Luc Alofs has been a senior research lecturer of the Faculty of Arts and Science and the program coordinator of the Master's program Governance & Leadership at the University of Aruba since 2016. Furthermore, he is a senior researcher at the Aruba Institute for Good Governance & Leadership at the University of Aruba and co-promotor in four University of Aruba based PhD research projects. Luc worked at the Instituto Pedagogico Arubano between 1996 and 2016. There, he designed and executed teacher training programs in amongst others multicultural education, project education, Social Studies (2e graads), Religious Studies, (2e graads), and Dutch Language Studies (2e graads). Additionally, he co-designed multiple other study programs at the IPA and the University of Curacao. For the Department of Curriculum Design of the Ministry of Education Aruba he co-wrote various textbooks and exam sections for secondary education in the field of social studies and history. He is the thesis coordinator of the Masters in Languages program at the University of Curacao. He was charged with capacity building among teachers and heritage professionals. Luc has conducted research in Aruba and the Dutch Caribbean since 1985 and has lived permanently on the island since 1990. He is fluent in Dutch, Papiamento, and English. Alofs published around 80 books, articles and (policy) reports, developed exhibitions, gave lectures, and read conference papers on a wide variety of topics. As a lecturer and educational specialist, he previously worked at the Aruba Teacher Training College, the Department of Curriculum Development Aruba, and the University of Curacao. His field of interests include Organization, Governance, and Management: Small Island (subnational jurisdiction) Studies; Civil society studies; Circular economy; Policy research for sustainability, and History, Culture, and Anthropology: Early modern Atlantic history, Colonial and postcolonial history in the Dutch Caribbean, Slavery, emancipation and reparations, Social integration, nation building and nation branding, Intangible cultural heritage and Heritage preservation. Additionally, he is a member of several organisations including Dutch Caribbean Interinsular Platform Slavery Past, Ministerial Working Group Commissie Voortgezet Ouderschap, Ministerial Working Group Commissie Bewustmaking Slavernijverleden Aruba, and Werkgroep Vierlandenoverleg Onderwijs Onderzoek Nederlandse Cariben. Furthermore, Luc holds the teaching certifications of Certificate in Education (Eerstegraads bevoegdheid of PdG), Instituto Pedagogico Arubano, obtained 1997; Thesis title: Luc Alofs & Martha van Bergen (1997) Multicultureel onderwijs aan het Instituto Pedagogico Arubano and FAS Minitraining.