Founders
The NICE Foundation currently represents 49 founders from 22 European countries, including
- 13 higher education institutions, which offer academic training for career practitioners,
- 5 organizations that promote academic training and the professionalization of career guidance and counseling in Europe, and
- 31 individuals, who are dedicated to academic training in career guidance and counseling as teachers, trainers, career specialists, researchers etc. (and some of whom are active in several countries)
Interested in Becoming a Founder?
Founders are organizations or people who actively promote academic training in career guidance and counseling. They make a one-time financial contribution to the foundation and formally endorse the common points of reference of NICE, including the European Competence Standards , and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Assembly of Founders elects the Board of the NICE Foundation. Only founders can become representatives of the foundation.
- For further information, please consult our fact sheet .
- To apply to become a founder, please fill out and submit a signed copy of the registration form to the current Chairperson of the NICE Foundation.
Higher Education Founders
 | Danube University Krems (Austria), Department for Continuing Education Research and Educational Management Represented by Dr. Ulrike Kastler, Head of Center (principal contact) |
 | European University Cyprus, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Represented by Dr Nikos DrososDr. Nikos Drosos, Assistant Professor in Career Guidance and Counseling |
 | University College Copenhagen (Denmark), Career Guidance Department Represented by Inger-Lise Petersen, Coordinator of Unit, Associate Professor |
 | Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (Finland) Represented by Dr. Seija Koskela, Senior Lecturer (Mrs), Principal Contact |
 | Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers (Paris, France) Represented by Prof Dr Valérie Cohen-Scali and Prof Dr Jean-Luc Bernaud |
 | University of Bordeaux (France), College of Human Sciences / Faculty of Psychology Represented by Dr Jacques Pouyaud, Senior Lecturer in Psychology |
 | University of Limerick (Ireland), School of Education Represented by Dr. Lucy Hearne |
 | Dublin City University (Ireland), Institute of Education Represented by Assist. Prof. Paul King and Assist. Prof. Aisling Fleming - staff members of the MSc. / Degree Dip Guidance Counseling programs |
 | Institute of Education and Home Economics (IEHE) of the Faculty of Engineering of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LLU) Represented by Baiba Briede, Director of IEHE (principal contact), Inita Soika, Director of the professional Master's program “Career Counsellor”, Jānis Pāvulēns, Lecturer, Vija Dišlere Assoc. professor, Irēna Katane, Assoc. professor, and Regīna Baltušīte, Assoc. professor |
 | Saxion University of Applied Science and Technology, Academie Mens en Arbeid Department (Deventer, the Netherlands) Represented by Jan Woldendorp and Dr. Guido Bruinsma |
 | Inland Norway University of Applied Science, Faculty of Education and Social Work Represented by Erik Hagaseth Haug, Associate Professor, Acting head of Guidance Research and Training team; Ingrid Bårdsdatter Bakke, PhD candidate; Mårten Kae Paulsen, Associate Professor; Inger Marie Bakke, Associate Professor; Torild Schulstok, Assistant Professor; Tristram Hooley, Visiting Professor |
 | Represented by Prof. Dr. Jonas Masdonati, Associate professor, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne (Principal Contact); |
 | International Center for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) at the University of Derby (UK) Represented by Nicki Moore, Senior Lecturer in Career Development and Program Leader for the MA in Careers Education and Coaching. Lead for Continuing Professional Development for iCeGS |
 | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) Department of Educational Studies, |
Organizational Founders
 | National Forum Advice in Education, Career and Employment eV (nfb), Germany Barbara Lamp, President |
 | European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling (ESVDC) Represented by Hazel Reid (ESVDC Ambassador to the NICE Foundation) |
 | Applied Vocational Psychology and Policy Research Unit (AVOPP), Luxembourg Represented by Jean-Jacques Ruppert, Head |
 | Association for Career Guidance and Career Development (Slovakia) Represented by Tomas Sprlak, Chairman |
 | Career Development Institute (United Kingdom) Represented by Claire Johnson, Professional Development Manager |
Individual Founders
 | Ani Hovsepyan (Armenia) Career Center Specialist, Lecturer at the Chair of Education, Management and Planning, Doctoral Researcher Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences |
 | Erik Zeltner (Austria) |
 | Prof Dr Srećko Goić (Croatia) University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Department of Management |
 | Iva Černja Rajter (Croatia) Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb |
 | Prof Dr Lenka Hloušková (Czech Republic) Masaryk University |
 | Dr. Filomena Parada (Finland) University of Helsinki |
| Marie-Line Robinet (France) Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers, Paris |
| Dr. Rebeca García-Murias (Germany and Spain) Departamento de Pedagogía y Didáctica, Universidad de Santiago |
 | Dr. István Kiss (Germany and Hungary) Career Counselor / Specialist, Lecturer at Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (HdBA) University of Applied Labor Studies |
| Prof. Dr. Peter Weber (Germany) University of the Federal Employment Agency (HdBA) University of Applied Labor Studies |
 | Prof. Dr. Christiane Schiersmann (Germany) Heidelberg University, |
 | Nikos Drosos, PhD (Greece and Cyprus) Career Counselor at CareeRevolution and PEPSAEE |
 | Prof Patrizia Patrizi (Italy) Full Professor of social psychology, responsible for psychological counseling service of University of Sassari University of Sassari, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences |
 | Prof Dr Laura Nota (Italy) University of Padova |
| Prof Dr Lea Ferrari (Italy), Associate Professor University of Padova |
| Dr Maria Cristina Ginevra (Italy), Assistant Professor University of Padova |
| Lisa Riondato, Career Specialist Self-employed, affiliated with the University of Padova |
| Prof Dr Teresa Maria Sgaramella (Italy), Associate Professor University of Padova |
| Prof Dr Salvatore Soresi (Italy), Professor Emeritus |
 | Prof Dr Paola Magnano (Italy) Kore University Enna |
 | Prof Dr Roberta Piazza (Italy) University of Catania |
 | Prof. Habil. Dr. Kestutis Pukelis (Lithuania) Quality of Studies and Career Research Group at Vytautas Magnus University |
 | Prof. Dr. Annelies EM van Vianen (The Netherlands) University of Amsterdam, Department of Work and Organizational Psychology |
 | Prof Dr Dr Czeslaw Noworol (Poland) Jagiellonian University Kraków |
 | Prof Dr Joanna Minta (Poland) Adjunct, Vice-Dean of Education, Career Counselor in Academic Career Office University of Lower Silesia, Faculty of Education |
| Agnieszka Zembrzuska, PhD (Poland) University of Lower Silesia, Faculty of Education |
 | Daria Zielińska-Pękał (Poland) University of Zielona Gora |
 | Maria Cristina Ceinos Sanz (Spain) Profesora del Departamento de Pedagogía y Didáctica University of Santiago de Compostela, Faculty of Sciences Education |
| Miguel Ángel Nogueira-Pérez, Professor (Spain) University of Santiago de Compostela, Faculty of Sciences Education |
| Prof Elena Fernández Rey (Spain) University of Santiago de Compostela, Faculty of Sciences Education |
 | Johannes Katsarov (Germany) Research Associate, Institute of Management & Organization, Leuphana University Lueneburg |
 | Dr Anne Chant (United Kingdom) Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Professor Emeritus Dr Hazel Reid (United Kingdom) Faculty of Education |