Elena Gallová Kriglerová

Elena Gallová Kriglerová completed her sociology studies at the Faculty of Arts at the Comenius University in Bratislava. She is a co-founder of the Centre for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture and has been its director since 2012. Cultural integration, access of children with minority background to education, and interethnic relations are among the issues she deals with most frequently. Currently she has immersed herself into various aspects of the rights of children with minority background.

Within the field of inclusive education, she is one of the well recognized experts on the national level. She has been a co-creator of the national campaign We want to know more about the future of education in Slovakia which put together perspectives on education of children, parents, teachers and also the public and opened a long needed public discussion about the reform of schooling. She has authored and co-authored a number of publications, within the field of inclusive education mainly Škola ako ghetto (School as a ghetto), Škola pre všetkých? (School for everyone?), O krok bližšie k inklúzií (One step closer towards the social inclusion) and Kľukaté cesty k inkluzívnemu vzdelávaniu na Slovensku (Winding roads towards inclusive education in Slovakia).

She has a daughter, Lila, who is very much interested in exploring unicorns and their relations with humans. When Elena does not work or play savannah animals with her daughter, she seeks solace in good books.