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  • Review of the IX Stockholm International Conference of Research on Vocational Education and Training

    The 9th Stockholm International Conference of Research on Vocational Education and Training took place from May 14-16, 2024. A special feature of the conference is the venue: participants set off from Stockholm on a ferry to Helsinki and the entire event takes place on the ship. This creates space for research exchange and shared experiences as well as the opportunity to further develop networks.

  • Getting into exchange with each other - for cohesion and solidarity. "The Bremen Living Room" series of events has begun

    With the new cooperation between the University of Bremen and the Bremen Adult Education Center, Prof. Dr. Alisha M.B. Heinemann (University of Bremen) and Ralf Perplies (Director of the Bremen Adult Education Center) have conceived the event series "The Bremen Living Room". The aim is to promote social interaction through a civil society meeting space and to help combat isolation and social division.

  • Second transnational project meeting of AI Pioneers in Bilbao

    The second project meeting of the Erasmus+ project AI Pioneers took place from May 22 to 24 in Bilbao at the University of the Basque Country. The project is coordinated by the ITB and consists of a project consortium of 10 partners from Germany, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Estonia. It is concerned on the establishment of a network of teachers and trainers from vocational education and training (VET) and adult education with a focus on the application of artificial intelligence.

  • Task-Manager on the BIBB-Roadshow: “Leando on Tour”

    On April 30, 2024, the roadshow “Leando on Tour” took place in Berlin. This event is part of an exciting series of events organized by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), in which the central services of Leando are presented: Informing, Networking and Qualifying.

  • Successful finalization of the research project "COALA" with results of economic relevance

    As part of the European "COALA" project, the usability of trustworthy AI-based voice assistants in industry was researched with 14 partners from five European nations (Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, France and Germany). "COALA" stands for "Cognitive Assisated agile Manufacturing for a Labor force supported by trustworthy Artificial Intelligence".

  • Learning paths for VET-trainers internationally

    Futureland 2024 took place in Malta from April 19-20, 2024. New standards were set with the theme “Inclusive education for an inclusive world”. Training staff, teachers and interested representatives from relevant educational institutions exchanged their experiences, discovered the opportunities around inclusive education and further expanded their international networks.

  • Project with Bau-ABC-Rostrup in the agricultural and construction machinery sector completed

    The project "tekom_Land-BauMT - technical communication in learning and work processes of agricultural and construction machinery mechatronics technicians in the context of Industry 4.0" was carried out between Bau-ABC Rostrup and the Institute Technology and Education ITB (University of Bremen) in the period between November 2020 and June 2023 and financed by funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

  • Girls' Day at the ITB

    On 25 April, the ITB once again took part in Girls' Day to offer schoolgirls in the seventh and eighth grades the opportunity to gain an insight into various professional fields and get to know the manufacturing processes of 3D printing and laser marking.

  • Children's University Workshop 2024 - "Experience electronics and robotics"

    As part of this year's Children's University, three sessions of the "Experience electronics and robotics" workshop took place, each with 6-7 children between the ages of 8 and 12.

  • New project FLAME launched

    At the beginning of January 2024, the "Feuerwehrakademie Hamburg" (Hamburg Fire Service Academy) and the ITB began working together on the "Modern and Efficient Fire Service Career Training" (FLAME) project.

  • Appointment of Prof Dr Alisha Heinemann to the Advisory Board of the DVV

    Prof Dr Alisha Heinemann has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the German Adult Education Association (DVV) and will initially hold this office until 2027. The DVV Advisory Board advises the Executive Board and Members' Council on fundamental issues and challenges that are of particular importance for the development of continuing education and adult education work in Germany and at European level.

  • New project "Green Energy in Namibia" launched

    As part of the new German Government and Federal States Project "Green Energy in Namibia: Strengthening Vocational Training for the Green Energy Industry in Namibia", a fact-finding mission took place in Namibia from March 4 to 12, in which the ITB (Michael Gessler, Jan Naumann, Nils Petermann) took part.

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