Maria Brown holds a Ph.D. in Education, a Master of Arts in Sociology, and a B.A. (Gen.) in Sociology and Italian.
She lectures in adult education, community-based education and community development, research methods, and social impact assessment (amongst other areas). At the University of Malta Dr Brown coordinates the programmes in adult education, training and development offered at Diploma, Bachelor’s, and Masters levels.
Dr Brown also coordinates micro-credential and other professional development initiatives with local and international stakeholders. She contributes to university pedagogy, capacity-building, and quality assurance through her contributions to the Office of the Academic and Professional Development (OPAD) and the Academics for Quality Assurance (A4QA) Team.
Presently, Dr Brown is also: - UNESCO Co-Chair in Global Adult Education, - Board Member of the United Nations International Institute on Ageing, - Ambassador for Malta for the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE), - Presidium Member of the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA), - SEA-EU Co-Leader of Task 2.5 'SEA-EU becoming a diversified lifelong learning hub', and - Member of the UMASA Executive Council.
She also fulfils editorial roles for the academic journals: - Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, - Adult Education Discourses, and - Eduvia - Journal of Educational Research.
Her experience also includes work for the European Commission, Eurydice, the Council of Europe, the European Co-operation in Science & Technology (COST), and the Ministry for Education and Employment (Malta).
Funded projects involving Dr Brown's contributions include: - UNIVOLS: University studies on violence for prevention and resilience (ERASMUS+ KA2, 2025-2028) - WOMEN4IT (EEA & Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment, 2019-2023); - STAR KIDS: Reaching Out - Improving the life chances of vulnerable children (European Structural and Investment Funds, 2016-2019); - INCLUD-ED: Strategies for inclusion and social cohesion in Europe from education (EU FP6, 2006-2011).
Email: maria.brown@um.edu.mt ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9817-6447 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xI8ZlAcAAAAJ&hl=en
