CONSORTIUM
The NECE Consortium plays a vital role in guiding and supporting NECE and its initiatives. With the Consortium’s backing, NECE is evolving from a platform into a robust, pan-European multi-stakeholder network for non-formal and informal civic education.
The members of the Consortium bring valuable expertise, guidance, and financial and in-kind resources to support NECE’s mission and goals. Their exceptional knowledge and contributions to democracy and civic education in Europe make them an integral part of NECE.
Katja Fausser, historian and political scientist, is a specialist with two decades of experience in international collaboration in the field of history and civic education. Her networks extend primarily into civil society organisations in Europe and neighbouring countries. In her current position as Programme Director at Körber-Stiftung, she shapes strategies and formats for international collaborations focusing on history, education, and commemoration. Previous professional experiences include Münster City Archive, the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen, the Museum Haus der Geschichte in Bonn, and the German Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder.
Nina von Gayl studied communication sciences, political sciences and psychology in Berlin and finished off with a master’s degree in European Public Relations. After several years in the IT PR business, she started her own business of planning and realizing museums and exhibitions in Austria and worldwide. In 2015 she joined the Erste Financial Life Park as curator. She is responsible for all content provided in the financial education portfolio, for developing new concepts and formats and lobbying and fostering financial education on a national and international level.
Since 2000 Thomas Krüger is Director of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). After being a founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the former GDR and becoming the executive director of the SDP in Berlin (East), Thomas Krüger has been a deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin (East/West) (1990-1992) and the city’s Senator for Youth and Family Affairs (1991-1994). He served as a member of the German Parliament, the Bundestag (1994-1998), as a board member of the cultural forum of the SPD, and as a member of Berlin’s International City Commission. Since 1995, Thomas Krüger is president of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (German Children’s Fund). He studied Theology in Berlin and Eisenach.
Ondřej Liška is Director for Europe at Porticus. Professional in philanthropy, civil society empowerment; analyst, founder, former Minister of Education. Worked with Václav Havel’s Forum 2000 Foundation, then as adviser in the European Parliament. Later became Member of Parliament, served in the Government as Minister of Education (Czech Republic). He worked as analyst at Glopolis (Prague Global Policy Institute) & as advisor to Open Society Foundations. 2014-2017 part of Ashoka, world largest network of social entrepreneurs. 2017 joined the global philanthropic entity Porticus as Regional Director for Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa, since 2020 as Regional Director for Europe.
Antje Scheidler studied English and American Studies, and Social Sciences at Humboldt University Berlin and the University of Toronto, where she became interested in matters of migration and social cohesion. Antje was a researcher at Humboldt University at the Department of Demography (2000 to 2007) and Editor-in-Chief of the newsletter Migration and Population (2000 to 2011). From 2001 to 2023, Antje worked at Humanity in Action in various positions, lastly as its International Director of European Programs and as Germany’s National Director. Since March 2023 she has been the Program Director, Democracy at the Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH.
