Paolo Nardi has been International Affairs and Research Officer at La Cometa VET Centre (Italy) since 2015, also contributing, after 2020; to the management of the GIVE CoVE project.
Coordinator of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre for Italy since 2018, he is currently active as Board Member of VETNET (association of researchers in VET) and Steering Committee member of Karanga – Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning. Member of the Editorial Board at Nuova Professionalità (VET journal) and the Journal Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment.
After a Master in Public Policy at Brunel University London, he got a PhD in International Law and Economics at Università Bocconi, Milan. Active in practice-led research, his interests mainly focus on education and training, namely innovations in pedagogy and life skills; they also include studies in non-profit organizations, social innovation and community development.