Marina Luka

About:

I am a creative, and curious person who is passionate about education. I am confident in working with art-based and creative methods, and I love using the environment as a learning space. Some topics I am interested in are inter- and intrapersonal development, professional well-being, creativity and culture, social inclusion, interculturality, and sustainability. I am a bit (too) philosophical, and I drink too much coffee, but I do my best to balance it with some calm energy and irony.

Marina Luka has 5 references for past work as a trainer.

Marina Luka

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  • Juan Cruz
    Juan Cruz
  • Virginia Hernández
    Virginia Hernández

Current occupation

Free lance trainer, facilitator, project manager

Work experience

I have been working in the field of international youth work since 2015 when I started to collaborate with organizations in Hungary and abroad. My professional path is greatly characterized by my work at the Artemisszió Foundation, where I deepened my experience in art-based methods, like storytelling and theatre while working with vulnerable social groups. I initiated and managed strategic partnership projects within the E+ program, ran fundraising and communication campaigns, and held training in the fields of intercultural communication, social inclusion, media literacy, and digital communication. I am a founder of the NGO Puentes Hungary, which aims to provide opportunities for project-based collaborations for international trainers, artists, and professionals in the field of education, and support local youth initiatives. I work as a freelance trainer and project manager in international projects as part of different trainers teams specialized in social inclusion. I love to use creative and outdoor methods based on non-formal education.

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Educational pathway

Regarding my formal education, I hold a degree in Liberal Arts and International Relations. Towards the end of my studies, I took part in a youth exchange which was a real life-changing experience. I wanted to know more about the educational aspects of the program, so I started to volunteer for ICRP in Budapest, and then I did an internship at ONG Sal Fuera in Spain. During the 6-month program, I learned about project management, facilitation, and the structure of the program. I wanted to get a specialization, therefore I applied for Artemisszió Foundation where I worked as a project coordinator between 2018 and 2022. The foundation’s main focus is to support interculturality and social dialogue, so we worked on projects with a quite diverse focus from democracy education to communication. I gain experience in methods of art mediation, storytelling, and theatre. I took part in trainings in the related fields and methods, and I value and prioritize continuous learning and taking part in professional events/forums. I participated in the 2021/22 edition of SALTO TOT, which gave me a deeper understanding of my skills and helped me define my goals as a trainer. Currently, I work as the founder and member of an NGO Puentes Hungary, where we foster intersectoral collaborations, and support youth initiatives. I enjoy working in teams and designing learning environments and programs. I believe in the creativity and passion of youth, and I would like to create spaces where they can discover those.

Fields of training expertise

  • (intermediate) Animation
  • (intermediate) Bullying & Harassment
  • (advanced) Campaigning & Awareness Raising
  • (beginner) Change Management
  • (advanced) Citizenship Education
  • (advanced) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (advanced) Communication Skills
  • (advanced) Conflict Management & Mediation
  • (expert) Creativity & Art
  • (beginner) Crisis Management
  • (expert) Diversity & Anti-Racism
  • (expert) Drama & Theatre
  • (intermediate) Education through Sports
  • (intermediate) Environment & Ecology
  • (advanced) Entrepreneurship (Social)
  • (expert) Equal Opportunities
  • (expert) Evaluation & Assessment
  • (advanced) Event Management
  • (advanced) Financial Management
  • (advanced) Fundraising
  • (intermediate) Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
  • (advanced) Global Education
  • (expert) Group Dynamics & Motivation
  • (intermediate) Health & Prevention
  • (advanced) Human Rights
  • (expert) Intercultural Learning
  • (expert) International Youth Work
  • (beginner) Labour Rights & Employment
  • (intermediate) Leadership Development
  • (intermediate) Lobbying & Advocacy
  • (intermediate) New Information Technologies
  • (expert) Open Space Technology
  • (advanced) Organizational Management
  • (advanced) Outdoor & Experiential Training
  • (intermediate) Peace Education
  • (intermediate) People Management & Cooperation
  • (advanced) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (expert) Project Management
  • (advanced) Public Relations & Marketing
  • (advanced) Public Speaking
  • (expert) Recognition of NFLearning
  • (expert) Social Inclusion & Exclusion
  • (intermediate) Social Media
  • (expert) Storytelling & Humour
  • (intermediate) Time Management
  • (expert) Training of Trainers
  • (beginner) Valorisation of Projects (DEOR)
  • (advanced) Volunteer Programmes
  • (expert) Youth Exchanges
  • (intermediate) Youth Information Work
  • (advanced) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (beginner) Youth Policy
  • (beginner) Youth Violence & Criminality
  • (expert) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA3) Youth Policy Meetings
  • (expert) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
  • (beginner) European Youth Centres (CoE)
  • (advanced) European Institutions
  • (beginner) Youth Partnership CoE-COM
  • (beginner) International Youth Structures
  • (advanced) Private Foundations
  • (advanced) United Nations

Working with specific target groups

  • (advanced) Children
  • (advanced) Families
  • (expert) Intercultural Teams
  • (expert) Marginalized & Excluded Youth
  • (expert) Minorities
  • (intermediate) Religious Youth Groups
  • (expert) Women's Issues & Groups
  • (advanced) Young People in/from Conflict Areas
  • (beginner) Young People with a Mental Disability
  • (beginner) Young People with a Physical Disability
  • (beginner) Young People with a Sensory Disability

Experience with specific geographical regions

  • (advanced) Africa
  • (advanced) Asia
  • (expert) Eastern Europe and Caucasus
  • (advanced) Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
  • (expert) European Cooperation
  • (intermediate) Global Cooperation
  • (intermediate) Latin America
  • (intermediate) North-South Co-operation
  • (intermediate) South East Europe

Language Skills

Spanish

Trainer references

  • EXIT Experiential Learning for Inclusion

    Validated (2024-01-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Tervuren,Brussels, Belgium
    organised by JINT vzw
    2-7.05.2022.
    Reference person

    Virginia Hernández

    (co-trainer)
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  • Youth Exchanges for Youth

    Validated (2024-01-04)
    The training activity took place
    in Vic, Spain
    organised by Youth BCN
    20-26.03.2023.
    Reference person

    Tomás Mora Selva

    (Organiser & Trainer)
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  • The Nature of Professional Wellbeing

    Validated (2024-02-21)
    The training activity took place
    in Hollókő, Hungary
    organised by Puentes Hungary Nonprofit Kft.
    15-24.15.2023.
    Reference person

    Teréz Pataki

    (co-trainer)
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  • EXIT 2.0

    Awaiting validation (requested 2024-01-05)
    The training activity took place
    in Campamento El Piélago, Toledo, Spain
    organised by Arkhe
    12-19 April 2023
  • EXIT 3.0

    Validated (2024-01-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Riga, Latvia
    organised by Latvian National Agency
    2-8 July 2023
    Reference person

    Virginia Hernández

    (co-trainer)
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This profile was last modified on 2024-01-04

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