foreign Language teaching. Responsible for linguistic immersion programmes, school exchanges, Erasmus+ and eTwinning.

MetaMedics VR

Technology partner · Spain

Beatriz Zambrano Serrano

Partnerships Director & Project Manager

Leads partnerships and project management at MetaMedics VR, coordinating European-funded projects and strategic collaborations with universities, schools and public institutions. Background in International Business Administration and Political Science, focused on consortium building, grant writing and impact-driven innovation in education.

David Martín Cabezudo

Marketing & Community Engagement

Drives marketing strategy, digital communication and community engagement at MetaMedics VR. Designs dissemination campaigns that translate complex educational and technological concepts into accessible narratives — supporting project visibility through webinars, social media and stakeholder events.

Adrián Zorita Pérez

Backend Developer

Backend Developer at MetaMedics VR, building the server-side infrastructure, APIs and data layer that power the company’s immersive platform. Focused on scalability, performance and clean integrations between back-end services and the immersive/web frontends used in real classrooms.

Jesús Silva

3D Assets, Animation & UI/UX

Leads 3D content creation and visual design at MetaMedics VR — covering 3D assets, animation, UI/UX and web development. Shapes the visual identity and usability of immersive training experiences, combining artistic creativity with user-centered design to create realistic, inclusive virtual environments.

CeSi · Simulation Centre, CPS Lugano

Associated partner · Switzerland
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Dr. Pier Luigi Ingrassia

Scientific Director · CeSi

Physician and Scientific Director of CeSi — the Simulation Centre at Centro Professionale Sociosanitario MedicoTecnico (CPS) in Lugano. Previously founder and scientific director of SIMNOVA in Italy. Active in the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM).