Dominic Scott
Global Education

Liam Wegimont

Liam is the Executive Director of GENE – Global Education Network Europe – the network of Ministries and Agencies with national responsibility for Global Education in European countries (www.gene.eu). Liam has been involved in in education for social change for over 30 years – as teacher, teacher-educator, project lead, school principal, curriculum developer, curriculum analyst, evaluator and network initiator. Former Head of Global Education, Council of Europe, Liam more recently initiated and co-founded ANGEL – the Academic Network on Global Education Learning: a global network of researchers and policymakers. Liam lectures widely and advised Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs in countries as diverse as Austria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Malta, Mauritius, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Spain; and has also worked with international organisations (European Commission, OECD, UNESCO, UNICEF) in various roles related to Global Education, public awareness and the SDGs.