ABOUT ME

Research and Working Emphases

• International and comparative adult education  
• Professionalisation in adult education, especially academic professionalisation and mobility
• Digitalisation in adult and continuing education
• Informal learning in working contexts
• Internationalisation for educationl purposes
• International educational policies

since 2013

University-Professor for Adult and Continuing Education at Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg

before

Juniorprofessorin for educational sciences with the emphasis on lifelong learning at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, AG Adult and Continuing Education

Research associate at the German Institute for Adult Education and at the Chair for adult education at the University of Duisburg-Essen

Visiting Professorship, Distinction & Functions & Activities in Academic Advisory Councils

• Member at the Board of Trustees at University of Kassel (since 2020)
• Member at the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame (since 2019)
• Chairwomen of the Rat der Weiterbildung - KAW (German Council for Continuing Education) (since 2019)
• Visiting Professor at the International Institute of Adult & Lifelong Education, New Delhi (since 2014)

Activities in Academic Advisory Councils

• Board Member of the Doctoral Course in Education and Psychology (circel XXXV, XXXVI) at University of Florence (since 2019)
• Consulting Editor of the European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults (RELA) (since 2019)
• Member of the International Editorial Board of the Journal „Studies in Adult Education and Learning/Andragoška spoznanja“ of University of Ljubljana/Solvenia (since 2019)
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Deutschen Volkshochschulverbands International (DVV International) (since 2016)
• Member of the Academic Board of the Interdisciplinary Teaching Project “Global Systems and Intercultural Competence” at Julius-Maximilian-University Würzburg (since 2015)
• Member of the Research Unit "Lifelong Learning and Higher Education: Learning Pathways, Skills for Employability, Care of Professionalization (LILAH)" at University of Florence/Italy. Principle Investigator: Prof. Vanna Boffo (since 2014)
• Editoral Board Member of the "Journal on Lifelong Learning & Educational Guidance", Association of Social Health & Action/Delhi, Indien (since 2014)
• Scientific Committee Member of the Journal "Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Iearning. Research and Practices" (EITL) at University of Padua/Italy, published by Franco Angeli. Principle Investigators: Prof. Ettore Felisatti and Prof. Monica Fedeli (since 2014)
• Scientific Committee Member of the Series "Adult Learning. Strategies, Methods, Contexts", Co-Directors: Monica Fedeli, Cristina Zaggia (since 2014)
• Scientific Committee Member of the Series  "Studies on the Adult Learning and Education" at Florence University Press, Directors: Prof. Paolo Federighi, Prof. Vanna Boffo (since 2014)
• Board-Member International Society for Comparative Adult Education (2013-2020)
• Editoral-board member of the journal Member Zeitschrift Erwachsenenbidung. Vierteljahresschrift für Theorie und Praxis (Journal for Adult Education. Quarterly Paper for Theory and Practice) (2013-2020), member at the advisory board of the journal Member Zeitschrift Erwachsenenbidung. Vierteljahresschrift für Theorie und Praxis (Journal for Adult Education. Quarterly Paper for Theory and Practice) (since 2020)
• Member of the advisory board of the project "Sensibilisierung von Arbeitnehmern/innen für das Problem des funktionalen Analphabetismus in Unternehmen" of Stiftung Lesen (2013-2014)

Activities within Networks and Reviews

• Editor of the study guide series "Study Guides in Adult Education"
• Reviewer for Journals (among others: u.a. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, REPORT, International Journal of Lifelong Education, International Review in Education)
• Reviewer for Research Funds, HORIZON 2020, the German Academic Exchange Service and ERASMUS+
• Mitglied of the Jury “Rita-Süssmuth-Preises für die internationale Volkshochschule“ of DVV International (2019)
• Member of Network 3: Professionalisation of Lifelong Learning with a special emphasis on teacher training of the ASEM Hub for Lifelong Learning (ongoing), Co-Coordination of network 3 Professionalisation of Lifelong Learning with aspecial emphasis on teacher training of the ASEM Hub for Lifelong Learning (until 2009)
• Research in the context of the ESREA-Network: Research Network on Adult Educators, Trainers and their Professional Development

Continuing and Further Education

• Junior Professional Management - Stiferverband-Fellow Sciences Management
• European Project Planning - Grundtvig-Stipendium (IST)
• Higher Education Didactical Certificate for Professional Teaching
• Planning Moderation and Consulting
• Systemic Guidance