Enthusiasm spreads
Difficult material becomes more approachable when the teacher shows real interest, energy, and confidence in the subject.
About
A digital-first institute for expert-led adult learning.
AdriaMont Institute was founded and is directed by Dr. Miloš Kankaraš. It is built around courses, seminars, learning materials, and free resources for adults who want depth, relevance, and practical value.
About the expert
Dr. Miloš Kankaraš
Founder and Director, AdriaMont Institute
Dr. Miloš Kankaraš is a researcher whose work spans both substantive scientific and policy fields and the methods used to study them. Over more than twenty years with the OECD, UNESCO, Eurofound, Cedefop, and the Minderoo Foundation, he has contributed to major international work across psychology, education, social policy, wellbeing, gender equality, and sustainability, while building deep technical expertise in psychometrics, research design, quantitative analysis, and program evaluation. AdriaMont Institute is where he turns that interdisciplinary experience into clear, practical digital learning for adults.
Member of the Psychometric Society, the International Test Commission (ITC), the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), and ACM SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction).
- PhD in Social Sciences, Tilburg University
- MA (Magna Cum Laude) in International Social Policy Analysis, KU Leuven
- 20+ years in international education, skills, and assessment research
- University teaching at Tilburg University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, KU Leuven, and University of Montenegro
- Applied research with OECD, UNESCO, Eurofound, Cedefop, and Minderoo
- Substantive expertise across psychology, education, social policy, wellbeing, gender equality, and sustainability
- Deep technical expertise in psychometrics, quantitative analysis, large-scale assessment, and program evaluation
Teaching profile
A teaching record that shaped the Institute's learning design.
Dr. Milos Kankaras has taught research methods, psychometrics, educational psychology, applied statistics, psychological practicum, and data analysis across several European universities. This experience shapes how AdriaMont Institute designs digital courses, seminars, templates, and guided learning materials.
Netherlands
Tilburg University
Teaching assistant, course coordinator, lecturer, and thesis supervisor
Causal analysis, questionnaire construction, psychometrics, research methods, research-cycle teaching, and supervision of research design and data-analysis work.
Pedagogical principles
Examples unlock abstraction
Complex concepts need everyday and professional examples that connect new knowledge to what learners already understand.
Trust beats imposed authority
Respectful learning environments make participation, questions, and critical thinking more likely.
Learning can be enjoyable
A relaxed tone, humor, and a human atmosphere can reduce intimidation without reducing rigor.
Organization is pedagogy
Clear materials, expectations, schedules, exercises, answers, and assessment logic make demanding courses fairer and more effective.
Areas of expertise
Substantive depth across disciplines, anchored in rigorous method.
Miloš works where substantive policy and research fields meet the methods used to study them: from psychology and education to social policy, wellbeing, gender equality, and sustainability, underpinned by deep expertise in psychometrics, quantitative analysis, and evaluation.
Psychology
Personality, social and emotional skills, metacognition, and creativity.
- Co-author of the conceptual framework for the OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills
- Widely cited work on personality assessment, plus papers on metacognition and creativity
Early learning and child development
Early childhood education, development, and wellbeing.
- Foundational contributor to the OECD International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS)
- Widely cited work on the power and promise of early learning
Education and skills
Active learning, skill development, and educational assessment.
- OECD work on adult skills and effective teaching practices
- Skill assessment, 21st-century skills, and learning design
Social and labour-market policy
Employability, workplace learning, and work organisation.
- Cedefop research on workplace learning across Europe
- Eurofound European Company Survey work on work organisation and job quality
Wellbeing and quality of life
Subjective wellbeing and quality of life.
- Quality-of-life and wellbeing research at the OECD and Eurofound
Gender equality
Global gender-equality evidence and landscaping.
- Author of major gender-equality overview reports for the Minderoo Foundation
Sustainability and global goals
Education for sustainable development and the SDGs.
- UNESCO MGIEP work on social and emotional learning for peace and sustainability
- Contributor to an OECD technical group on a Sustainable Development Goal indicator, plus Minderoo work on plastic pollution and indigenous equality
Research methods and measurement
Psychometrics, quantitative analysis, and program evaluation.
- Cross-cultural measurement invariance and large-scale assessment design
- Program evaluation and monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and advanced quantitative methods
What learners say
Tested with real learners, in demanding subjects.
Excerpts from anonymous student evaluations of university teaching in statistics, research methods, and data analysis.
9.1 / 10
Lecturing
8.7 / 10
Tutoring
Average student ratings for lecturing and tutoring in master-level evaluations (Psychology master programme, Erasmus University Rotterdam).
He was one of the best professors I have ever had. He could explain extremely well, he patiently listened to our struggles, and he tried to make a difference. It made me truly feel that he cared about his students.
The best tutor I have ever had. Very patient and stuck with a problem until he knew everybody understood. You can see he has a real passion to teach statistics.
I really appreciated his enthusiasm and his true interest in guiding us through this difficult terrain. He did an excellent job at making us feel at ease and interested in the subject matter.
He provided detailed explanations of difficult concepts and made them simple, even for students with little statistical background. Overall, he is really good at teaching.
Very open to our opinions, super helpful and clear, and very interactive. He made statistics interesting. He went above and beyond.
The professor gave us useful exercises and showed how to run them, get the results, and interpret them. I wish all the courses were like this.
Educational philosophy
The Institute turns serious knowledge into practical, well-designed learning.
The goal is to make complex topics easier to understand without making them shallow.
Depth of expertise
Courses and materials draw on Dr. Miloš Kankaraš's interdisciplinary work across psychology, education, social policy, wellbeing, gender equality, and sustainability, paired with deep expertise in psychometrics, data analysis, and evaluation.
Real professional material
Courses use applied examples, cases, frameworks, templates, report logic, assessment materials, and decision contexts from rich professional experience.
Strong pedagogy
The learning design is informed by educational psychology, university teaching experience, and research on how people develop complex skills.
Labor-market relevance
Programs connect knowledge to current skill needs, workplace change, employability, skill mismatches, and professional development priorities.
Modern digital formats
Materials are structured, visual, easy to navigate, and built to make serious learning more usable, enjoyable, and effective.
Publications and appearances
Selected writing, talks, and public contributions.
A sample of articles, talks, and media drawn from international research and policy work. The full publication record is on Google Scholar.
Article
Why context matters for social and emotional skills
OECD Education and Skills Today
ArticleThe role of SEL in education for peace and sustainable development
UNESCO MGIEP
PodcastWhy social and emotional skills matter in the 21st century
Podcast, Episode 10
Brief
TalkEarly Learning Matters: project brochure
OECD
Cumbre Líderes por la Educación 2018
YouTube
TalkFrance Éducation international
YouTube
TalkKljučne riječi: interview
YouTube