Richard Teare
President, Global University for Lifelong Learning
Dr Richard Teare is President, Global University for Lifelong Learning.
Richard has been passionately committed to work and community-based learning since the mid-1990s and during the past ten years, he has helped to create learning and development applications for a wide variety of organizations in different parts of the world. Prior to this, he held professorships at four UK universities (Bournemouth, Surrey, Oxford Brookes, Derby). In 1988 he founded and then edited for 20 years, the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. He is now the Managing Editor of Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes. Emerald Group publishes both these journals. His academic publications include 20 co-authored and edited text books on aspects of service management, marketing and organizational learning. In 2007, he co-founded the Global University for Lifelong Learning with Edward Mooney, GULL’s Chairman.
In 2010, Richard was initiated as an honorary Chief by the Masi sub-Clan, Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea, decorated by the King of Surakata, Indonesa and awarded the honorary Title of Gaurawacharya (Teacher of Honour) by the South Asian Academy for Good Governance.
GULL’s co-founders are Christians and we are passionate about the pressing global need to provide development opportunities for people of all faiths, traditions and cultures and especially for the low paid, disadvantaged groups and the poorest – globally.
