George A. Koulaouzides
Associate Professor of Methodology of Adult Education at the Hellenic Open University
George A. Koulaouzides studied applied mathematics, adult education, and counselling. He is an Associate Professor of Methodology of Adult Education at the Hellenic Open University (HOU), where he also serves as Director of the Master of Arts in Adult Education. In addition, he is the Director of the Centre for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning and the Laboratory of Biographical Learning and Transformative Adult Education at HOU.
He has designed the widely recognized, accredited training programme for instructors of the National Centre for Public Administration in Greece and possesses extensive experience in the training of trainers. George is widely regarded as a key figure in advancing the internationalization of the Greek adult education community. His research interests include adult learning, transformative learning, educational biography, and critical reflection. He has translated eight books in the fields of adult education and qualitative research, and he has edited academic journals as well as several textbooks. His published work includes more than 100 papers in journals, edited volumes, and conference proceedings. In 2019, he was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.