Dr. Koltai Zsuzsa

Dr. Zsuzsa Koltai is an Assistant Professor and Deputy Head of Department at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute for Human Development and Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural Studies, Hungary. She has been teaching courses related to museum education, cultural heritage and cultural history at the University of Pécs since 2004. Zsuzsa Koltai has been a lecturer at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, since 2016, teaching the course Lifelong Learning in Museums: The Theory and Practice of Museum Learning. She earned her PhD in educational sciences with her dissertation titled „Examination of Cultural Mediation in Museums from Pedagogical and Andragogical Perspectives”.

• adult learning in museum
• the social role of museums
• innovations and trends in museum education
• community engagement in cultural institutions

CG2: Developing Learning Ecosystems through ALE - The Roles of Learning Cities and Communities

Co-Moderator: Prof.(H) Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Heribert Hinzen & Prof. Balázs Nemeth

Learning cities as ecosystems for promoting adult and lifelong learning are special models to integrate economic (Employment), social/community (citizenship) and environmental (green/climate) aspects to claim continuos development of knowledge and skills.

This topic may help turning attention of comparative studies and research to learning cities as ecosystems to discuss some key issue to influence the success of learning communities in urban environment.

Learning outcomes will relate to better understanding of:

• the roles and responsibilities of stakeholder collaborations in a learning ecosystem with sustainable structures.
• the impact of community learning in participatory actions to develop active citizenship through various forms of citizenship education.
• The role of the museum in fostering lifelong learning; the cultural and social roles of the museum today.

1. Koltai, Zs. (2023). The Role of Museum Learning in Promoting Sustainability - Comparative Research in Baranya County and Landkreis Görlitz. Tudásmenedzsment, 24 (4th special issue), 158-173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15170/TM.2023.24.K4.13
2. Koltai, Zs., Reisz, T., & Kocsis, M. (2022). Civil Organizations in Baranya County in the Service of Community Organization and Supporting Cultural Activities of Nationalities. KULTURÁLIS SZEMLE, 23.
3. Kocsis, M., Koltai, Zs, & Reisz, T. (2021). Best Practices and Challenges of the Cultural Institutions in Baranya County Villages. KULTURÁLIS SZEMLE, 14.
4. Koltai, Zs. (2017). Family Learning Programs in Museum. In Karlovitz, J. T.  (Ed.), Differences in Pedagogical Theory and Practice (pp. 107-112). International Research Institute.
5. Koltai, Zs. (2016). Trends of Museum Education in Europe. In S. Senses-Ozyurt, Klein S., & Nemeskéri Zs. (Eds), Educating for Democratic Governance and Global Citizenship (pp. 97-102). World Council for Curriculum and Instruction.