The advisory board of the Paulo Freire Center has following duties:
- The discussion of the orientation of the Paulo Freire Center
- The formulation of education policy guidelines for the Paulo Freire Center
- The discussion and agreement of the emphasis (programme of the year)
- The consultation of the direction of the Paulo Freire Center in current issues
The advisory board meets regularly. It does not bear any juridical responsibility. It issues rules of internal procedure.
Members
- Ulli Vilsmaier, Responsive Research Collective, associated apl. Prof. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (chair)
- Andreas Novy, Institute for Spatial and Social-Ecological Transformations (ISSET) at the WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, more
- Franziskus Forster, Österreichische Berg- und Kleinbäuer_innen Vereinigung, Via Campesina Austria
- Martin Jäggle, Prof. i.R., Institut für Praktische Theologie
- Margarita Langthaler, ÖFSE, Bildung Forschung – Entwicklung
- Philip Taucher, Ex-Trainee, Arbeiterkammer Wien
- Stefan Vater, Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen
- Gerald Faschingeder, director Paulo Freire Zentrum
Deceased advisory board members:
- Erich Ribolits, died 2021, Institut für Bildungswissenschaften der Universität Wien, Obituary of Gerald Faschingeder
- Atiye Zauner, died 20213, Nachruf des Südwind Magazins
- Walther Schütz, died 2012. Find here his contributions on our Website and on streifzuege.org.
Honorary Committee
In 2006, Paulo Freire Center established a honorary committee. In doing so, it emphasizes special relations to public figures who rendered outstanding services to public education.
So far, the one and only member of the honorary committee: Paul Singer, State Secretary of solidarity-based economy in the Ministry of Labor, Brazil.
Paul Singer passed away on the night of April 16/17, 2018.
Watch an interview with Paul Singer from April 23, 2012 as part of the TV show “Roda Viva”.
