Erik Palhares Da Rocha: Curriculum Vitae
Erik Palhares Da Rocha: Curriculum Vitae
Erik Palhares Da Rocha: Curriculum Vitae
WORK EXPERIENCE
1997 – 2001 PhD - Thesis Title: 'Young People in the Construction of the Virtual
University’, Empirical research on e-learning
Brunel University, London United Kingdom
PERSONAL SKILLS
Communication skills - team work: I have worked in various types of teams from research teams to national league hockey.
For 2 years I coached my university hockey team
- mediating skills: I work on the borders between young people, youth trainers, youth policy and
researchers, for example running a 3 day workshop at CoE Symposium ‘Youth Actor of Social
Change’, and my continued work on youth training programmes
- intercultural skills: I am experienced at working in a European dimension such as being a rapporteur
at the CoE Budapest ‘youth against violence seminar’ and working with refugees.
Organisational / managerial skills - whilst working for a Brussels based refugee NGO ‘Convivial’ I organized a ‘Civil Dialogue’
between refugees and civil servants at the European Commission 20th June 2002
- during my PhD I organised a seminar series on research methods
Other skills Creating pieces of Art and visiting Modern Art galleries. Enjoy all sports particularly hockey, football
and running. Love to travel and experience different cultures.
Driving licence A, B
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publications ‘How to do Observations: Borrowing techniques from the Social Sciences to help Participants do
Observations in Simulation Exercises’ Coyote EU/CoE Partnership Publication, (2002).