Dr Hab. Ewa Kurantowicz is a Professor at ULS (Adult Education, Methodology of Social Sciences). She is an active member of the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA), member of Steering Committee (2000 – 2012) and co-convenior of the research network Between Global and Local. Adult Learning and Communities, member of the editorial board of The European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults (RELA)