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Josef Freise holds a PhD degree in Education and a diploma degree in Theology. He worked in the International Christian Peace Service EIRENE for eleven years. In 1997 he has been appointed as Professor for theories and concepts of Social Work and Social Education at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences North -Rhine Westphalia in Cologne. He teaches social work with migrants and refugees,  peace education, and religious literacy, and he conducts research on the topics of Interreligious Education and on Peace Education, especially in the context of Israel and Palestine. Since 1998 years he has been coordinating a program of cooperation with Bethlehem University. In February 2017 he resigned as full time professor, but he continues teaching and researching as a part timer and freelancer. His fare well speech is documented: Freise_Farewell_Lecture_18.01.2017

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