More about Dr. Jean-Paul Reeff

Dr. Jean-Paul Reeff, born on the 22.09.1956 in Dudelange (Luxembourg), is the founder and director of LIFE Research & Consult. A summary of his past employment, studies, and main activities follows below.

Past employment:

1992-2003	Project manager at the Luxembourg Ministère de l´Education Nationale (Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation Pédagogiques et Technologiques)
1991-1992	Researcher/Project Manager at the Centre de Recherche Public - Henri Tudor (Luxembourg)
1990-1991	Researcher/Project Manager at the Centre de Recherche Public - Centre Universitaire (Luxembourg)
1988-1992	Lecturer for Computer Based Training at the Institut Supérieur d’Etudes et de Recherches Pédagogiques (Luxembourg)
1985-1990	Research Assistant at the Psychological Institute, University of Bonn (F.R.G.)
1983-1984	Research Assistant at the Psychological Institute, University of Trier (F.R.G.)

 

Studies:  

1987	Minor in Computer Sciences
1982 – 1988	studies of Computer Sciences at the Open University of Hagen (F.R.G.)
1982	Doctorate (Psychology/Physics)
1975-1982	Studies of Psychology, Physics, Educational Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck (Austria)

 

Projects (selection):

since 2001	"Open Content in Education" project (LIFE funded)
since 2001	EC research project MONITOR on the monitoring and assessment of educational projects
since 2001	development project on early total immersion in language learning (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
since June 2000	“E Computer fir all Kand”, a project to provide both a laptop and Internet access to every student from grade 1-13 and to accelerate the transition to a new digital economy in Luxembourg
2000-2002	Finalization of the Problem Solving instruments for the "International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey" (ILSS/ALL) and preparation of the field trial
1998-2000	EC project "New Assessment Tools for Cross-Curricular Competencies in the Domain of Problem Solving"
1998-2002	National Project Manager for the OECD PISA study (Programme for International Student Achievement”. Luxembourg representative in the Board of Participating Countries of the PISA study
1994-1999	"New Assessment Procedures in Vocational Training"
1989- 1994	"Luxembourg Curriculum Reform in Vocational Training"
1993-1997	Educational Indicators and Evaluation of the Luxembourg Educational System
1990- 1994	"Computer Simulations in Education"
1987-1990	"Computer-simulated dynamic systems"

 

Consult. Activities (selection):

2003	Consultant for the OECD on the development of a framework for measuring ICT literacy
2002	Consulting activities for the European Commission (DEAC): - European report on Lifelong Learning - Benchmarking of Educational Systems
September 2001	Creation of the German LIFE branch (LIFE Research & Consult GmbH& Co KG)
August 2000	Creation of LIFE Research & Consult GmbH, a Luxembourg based company for research, technology transfer and consulting in the fields of education & training, assessment and knowledge management
1996/97	Consultant for the Luxembourg Ministry of Social Affairs: Development of a decision support system for admission in health care institutions for elder people
1994	Consultant for  the development of the Software Engineering Master Program curriculum at the European Software Institute (Bilbao)
Since 1991	Consultant/expert for different European Commission DGs (Research, Education, Industry)

 

Organisations:

Since 2000	Chairman of the Austria based foundation for the promotion of education (Pro@Ed )
1995-2003	Luxembourg representative in the FREREF (Fondation des Régions Européennes pour la Recherche en Education et Formation), member of the board, member of the "délégation exécutive"
1994-2003	Luxembourg representative in IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement)
1991-2003	Luxembourg representative at the OECD (CERI/INES, Network A : Student Outcomes)
1989-1993	Member of the EC Telematics Management Committee