Patron Elke Büdenbender speaks at the "Vocational Education and Training" University Days at Paderborn University
Vocational education and training is one of the key areas of our society. Like other fields of the education system, it is called upon to meet the current developments of a changing world under new geopolitical conditions. It is also necessary to develop suitable solutions for the associated tasks. School-based and dual vocational or further training is a central component for securing skilled labour, progress and economic success. Under the title: "Sustainable - Digital - Equal Opportunities. Future scenarios for work, education and careers", experts will be discussing research findings and approaches to current topics and challenges at Paderborn University from 17 to 19 March 2025. The event is aimed at stakeholders from the fields of school, business, science and politics. Elke Büdenbender, judge at the Berlin Administrative Court and wife of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is the patron of the conference and will take part in a concluding panel discussion. Interested parties can still register for participation until 2 March. Further information and details on registration can be found here.
"One of the largest nationwide formats"
The "Vocational Education and Training" University Days have been held every two years at different locations since 1980, most recently in 2023 at the University of Bamberg, and before that in Siegen and Cologne. "Over the past decades, they have developed into a forum for stakeholders and experts who deal with current academic, political and practical challenges and future-oriented issues in vocational education and training. With around 1,000 participants, the Hochschultage are one of the largest nationwide formats for exchange between academia, practice and politics," explains Prof. Dr. Dietmar Heisler, Head of the Working Group Education Studies with a focus on vocational education at Paderborn University and organiser of the conference. The congress serves to promote networking, exchange and the transfer of research and knowledge in the field of in-company, school-based and extracurricular vocational education and training.
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