Goran Hudec have expertise and published papers on soft skills development at students’ level. Last few years his focus has been on creativity and innovation (TECRINO Teaching creativity in engineering, 538710-LLP-2013-1-CY-LEONARDO-LMP http://www.tecrino- project.eu/) enhancement. Transferring that knowledge into adult education is one of the reasons for his contribution in the project.

Goran masters online teaching skills in e-Learning Academy gaining experience also as on-line mentor. Goran is also author of on-line course «Designing with FrontPage». He has some 80 contributions (1,5 – 2,5 min.) for TV calendar (text, video selection and montage). Goran was honoured with “Sfera” award for best SF short novel, printed in Great Britain, Italy and Croatia.

Goran is frequent contributor to public lectures (“Matica Hrvatska” – Settlement of Solar system, “Technical museum Nikola Tesla” - Interstellar Spaceship Design). His traveling journals and reports are popular within online community.

His experience in developing and supporting MOOC will be cornerstone of CONNAT realisation.

Nature is Goran’s most influential teacher regarding his personal development. First hand, experience of nature includes smelling whales in Artic Ocean and fumarole at top of Damavand, Iran, Asian highest volcano. He is addicted traveller, spanned Europe from cliffs of Moher and Cabo de Sante Vincente to Elbrus Mountain and Tromso fjords Aurora Borealis. Following Kilimanjaro climbing, this year take road 1 around Iceland.

Physical fitness is considered as highly important resilience facet. As sportsman, Goran prefers long distance sport activities, trekking, marathon and Ironman distance triathlon.