Zoltán Várkonyi
Secretary General European Basic Skills Network
Zoltán is one of the initiators of the Hungarian Association for Lifelong Learning and had a decisive role in developing and promoting the Network of Open Learning Centres in Hungary. Zoltán is a co-founder and director of Progress Development Co., which also functions as a knowledge centre for basic skills teaching & learning for the Network. Progress accommodates EBSN Secretariat in Budapest. He was a member of the EBSN Executive Committee between 2013-17 and the Head of the Secretariat between 2017-23, and he has served as Secretary General since May 2023. As Project Leader for the EBSN Professional Development Series, Zoltán coordinates the production and piloting of OERs & MOOCs in international collaboration.