Malte Gregorzewski is an Early Stage Researcher with the European Doctorate in Teacher Education (EDiTE) in the Department of Teacher Education and School Research at the University of Innsbruck, Austria as well as the Institute of Education at the University of Lisbon, Portugal. His research interests include topics within the areas of school leadership, school development and improvement and policy enactment in outstanding schools.

Shaima Muhammad is a PhD student at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. She worked as a teacher in her home country, Syria, and participated in curriculum design and teacher training programs. In 2007, She completed her B.A. in International Studies and English at Central College, IA, USA. She studied an M.A. in Applied Linguistics (Teaching English as Second Language) at Bond University, Australia in 2010. In 2015, she completed her Erasmus Mundus Masters in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management, a joint program at Aarhus University, Denmark; and The University of Deusto, Spain. Her Research interests include curriculum development and education reform in transitional contexts, critical pedagogy, action research, textbook research, teacher education in post-conflict contexts, peace and conflict studies, social studies and learning outcomes.

Maiko Stürz, MA, is the Project Coordinator and head of Project Management of the EDiTE Project. She received her MA in International Economics & Business Administration from the University of Innsbruck and specialised in intercultural communication and organisational learning in an international context. In addition, she studied at the Sorbonne University, France and at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and speaks fluently German, English, French and Japanese. She gained extensive working experience in international coorporations in international Marketing, Sponsoring and Events before moving into EU Project Management. She is an expert in the management and administration of EU research projects. In the EDiTE project she has the interface position between the European Commission, project steering committees, project partner organisations, third parties and the researchers and is responsible for the overall strategy and implementation.

Vasileios Symeonidis holds a PhD in Education from both the University of Innsbruck and Eötvös Loránd University, awarded in the framework of the European Doctorate in Teacher Education (EDiTE). He studied international and comparative education at Stockholm University and primary school education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has worked as an early stage researcher through a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship and undertook internships at the European Commission, CEDEFOP and Education International. His research interests include: international and comparative education, teacher education policy and practice, education governance and reforms, and global citizenship education.