Manfred Polzin started his educational career as a teacher in History and German language.
After a few years in general secondary education he changed to Vocational Education and Training in the late eighties, where he remained until now. First at a VET College, but since 2002 as Senior Advisor on International Affairs at the MBO Raad, which is the Association for VET Colleges in the Netherlands.
Starting in 1995 with the first European Education projects under the Petra program, Manfred Polzin remained involved in European project management under the programmes of Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates and Grundtvig,
Next to these programmes  he initiated and coordinated projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Russia and China about restructuring and modernizing VET. In 2006 Manfred Polzin combined his work at the MBO Raad with the function of Consultant to the European Commission on the subject of ‘Making best use of resources’.
Although the topics of his involvement were multifarious, the problem of youth at risk and early school leaving was often addressed in the various projects. Furthermore Manfred Polzin led several study visits to other countries and is regularly asked as a speaker on international conferences.
Manfred Polzin was born in Germany, came in his youth to the Netherlands and spent later some years in France as managing director of a travel agency, before returning to the Netherlands. He speaks German, Dutch , English and French. His multi-national background might explain his passion for Education without frontiers.