Who we are?

Prof. Dominique Groux (EDUSA Education)

- PhD “Languages and cultures”; Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), University Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle.

- Professor Emeritus of universities, science of education.

- Specialist in Comparative Education (President of the French Association of Comparative Education).

- Fellow in modern literature (Agrégation).

- Teaching assignments: University of Rouen, University Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle, IUFM of Versailles (University of Cergy Pontoise), University of Potsdam (Germany), University of the West Indies and Guyana, the Catholic University of Paris (Dean of the Faculty of Education).

- Positions: CPR Inezgane Agadir (Morocco), the Inspection of Secondary Education (Niamey, Niger), responsible for the linguistic and educational cooperation with the Embassy of France in Cairo (Egypt), university attached at the Embassy of France in Berlin (Germany).

- Expertise and audits in Germany, Ireland, China, Japan, Seychelles, Mozambique, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia ... Many presentations at international conferences.

- Visiting Professor at UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) and the University of Geneva.

- Numerous publications including L’apprentissage précoce des langues [Early language learning], PUF, Que sais-je?, 2003 (in collaboration with Louis Porcher), Dictionnaire d’Education Comparée [Dictionary of Comparative Education] (L’Harmattan, 2003), Fabrique de la Recherche en Education [Conducting Research in Education] (L’Harmattan, 2013) and Cultures de l'Evaluation et Dérives évaluatives (dir., with P. Maubant et L. Roger), L'Harmattan, 2014.

- Languages: French, German, Englisch

For more information, see www.dominiquegroux.com



Dr. Med. Florian Schertel (Edusa Health)

- Medical studies at the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Technical University of Munich.

- Consultant general medicine, psychotherapy and psychosomatic medicine.

- Psychotherapy for foreign patients in their native languages (German, English, French, Turkish)

- Sophrology, relaxation techniques, art therapy.

- Other qualifications: First aid medicine, sonography, duplex sonography.

- Doctor’s office in Schöngeising (Germany) since July 1980

- Psychotherapy for foreign patients in Weilheim (Germany)

- Psychotherapy in the prison of Landsberg (Germany) violence prevention therapy., social reintegration of foreign prisoners. Intercultural training of prison guards.

- Languages: German, English, French, Turkish.



Dr. Catherine Matheson

- PhD in education and training (City University, London)

- MSc Medical Education (Cardiff University)

- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

- Specialist in medical education and in training the trainers
- Specialist in qualitative research methods

- Occupied posts in the Universities of Nottingham, Glasgow and Northampton as well as the Open University

- Consultant and trainer for IMPACT [Ill Medical Patient Acute Care and Treatment], under the auspices of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

- Consultancy and audits with governmental, international and non-governmental organisations such SkillShare International; the International Labour Office; Department of Health [UK], UK Foundation Programme Office; East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery, UK.

- Numerous publications in medical education and general education, such as “The educational value and effectiveness of lectures”, Clinical Teacher, 2008; with D Matheson "Déballage d’idées, catégorisations et hiérarchisation comme activités structurées en groupe focalisé" [Unpacking ideas, categorising and sorting as structured activities in focus groups], Pédagogie médicale, 2009; with D Matheson, D Storan and M Kelly "Les nouveaux diplômés en médecine, dans quelle mesure se considèrent-ils suffisamment préparés pour la pratique clinique ? Une étude comparée Angleterre-Irlande" [To what extent do new doctors consider themselves sufficiently prepared for clinical practice?], in P Maubant, D Groux, L Roger (eds) (2014), Cultures de l’évaluation et dérives évaluatives. Paris : L’Harmattan

- Languages: English, French



Dr. David Matheson

- PhD in education (University of Glasgow)

- MEd comparative and adult education (University of Glasgow)

- Occupied posts in the Universities of Nottingham, Glasgow and Northampton as well as the Open University

- Consultant and trainer for IMPACT [Ill Medical Patient Acute Care and Treatment], under the auspices of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

- Consultant and trainer for NACT [National Association of Clinical Tutors]

- Consultancy and audits with governmental, international and non-governmental organisations such SkillShare International; the International Labour Office; Department of Health [UK], UK Foundation Programme Office; Canton of Valais; Swiss National Fund for Educational Research

- Numerous publications in medical education and general education, such as An Introduction to the Study of Education (four éditions: 1999, 2004, 2008, 2014) London : David Fulton / Routledge ; avec C Matheson: "How well prepared are medical students for their first year as doctors? The views of consultants and registrars”, Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2009


Prof. Dominique Groux, Dr. Med. Florian Schertel, Dr. Catherine Matheson and Dr. David Matheson have worked together for over fifteen years on many intercultural projects.