He was Secretary General of Intercultura, an Italian organisation for international pupil exchanges at secondary school level. Since 2007 he also serves as Secretary General of the Intercultura Foundation which promotes research and experimentation in educational exchanges. His main interest has been in the area of the pedagogical content of international pupil exchanges and he has encouraged research in this field, by promoting study sessions with the Council of Europe, UNESCO and the European Commission. In assigning him an honorary doctor degree in education science, the University of Padua defined him “an entrepreneurial leader in the field of intercultural education, that he has contributed to introduce into Italian schools”.
He works in Italian, English and French.
Roberto Ruffino
