Carmel Cefai PhD, FBPS, is the Director of the Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health, and Professor at the Department of Psychology, at the University of Malta. He is Honorary Chair of the European Network for Social and Emotional Competence, founding editor of the International Journal of Emotional Education, member of the EU Expert Group Wellbeing at School, and member of the European Commission Network of Experts on Social Aspects of Education and Training. He has led various local, national, European and international research projects in social and emotional learning, resilience and wellbeing in children and young people, with a particular focus on schools. He has published extensively with numerous books, research reports, journal papers and book chapters, including EU and UNESCO publications.