About me
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Hi!
I am an Assistant Professor for Employment and Education in Higher Age at the Technical University of Dortmund and a Junior Research Group Leader at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB). Leading the Junior Research Group BeKomIng Digital, I explore the intersection of two megatrends—digitalization and demographic ageing—in the context of continuous vocational education and training (CVET) for older workers in digital learning environments. I am honored to have been appointed by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to the 10th Commission on the Aging Report, ‘Education and Learning in Later Life’, and I look forward to contributing to forward-looking recommendations that promote lifelong learning and active aging.” My research focuses on learning and education across the life course, particularly within an ageing workforce. I study CVET, lifelong learning, and digital learning environments, examining how they support skills development and educational access for older adults. Furthermore, I explore demographic ageing, ageism in the labor market, retirement pathways, age management, and comparative labor market policies to understand their impact on extended working lives and skills adaptation throughout later life. Additionally, I am the co-founder of the #IchBinHannelore Project, which addresses ageism in higher education. I earned my doctorate from the University of Vechta’s Institute of Gerontology, where I researched competence management in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the German craft sector, with a focus on strategies for developing the competencies of older workers. I studied Sociology and Media Science at the Universities of Cologne and Bochum and Sociology/European Societies at the Free University of Berlin. |
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