Aleksandar Ignjatovic, PhD, Full Professor at FEJ, is an expert in Methodology of Physical Education Teaching. He has published over 100 papers and presented at international conferences in the country and abroad. After completing his PhD degree (2011) he received two post-doctoral fellowships at the Faculty of Sport, University of Vienna, Austria (2012) and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (2017). In the last 5 years, has been the most referenced researcher at the FEJ, and has published articles in foreign journals with a high impact factor. The scientific field of the PI is Physical Education (P.E.), which represents a key breakthrough and novelty in the STEAM concept of the project and a completely new approach to this pedagogical paradigm. Also, he has been an author of recently published guidelines, PEMath – related to interdisciplinary education (2022) and mobile phone app 365 games (2022). Aleksandar Ignjatovic has been a PI in several national and international projects. He has been intensively engaged in international cooperation and teaching at foreign Universities (Portugal, Spain, Germany, UK, Greece, Romania, Hungaria, China, Japan etc.). Member of various national and international scientific boards, Journal reviewer.
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Email: aleksig79@yahoo.com

Olivera Cekić-Jovanović, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac. She is an expert in the Methodology of Teaching Science and Social Studies. Her research interests are multimedia in teaching natural sciences and the promotion and popularization of science, STEAM education, innovative teaching models, and Flipped classroom.
She is currently the Vice Dean for Scientific Research and Publishing and a member of the Center for promotion and popularization of science at the Faculty of Education. Published over 60 papers in the area of Methodology of Teaching of Science and Social Studies.
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Email: o.cekicjovanovic@gmail.com

Aleksandra Mihajlović, PhD, is Associate Professor at Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac. She is an expert in Methodology of Teaching Mathematics. Her research interests are: mathematics education, history of mathematics, mathematical creativity and giftedness, STEAM education, open-ended problems and problem posing. She is Head of the Center for promotion  and  popularization of science at the Faculty of Education.. Published over 50 papers in the area of Teaching of mathematics.
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Email: aleksandra.mihajlovic@pefja.kg.ac.rs

Kristóf Fenyvesi, Ph.D. is a researcher from Finland specializing in STEAM education, multidisciplinary learning, and cultural studies. He is a Senior Researcher of University of Jyväskylä’s Finnish Institute for Educational Research, and the founder of Experience Workshop Global STEAM Network (www.experienceworkshop.org). He is a member of various research groups, including the University of Jyväskylä’s Research Group for Innovative Learning Environments, Tampere University’s Research Group for Education, Assessment & Learning, and also a visiting researcher of Tallinn University’s Educational Innovation Collaboration Cluster, STEAM4EDU. Associate Professor of Indonesia University of Education (UPI) and Visiting Researcher of Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
He is a Full Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Currently, he is working on the co-creation of the new Learning Opportunities in European Commission’s DigiEduHack program. He is the Community Events Director of the Bridges Organization, globally the largest education community for mathematics and the arts. Fenyvesi has written numerous articles published in prestigious journals and edited math-art-education handbooks. He is an active organizer and contributor of international scientific events, education programs, exhibitions, STEAM workshops, and festivals worldwide. He was invited by the European Commission to serve as the STEAM expert evaluator of various H2020 and Erasmus+ projects.
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Contact: kristof.fenyvesi@jyu.fi

Matias Mäki-Kuutti, Ph.D. is a Doctoral researcher/Project Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä. He is an Education expert with specialisation in Language (English and Spanish). He has worked in international research projects regarding STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. He is most experienced in technology-enhanced learning, educational problem-solving, international communication management and English-Finnish-English translation. His previous projects include EU-funded international STIMEY-project (Science, Technology, Innovation, Mathematics and Engineering for the Young), and LUMA2020-project, in which he worked at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research at the University of Jyväskylä.
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Contact: matias.m.j.maki-kuutti@jyu.fi

Orsolya Tuba is a Project Researcher at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä (JYU). She did her MA in Development, Education and International Cooperation, at the Faculty of Education and Psychology in JYU. Her research interests are in global education development, capacity development in higher education, sustainability education, and STEAM education. Currently she is involved in multiple international projects related to teacher training in sustainability, social-emotional learning, STEAM education. She is the founder of Finn minta, an organisation aiming to promote practices of Finnish education in Hungary. She co-leads a national level teachers’ forum in Hungary, which aims to promote teachers’ wellbeing and professional development inspired by Finnish practices of education.
 
Contact: tubors@jyu.fi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orsi-tuba/

Zsolt Lavicsa, Univ. Prof. PhD. Zsolt, a scholar with degrees in mathematics and physics, transitioned into applied mathematics during postgraduate studies at the University of Cincinnati. Teaching mathematics sparked his interest in researching technology integration in undergraduate mathematics education. Collaborating with experts like Deborah Ball and Hyman Bass at the University of Michigan and Cambridge, Zsolt engaged in research projects exploring the intersection of technology and mathematics teaching across diverse settings. Currently, he actively contributes to global projects on technology in schools, leads a STEM education doctoral program, conducts educational research training, and coordinates initiatives at the International GeoGebra Institute, emphasizing the dynamic role of technology in education.
 
Webpage: https://www.jku.at/linz-school-of-education/linz-school-of-education/abteilung-fuer-mint-didaktik/team/lavicza-zsolt/
Email: zsolt.lavicza@jku.at

Marjorie Cristina da Cruz, a Ph.D. student in Mathematics Education currently on an exchange program at Johannes Kepler University, holds a master’s degree in Public Policies and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. In addition to her experience as a math teacher, she excels in engineering, with a focus on operations and programming, particularly in Python. Her versatility is evident in applying these skills to educational research, bringing an innovative approach to the intersection of Mathematics Education and advanced technology, especially in generative AI.
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Webpage: https://jku.at/linz-school-of-education/linz-school-of-education/abteilung-fuer-mint-didaktik/team/da-cruz-marjorie/
E-mail: marjorie.da_cruz@jku.at

Guillhermo Bautista, with a Master’s degree in Mathematics, 19 years of experience in developing curriculum materials and conducting teacher training, with a primary emphasis on incorporating technology into mathematics education. He possesses advanced skills in GeoGebra and has been actively training educators in the Philippines since 2009. Bautista’s interests lie in the intersection of arts and technology in mathematics instruction, lesson study, STEAM education.
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Webpage: https://www.jku.at/linz-school-of-education/linz-school-of-education/abteilung-fuer-mint-didaktik/team/bautista-guillermo/
E-mail: guillermo.bautista@jku.at