Ulla Licandro is Professor of Heterogeneity and Diversity Under Special Consideration of Inclusive Educational Contexts at the Department of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation. Prior to joining UOL, Prof. Licandro completed her studies in Germany (TU Dortmund), Hungary (ELTE Budapest) and the United States (University of Iowa) and was a pre- and postdoctoral researcher at Leibniz University Hannover as well as a visiting scholar at Ohio State University.

Prof. Licandro’s research focuses on language acquisition and interaction in educational settings. Of particular interest are ways of diagnosing and supporting language acquisition at the interface of multilingualism, social disadvantages, and impairments in order to establish and improve participation for all.

Martin Butler is Professor of American Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. His research centers on popular culture and its mobilities, with a particular focus on popular music in a range of different historical and regional contexts. He is also interested in cultural representations of migration and diversity and in cultures of participation, specifically in new media environments.

Tina Grummel, Project manager, University of Oldenburg, Germany

I am a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

My academic interests are in the field of Inclusive Education, as well as Barriers to Learning. I have a distinct interest in learner support within the educational domain. I am also interested in the support available for teachers in the education setting and different educational contexts, especially in their accommodation of learners presenting with barriers to learning. Community schools and their approach to engagement, participation, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders, together with the underlying principles thereof, is another field of interest and research.

Nadia Gerritsen is a Teacher Educator of English Foreign Language learning at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. She specializes in the application of intercultural competence and engagement theories in the EFL classroom. Her research interests include promoting linguistic and cultural diversity in teacher education and language classrooms. 

Carole Fuller (MA Applied Linguistics) is a lecturer and professional learning facilitator at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. She obtained her masters degree with a specialisation in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and now focuses on teaching English for Academic Purposes. Carole has a strong interest in topics related to the inclusive, international classroom and delivers training around these themes in collaboration with the EQUiiP project in Groningen, Stellenbosch, and Santiago. In addition, Carole’s professional interests are reflected in her active membership of Communities of Practice for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as well as Virtual Exchange.

Robert-Jan Smit (M.Ed.) is a teacher educator in the teacher trainer programme bachelor and master of English, at the Dutch NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (Leeuwarden/Groningen). The subjects he teaches range from Arts in Context to Applied Linguistics, and from Discourse Analysis to Teaching Writing. He also supervises bachelor theses. Robert-Jan has 21 years of experience teaching English at a Dutch secondary school. Of those 21 years, 15 were spent teaching and developing the subject of English within the framework of the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Programme (IB-MYP) in the bilingual department. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a field of strong interest.