Editorial Team

Nicoleta Acomi is an Associate Professor at Constanța Maritime University, Dean of the Faculty of Navigation, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Non-Formal and Digital Education (JNFDE). She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with extensive experience in leading educational, research, and capacity-building initiatives. She holds a PhD in Engineering, with academic interests spanning education, management, energy efficiency, and teaching and learning methodologies.

Her work promotes non-formal and digital education through the development of innovative pedagogical approaches and interdisciplinary collaboration addressing societal and workforce development challenges. She has contributed to the diversification of educational services through the international accreditation of professional training programmes.

Actively engaged in academic and applied research, Dr Acomi develops high-quality educational resources tailored to organisational and learner needs and regularly coordinates conferences, workshops, and training activities that support educators as leaders and agents of change.

Krešimir Dabo is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Communication Sciences, University of Zadar, Croatia. He holds a professional undergraduate degree in Economics from the Zagreb School of Management, a master’s degree in Business Communication Management from VERN’ University, and a second master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Public Relations from the University North. He earned his PhD in Communication Sciences at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek.

His professional background includes journalism, public relations, and cultural management. He worked in several media organisations, in the Public Relations Department at RTL Television, and spent six years as Head of Public Relations and Marketing at Croatia’s national professional folk dance and music ensemble LADO, where he also served one term as Director. He has worked as a Research Associate at the Institute for Migration Research. As an external lecturer, he teaches at VERN’ University, the University of Split, the University of Dubrovnik, and the Faculty of Croatian Studies in Zagreb.

Tiberio Daddi is Associate Professor in Sustainability Management at S.Anna School of Advanced Studies, a public university located in Pisa, Italy. His research interests range from corporate environmental management to sustainable consumption and production, from environmental footprint, performance and LCA to circular economy. He is author of numerous scientific publications and project manager of relevant international projects funded mainly by the European Commission. He has been involved as a European projects evaluator and is a founding partner of a spin-off company of S.Anna University specialised in environmental management consultancy activities.

He is coordinator of the Environmental Management and Industrial Symbiosis area in his university and has been project manager of more than 30 international projects on environmental sustainability. He has co-authored more than 80 papers published in international journals.

Davide Di Palma is Associate Professor of Didactics and Special Education at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli". He is the author of over 200 internationally recognised scientific publications, primarily focusing on inclusion, innovative teaching, and education in formal and non-formal systems. He is currently the educational coordinator for the training programmes for special education teachers and for the degree programme in primary education at his university. He has coordinated numerous research projects in the field of educational sciences and has served as the university's contact for students with disabilities.

Multidisciplinary expert with over 20 years of international experience in engineering, innovation, quality management, and project evaluation. Chartered Marine Engineer and Chartered Manager, with an MBA in the UK and advanced qualifications in maritime safety, asset management, and digital transformation. Experienced evaluator for the European Commission, EFQM-certified professional with multiple Global EFQM Awards and sectoral expertise spanning energy, water, transport, and education. Proven track record in assessing R&I proposals, developing evaluation frameworks, and guiding strategic improvement initiatives for both public and private organisations across Europe and globally.