Advisory Board

The role of the Advisory Board is to advise the ITB on the formulation and implementation of its research programme. To this end, it also makes recommendations.

The Advisory Board conducts an annual formative evaluation of the Institute’s work. Additional: The Advisory Board conducts a summative evaluation of the ITB’s work at intervals of generally three years. Finally: Every five years, the Institute is evaluated by the Research Commission of the Academic Senate of the University of Bremen.

The members of the Advisory Board are appointed by the President of the University of Bremen for a term of three years.

Members 2026–2028

For the period 2026 to 2028, the Advisory Board comprises the following members:

• Prof. Dr Ralph Dreher
  Head of the Chair of Technology Education at the University of Siegen’s Vocational College

• Prof. Dr Aysun Doğmuş
  Head of the Research Group: Teaching and Learning in a Migration Society, Technical University of Berlin

• Jörn Eggemann
  Global Head of Corporate HR at DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH

• Dr Monika Hackel
  Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Head of Department 2: Structure and Organisation of Vocational Education and Training

• Dr Ernesto Harder
  German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Regional Chair, DGB Lower Saxony – Bremen – Saxony-Anhalt Region / Lower Saxony Regional Office

• Prof. Dr Silja Klepp
  Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Chair of Human Geography/UNESCO Chair in Integrated Marine Sciences 

• Dr Diana Wehlau
  Senator for the Environment, Climate and Science of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Head of Department 

• Tobias Weigelt
  The Senator for Children and Education, Head of Division 22 – Ministerial and School-related Tasks: Vocational Schools

Members 2023–2025

The following members will serve on the Advisory Board for the period 2023 to 2025:

• Prof. Dr Ralph Dreher
  Head of the Chair of Technology Education at the University of Siegen’s Vocational College

• Dr Nora Bujdoso
  Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG – Education

• Prof. Dr Dietmar Frommberger
  University of Osnabrück, Institute of Educational Sciences, Chair of Vocational and Business Education

• Dr Monika Hackel
  Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Head of Department 2: Structure and Organisation of Vocational Education and Training

• Dr Ernesto Harder
  German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Regional Chair, DGB Lower Saxony – Bremen – Saxony-Anhalt Region / Lower Saxony Regional Office

• Hendrik Kutza,
  Mercedes-Benz AG, Technical Qualification Centre, Bremen, Apprenticeship & Training

• Prof. Dr Matthias Pilz
  University of Cologne, Chair of Economic and Social Pedagogy

• Tobias Weigelt
  The Senator for Children and Education, Head of Division 22 – Ministerial and School-Related Tasks: Vocational Schools

Members 2020–2023

The following members serve on the Advisory Board for the period 2020 to 2023:

• Prof. Dr Ralph Dreher
  University of Siegen, Chair of Technology Didactics at the Vocational College

• Dr Nora Bujdoso
  Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG – Education

• Dr Monika Hackel
  Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Head of Department 2: Structure and Organisation of Vocational Education and Training

• Petra Jendrich
  Head of Unit at the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Education, Department for Vocational Schools

• Hendrik Kutza,
  Mercedes-Benz AG, Technical Qualification Centre Bremen, Apprenticeship & Training

• Prof. Dr Matthias Pilz
  University of Cologne, Chair of Economic and Social Pedagogy

• Tobias Weigelt
  The Senator for Children and Education, Head of Unit 22 – Ministerial and School-related Tasks: Vocational Schools

Members 2017–2019

The following members served on the Advisory Board for the period 2017 to 2019:

• Till Bellmann-Nitz
  Vocational Education Officer, The Senator for Children and Education, Department 22 – Vocational Schools

• Prof. Dr Ralph Dreher
  University of Siegen, Chair of Technology Education at the Vocational College

• Markus Häveker, MSc (Economics and Engineering),
  Mercedes-Benz Bremen Plant, Apprenticeship & Training, Bremen

• Dr Monika Hackel
  Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Department of Structure and Organisation of Vocational Education and Training

• Petra Jendrich
  Head of Division at the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Education, Department of Vocational Schools

• Prof. Dr Matthias Pilz
  University of Cologne, Chair of Economic and Social Pedagogy

Members 2013–2016

The following members served on the Advisory Board from 2013 to 2016:

• Prof. Dr Rita Meyer
  University of Hanover, Institute for Vocational Education and Adult Education

• Prof. Dr Martin Mulder
  Wageningen University, Education and Competence Studies Group

• Prof. Dr Karin Rebmann
  Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Department of Vocational and Business Education

• Prof. Dr Reiner Schlausch
  University of Flensburg, Institute for Vocational Training in Work and Technology

• Prof. Dr Theo Wehner
  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Centre for Organisation and Work Studies (ZOA)

• Prof. Dr Reinhold Weiß
  Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Members 2010–2012

The following members served on the Advisory Board from 2010 to 2012:

• Prof. Dr Gerhard Bosch
  University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Work and Qualifications

• Prof. Dr Hans Gruber
  University of Regensburg, Institute of Education

• Prof. Dr Andreas Gruschka
  Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Department of Educational Sciences

• Prof. Dr Bernd Hofmaier
  Halmstad University College, School of Business and Engineering

• Prof. Dr Annette Ostendorf
  University of Innsbruck, Institute for Organisation and Learning

• Prof. Dr Karin Rebmann
  Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Department of Vocational and Business Education

• Prof. Dr Theo Wehner
  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Centre for Organisation and Work Studies (ZOA)

• Prof. Dr Reinhold Weiß,
  Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Members 2007–2009

The following members served on the Advisory Board from 2007 to 2009:

• Prof. Dr Jürgen van Buer
  Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute of Educational Sciences – Department of Business Education

• Dr Gisela Dybowski
  Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

• Prof. Dr Bernd Hofmaier
  Halmstad University College, School of Business and Engineering

• Dr Gert Loose
  German Society for Technical Cooperation, Chief Technical Advisor – Ministry of Manpower, Sultanate of Oman

• Prof. Dr Karin Rebmann
  Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Department of Vocational and Business Education

• Prof. Dr Theo Wehner
  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Centre for Organisation and Work Studies (ZOA)