PD Dr. Susanne Peters
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department
Phone
+49 421 218-66336
Room
2.10
Publications
2026
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Antonazzo, L., & Peters, S. (2026). Human Capital 4.0: Readiness of Initial Vocational Education Programmes in Italy and Germany. International Journal of Training and Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.70025
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2025
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Peters, S., & Klaus, F. (2025). Social-ecological transformation in the automotive sector. The case of a car workshop and dealership [Konferenzbeitrag]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15369636
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Klaus, F., Gessler, M., & Peters, S. (2025). Innovationsorientierung von Trainer:innen im Berufsfeld Fahrzeugtechnik in überbetrieblichen Bildungsstätten (ÜBS). bwp@ Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik - online, 2025(49), 1-32. https://www.bwpat.de/ausgabe49/klaus_etal_bwpat49.pdf
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Peters, S., & Gessler, M. (2025). Transformation in der Automobilindustrie: Weiterbildungsbedarfe und Weiterbildungsentscheidung von klein- und mittelständischen Unternehmen in der automobilen Wertschöpfungskette. Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, (48), 89–107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40955-025-00312-5
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Krichewsky-Wegener, L., Peters, S., Brings, C., & Gessler, M. (2025). Transferring the German dual apprenticeship abroad: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of commercial German VET providers. In Oscar Valiente, Srabani Maitra, Philipp Gonon, Matthias Pilz (Hrsg.), The Rise of Dual Modes of Vocational Education and Training (S. 50–64). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003589266-4
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2024
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Peters, S. (2024). Handling the transformation? Further training in the automotive industry [Konferenzbeitrag]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13237050
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Peters, S., & Siemer, C. (2024). VET, Patience and the Wealth of Nations. International Journal of Vocational Education Studies (IJVES). https://doi.org/10.14361/ijves-2024-010209
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2023
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Peters, S., & Meyne, L. (2023). Motivation in international VET cooperation: VET providers and their engagement in transfer [Konferenzbeitrag]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7822041
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Peters, S., & Siemer, C. (2023). VET, patience and the wealth of nations [Konferenzbeitrag]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7822071
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Gessler, M., & Peters, S. (2023). Ausbildung in Mittel- und Osteuropa - Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze. In AusbilderHandbuch (S. 3–18).
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Gessler, M., & Peters, S. (2023). Dual apprenticeship and continuous vocational training of German family businesses in Central and Eastern Europe: Commitment, motives and trends [Konferenzbeitrag]. Vocational education and training transformations for digital, sustainable and socially fair future. Proceedings of the 5th Crossing Boundaries conference in vocational education and training, Kaunas. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7808553
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Gessler, M., & Peters, S. (2023). Internationales Ausbildungsmanagement am Beispiel des Familienunternehmens FESTO: Aufgaben, Herausforderungen und regionale Entwicklungsimpulse. Zeitschrift für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik, 119(3), 401–433. https://doi.org/10.25162/zbw-2023-0016
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2022
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Meyne, L., & Peters, S. (2022). Transfer in international VET cooperation: Development of a typology. International Journal of Training and Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12289
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Gessler, M., Peters, S., Debowski, H., Greppmair, A.-C., Kühn, K., & Stroie, D. C. (2022). Duale Aus- und Weiterbildung in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Chancen und Hindernisse für Familienunternehmen. Stiftung Familienunternehmen. https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/269203/1/1838084738.pdf
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2021
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Peters, S., & Krichewsky-Wegener, L. (2021). International Cooperation in VET: A Case Study of Expansive Learning in a German-Greek Project on Greening VET [Konferenzbeitrag]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5205520
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Peters, S., & Meyne, L. (2021). Market Conditions of International VET Providers: German Providers in Comparison to Market Leaders [Konferenzbeitrag]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4593160
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Peters, S. (2021). Market conditions of international VET providers: a comparative analysis of Australia, UK, USA, and Germany. Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-021-00128-w
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2020
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Peters, S., & Bauer, W. (2020). Kolumbien: Berufsbildung zur Überwindung des Postkonflikts. In Berufliche Bildung in Lateinamerika und Subsahara-Afrika – Entwicklungsstand und Herausforderungen dualer Strukturansätze.
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Baumann, F.-A., Frommberger, D., Gessler, M., Holle, L., Krichewsky-Wegener, L., Peters, S., & Vossiek, J. (Hrsg.). (2020). Berufliche Bildung in Lateinamerika und Subsahara-Afrika – Entwicklungsstand und Herausforderungen dualer Strukturansätze. Springer VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31752-2
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Kühn, K., Peters, S., & Holle, L. (2020). Internationalisation strategies of German VET providers. What is important for business models in new markets? [Konferenzbeitrag].
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2019
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Peters, S. (2019). Betrieblicher Transfer beruflicher Bildung: Fallbeispiel Südafrika. In Konzepte und Wirkungen des Transfers Dualer Berufsausbildung.
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Peters, S. (2019). Bildungstransfer im Unternehmenskontext. Springer VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
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Gessler, M., & Peters, S. (2019). Bedeutung des Promotorenmodells zur Förderung des Bildungstransfers in der internationalen Berufsbildungszusammenarbeit. In DLR Projektträger (Hrsg.), Geschäftsmodellentwicklung in der internationalen Berufsbildungszusammenarbeit (S. 26–28). DLR Projektträger. https://www.berufsbildung-international.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ibb_publikation_01-19_geschaeftsmodellentwicklung.pdf
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Peters, S., Gessler, M., & Kühn, K. (2019). Private and Public Business Models in Internationalization of VET [Konferenzbeitrag]. Trends in vocational education and training research: Proceedings of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2019. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3371565
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Gessler, M., Peters, S., & Holle, L. (2019). Internationalisation of German VET providers: New Business Models for New Markets? [Konferenzbeitrag]. Pedagogical concerns and market demands in VET. Proceedings of the 3rd Crossing Boundaries in VET conference 2019. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2641676
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2018
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Gessler, M., Barrientos Delgado, C. P., & Peters, S. (2018). Sondierungsbericht zu Chile. In DLR Projektträger (Hrsg.), Berufsbildung im Fokus: Afrika und Lateinamerika (S. 9–13). DLR Projektträger. https://www.berufsbildung-international.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ibb_publikation_2018_dlr.pdf
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Peters, S., & Gessler, M. (2018). Sondierungsbericht zu Kolumbien. In DLR Projektträger (Hrsg.), Berufsbildung im Fokus: Afrika und Lateinamerika (S. 30–32). DLR Projektträger. https://www.berufsbildung-international.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ibb_publikation_2018_dlr.pdf
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Ongoing projects
Completed projects
- BLP Green Energy – Strengthening vocational training for the green energy sector in Namibia
- WBV-HB – Bremen Automotive Industry Further Training Network
- IDC-VET – Improving the Digital Skills of VET Teachers and Trainers
- Opportunities and Obstacles for German Family Businesses: Dual Apprenticeship and Continuing Vocational Education and Training in Central and Eastern Europe
- wb-ibb – Research support for the BMBF funding programme “Internationalisation of VET”
Presentations and workshops
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Emerging Researchers as AI Pioneers: Ethical Challenges of AI Use in Vocational Education and Training – A Shift in Perspective
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Tampere, Finnland
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Careers@steel: Addressing European industrial transformation through modular vocational education
10th Stockholm International Conference of Research in Vocation Education and Training, Stockholm, Schweden
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Human capital 4.0 – Readiness of initial vocational training programmes in Italy and Germany
DGfE-Kongress „Krisen und Transformation“, Halle (Saale)
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Vocational orientation in development cooperation
Fachforum der Internationalen Berufsbildungszusammenarbeit, Hamburg
PD Dr. Susanne Peters Henning Klaffke
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Dual Apprenticeships of German Family Companies in Central and Eastern Europe: Status and perspectives
ECER 2023 / VETNET, Glasgow, Vereinigtes Königreich; 02 SES 08 A, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre A, 4. Etage
Study of German family companies' involvement in dual apprenticeships in Central and Eastern Europe and its development prospects.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler PD Dr. Susanne Peters · Related: Opportunities and Obstacles for German Family Businesses: Dual Apprenticeship and Continuing Vocational Education and Training in Central and Eastern Europe
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Motivation in international VET cooperation: VET providers and their engagement in transfer
5th Crossing Boundaries Conference in Vocational Education and Training, Kaunas, Litauen
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Dual Apprenticeship and Continuous Vocational Training of German Family Businesses in Central and Eastern Europe: Commitment, Motives and Trends
5th Crossing Boundaries Conference, Kaunas, Litauen; Vytautas Magnus University, K. Donelaičio 52, Raum 203
Findings on German family businesses' engagement in dual apprenticeship and continuing vocational training in Central and Eastern Europe.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler PD Dr. Susanne Peters · Related: Opportunities and Obstacles for German Family Businesses: Dual Apprenticeship and Continuing Vocational Education and Training in Central and Eastern Europe
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Incidental Learning in International VET Transfer: Perspectives of German VET Providers.
4. G.R.E.A.T. Conference (German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training), Köln
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Incidental Learning in International VET Transfer: Perspectives of German VET Providers
GREAT-Konferenz, Köln
Contribution on incidental learning by German providers in international VET transfer.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler Dr. Lisa Meyne PD Dr. Susanne Peters · Related: MP-INVET – Meta-project on research into the internationalisation of vocational education and training
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The Future of VET in Europe: Pathways to vocational excellence
Expert Workshop. Organised by 3s, Austria, and Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Germany, on behalf of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), Bonn
Participation in an expert workshop on the future of VET in Europe and pathways to vocational excellence.
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Vocational education and continuing training in Central and Eastern Europe
Kompetenzkreis Personalleitung, Stiftung Familienunternehmen, Online
Contribution on vocational education and continuing training in Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on German family businesses.
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Transfer in International VET Cooperation: Perspectives of German VET Providers
The Future Potential of Vocational Education and Training: Strengthening VET for the next generation (SFUVET), Bern, Schweiz (online)
Conference contribution on transfer processes in international VET cooperation from the perspective of German providers.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler Dr. Lisa Meyne PD Dr. Susanne Peters
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Vocational education and training in the Philippines and lessons learned from international VET cooperation
Abschlusskonferenz WPI (IBB-Projekt), Digital
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Market strategies of foreign education providers
2. Kooperationsworkshop mit iMOVE, Online
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International Policy Transfer of Dual Apprenticeships.
Seminar on the International Policy Transfer of Dual Apprenticeships, Glasgow, online
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler PD Dr. Susanne Peters Dietmar Frommberger Léna Krichewsky-Wegener Johannes Karl Schmees
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International Cooperation in VET: A Case Study of Expansive Learning in a German-Greek Project on Greening VET
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2021), Genf, Schweiz (online)
PD Dr. Susanne Peters Léna Krichewsky-Wegener
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Market Conditions of International VET Providers. German Providers in Comparison to Market Leaders
4th International VET Conference Crossing Boundaries, online, Muttenz und Bern, Schweiz
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Internationalisation of German VET providers: New Business Models for New Markets?
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2019, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler Dr. Kristina Kühn PD Dr. Susanne Peters
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Private and Public Business Models within Internationalization of VET
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2019, Hamburg
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Core principles of German VET cooperation
Fachforum des BMBF/DLR, Leipzig
PD Dr. Susanne Peters Fabienne-Agnes Baumann
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Internationalisation of German VET providers: New Business Models for New Markets?
Crossing Boundaries in Vocational Education and Training: Pedagogical concerns and market demands, Valencia, Spanien
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler Dr. Kristina Kühn PD Dr. Susanne Peters Larissa Holle
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Service innovation and its promotors
Crossing Boundaries Conference, Valencia, Spanien
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The scientific accompanying research on the BMBF funding initiative “Internationalisation of Vocational Education and Training”
Statuskonferenz Internationalisierung der beruflichen Bildung, Berlin
PD Dr. Susanne Peters Léna Krichewsky-Wegener
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Implementation of dual apprenticeship structures abroad: The case of Mercedes-Benz and a tie to Service Science
GREAT Conference 2018, Köln
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Scientific monitoring of the BMBF funding initiative “Berufsbildung International”
ITB-Kolloquium, Bremen
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler PD Dr. Susanne Peters Larissa Freund
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1st Expert Forum on Business Model Development
Berufsbildung International, BMBF und DLR, Bonn (Germany), Bonn
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler PD Dr. Susanne Peters Dr. Janis Vossiek Fabienne-Agnes Baumann Larissa Freund