01/17/25
Industrial shoe production and ITB enter the next round!
The kick-off meeting of the ‘Innovative Skills for an Old Vocation’ (ISOV) project took place at the ITB on 10/11 December 2024.
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Research
The guiding principle of the ITB's research is the analysis and design of the interrelationship between technology, work and education. The focal point of the scientific work is VET research with the subject areas of initial and continuing VET and occupations and vocational training systems on the one hand and their demarcations and exclusions, transitions, prerequisites and alternatives on the other.
The ITB
The Institute Technology and Education (ITB) was founded in October 1986 and has since become a central scientific institution of the University of Bremen. With around 50 employees, it is one of the largest independent research institutions for vocational education and training worldwide. The four departments of the institute are headed by professors from the faculties 01 (Physics/Electrical Engineering), 04 (Production Engineering) and 12 (Educational Sciences).
Courses of Study
The ITB offers two courses of study: A Bachelor's programme (B. Sc.) and a Master's programme (M. Ed.). Teachers qualified in vocational education and vocational science for vocational schools in the vocational fields of electrical engineering, information technology, metal technology and automotive engineering are trained in the immediate vicinity of research.
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12/10/24
First Budapest International Conference on Education with ITB participation
From November 28 to 30, 2024 the first Budapest International Conference on Education (BICE 2024) took place at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). Dr. Christine Siemer (AI ...read more -
12/03/24
Handbook "Lernsituationen entwickeln" (Developing learning situations) now published!
The guiding principle of work process and competence orientation in vocational education and training leads to the challenge for teachers at vocational schools and students of this teaching ...read more -
11/25/24
Kick-off meeting of CESYNERGY project!
ITB of University of Bremen has its strengths in adopting the influences of digitalisation, globalisation and diversity on education – both on Higher Education (HE) and Vocational Education and ...read more -
11/20/24
AI Pioneers workshop series enters second round!
On 6 November 2024, the Institute Technology and Education (ITB), as a project partner of the Erasmus+-funded AI Pioneers project represented by Dr Ludger Deitmer, Frieda Klaus, Lisa Meyne and Dr ...read more -
11/18/24
ITB represented for the first time at the 9th Congress of the German Association for Network Research
On 28 October 2024, Dr Christine Siemer and Lisa Meyne (University of Bremen, ITB) took part in the 9th Congress of the German Society for Network Research in Darmstadt. This year's congress was ...read more -
10/30/24
Orienta4VET project presented solutions for successful career orientation
As part of the Orienta4VET project, Vivian Harberts and Myrthe Reinsberg from the Institute of Technology and Education conducted a professional event to promote career orientation at the ...read more -
10/16/24
Practical insights at the Hamburg fire department in the FLAME project
As part of the FLAME project, Dr. Claudia Fenzl, Nils Weinowski and Lisa Meyne from the Institute of Technology and Education visited the Stellingen Fire and Rescue Station (F15) in May and June ...read more -
09/26/24
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 ...read more -
09/17/24
2nd International Project Meeting of SKILLS4JUSTICE in Bremen
On 16th and 17th September 2024, the second SKILLS4JUSTICE project meeting took place in Bremen, Germany, at the Institute Technology and Education. At times, 35 members from a total of 11 partner ...read more -
09/02/24
ITB contributes to ECER 2024
This year's European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) took place from 27-30 August in Nicosia, Cyprus.read more -
08/19/24
DEVISE4KE partner meeting in Homa Bay
From July 22 to 27, 2024, the DEVISE4KE consortium convened in Homa Bay, Kenya, for a transnational partners meeting, coordinated by Vivian Harberts from the Institute of Technology and Education. ...read more -
08/08/24
AI Pioneers Workshop at the AI conference of the NABIBB and the Bavarian Adult Education Association e.V.
As part of the AI conference of the National Agency at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (NABIBB) and the Bavarian Adult Education Association on the topic of ...read more -
07/29/24
NaLoGO project launch
In late June, the first joint meeting for our new NaLoGO project (“Sustainability in logistics using the example of the design and organization of supply chains and e-mobility”) took place with ...read more -
07/03/24
Final conference of the "Smart Learning in Logistics (SMALO)" project at the BLG Logistics Centre C3 Bremen, Germany
On 19 June 2024, the final conference of the project "SMALO - Smart Learning in Logistics" took place at the BLG Logistics Centre C3 Bremen, Germany. SMALO was funded by the Federal Ministry of ...read more -
06/28/24
DIA-CVET in the Annual Report 22/23 of the NA at BIBB
The DIA-CVET project was the only example of good practice in the "Partnerschaften in der Berufsbildung" funding programme to be included in the NA's Annual Report 22/23 at BIBB.read more -
06/26/24
Strengthening trainers: The task manager at "Leando Live"
"Leando Live", the annual event organized by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), kicked off on 18.06.2024 with the question "How can we empower trainers?". Eight ...read more -
06/25/24
DEVISE4KE at NORDYRK Conference
For the first time the Institute Technology and Education participated in the NORDYRK (Nordic research network on vocational education and training) conference with the theme "Evolving VET: ...read more -
06/20/24
Ethiopian ambassador visits University of Bremen
During a visit by the Ethiopian Ambassador Fekadu Beyene Ayana and the Honorary Consul of Ethiopia to the University of Bremen, a joint project initiative between ITB, the Jyväskylä University of ...read more -
05/29/24
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 ...read more -
05/27/24
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 ...read more -
05/21/24
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 ...read more -
05/16/24
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, ...read more -
05/14/24
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 ...read more -
05/08/24
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 ...read more -
05/02/24
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 ...read more -
04/23/24
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.read more -
04/09/24
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" ...read more -
03/25/24
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 ...read more -
03/14/24
International training management
The "Zeitschrift für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik" (guest editors: Silvia Annen and Karl-Heinz Gerholz) has published an article by Michael Gessler and Susanne Peters on the international ...read more -
03/13/24
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 ...read more -
03/12/24
Kick-Off Meeting SKILLS4JUSTICE at Vytautas Magnus University, February 2024
The Kick-Off event of SKILLS4JUSTICE project took place at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania, on February 5th and 6th, 2024. The focus was on organizational matters and, not least, ...read more -
03/07/24
Writing workshop week on Harriersand went into the second round!
From November 20 to 24, the ITB research associates made their way to Harriersand to advance their doctoral thesis in an idyllic setting.read more -
03/06/24
Grand F.IT Finale on February 15
Under the title "F.IT Finale," the closing event of the F.IT Women in IT project took place on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at the Digital Hub Industry. The program included welcoming guests by ...read more -
02/05/24
F.IT meets "Hack4Ladies": Promoting women in IT through innovative engagement
The F.IT Women in IT project took part in "Hack4Ladies". The women's hackathon, organised by the Lenze Group, took place from 5 to 7 May at the Digital Hub Industry Bremen and aimed to get girls ...read more -
01/31/24
Kick-Off Meeting DEVISE4KE in Kenya
On the 8th of January, a team from Rongo University and the University of Bremen (left to right: Wycliffe Ogaga, Steve Oloo, Prof. Jonathan Mulwa, Vivian Harberts, Peter Kaune) visited the three ...read more -
01/25/24
"Reflecting Ableism in Education for Future Education"
On September 25 and 26, 2023, the first meeting on "Reflecting Ableism in Education for Future Educa-tion" took place at the University of Bremen. The hosts Prof. Alisha Heinemann and Prof. ...read more -
12/18/23
MULE project kick-off in Bremen
At the kick-off meeting of the project "MULE – Multimedia Learning Environment for Work-Based Learning Tasks for VET-Students in the Sector of Applied Informatics", the project partners from ...read more -
12/14/23
F.IT meets logistics: 4th company workshop of the F.IT project has taken place at affinis
On November 9th, 2023, the fourth F.IT company workshop took place on the topic of "How can the IT and logistics industry position itself attractively for skilled workers?". The project team, ...read more -
12/12/23
First schools awarded with label “Project-oriented School“
On November 7th, the label "Project-oriented school" celebrated its premiere in Berlin. A total of four schools in the state of Berlin, three vocational and one general education school, were ...read more -
12/11/23
Leando successfully launched
On 20th November, the Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB; Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training) opened its new platform for training and examination personnel at the ...read more -
11/17/23
Research stay in Verona: building a network of pioneers in adult and vocational education on the use of artificial intelligence
From 9 August to 15 September, Lisa Meyne and Christine Siemer set up their office at the University of Verona in the Department of Work and Organisational Psychology at the Faculty of Human Sciences.read more -
11/15/23
Release conference "Decolonize educational science?! - Decolonization is not a metaphor"
The release conference "Decolonizing Education?! - Decolonization is not a metaphor" took place on 22 and 23 September 2023 at the CJD Castell, Bonn. As a platform for an in-depth exchange on the ...read more -
11/14/23
WiN.BO Conference 2023 in Bremen
This year's network conference of the "Scientific Network for Vocational Orientation" (WiN.BO for short) took place at the University of Bremen from 18 to 19 September. The network conference in ...read more -
11/13/23
Final conference of the teacher training quality initiative in Berlin
On 5th and 6th October 2023, the last programme conference of the teacher training quality initiative (Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung, QLB) with a total of 500 participants was held in Berlin. ...read more -
11/09/23
Susanne Peters substitutes professorship in Osnabrück in winter semester 23/24
During winter semester 2023/24, Susanne Peters is substituting the professorship for vocational didactics and vocational teacher education research in the Department of Research in Vocational ...read more -
10/10/23
New impetus for teacher training
The SteBs team (Structural Development in Vocational Teacher Education) presented project results at the final event of the "Schnittstellen gestalten" project (Designing Interfaces) at the ...read more -
10/04/23
PM Summer School at the University of Bremen
The Project Management Summer School was held in September 2023 in cooperation of the "Projektmanagement macht Schule" (Project Management: setting the standards) special focus group of the GPM ...read more -
09/25/23
Meet the editors: IJRVET takes part at the Section Conference on Vocational Education and Training
The Section Conference on Vocational and Business Education of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE) took place this year in Flensburg under the motto "Freedom - Vocational Education - ...read more -
09/20/23
ITB contributes to ECER 2023
ECER 2023 was held in full attendance for the first time since the Covid 19 pandemic. The venue was Glasgow (Scotland), the place for which ECER was cancelled in 2020. The euphoria could be felt ...read more -
09/14/23
GOVET strategy conference
The Federal Government's strategy for one-stop VET cooperation was adopted on 12 September 2013, and the current version was adopted in 2019. Based on it, GOVET (German Office for International ...read more -
08/08/23
Final Conference of the JoinMe2-Project in İzmir
From the 15th to 16th of June 2023, the final conference of the JoinMe2 project took place in İzmir. Here, the training modules on "Disability", "Sexual Orientation", "Sex, Gender Identity and ...read more -
07/10/23
F.IT and Avanja present at the ITCS Fair
On June 30, 2023, Eva Koball (bremen digitalmedia) and Kristina Kühn (Institute Technology and Education, ITB) presented the initial lessons learned from the Avanja and F.IT projects at the Women ...read more -
07/05/23
ITB participates in Crossing Boundaries Conference in Kaunas/Lithuania
From May 25th to 26th 2023, members from the ITB presented recent research at the Crossing Boundaries Conference, which was this year organized by Vidmantas Tutlys in Kaunas, Lituania. The scope ...read more -
06/27/23
Finalization of the Erasmus+ project IDC-VET
The Erasmus+ project "Improve Digital Competences of VET Teachers and Trainers" (IDC-VET) was successfully completed at the end of February 2023 by the project consortium consisting of 7 partners ...read more -
06/19/23
Scientific Conference of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
On June 13, the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) held a scientific conference in Bonn entitled "Success factors of digital ...read more -
06/12/23
Final event DIA-CVET on 29.06.2023 at 13:00
An online event will be held on the Erasmus+ project "Developing Innovative and Attractive CVET programmes in industrial shoe production" (DIA-CVET) coordinated by the ITB.read more -
05/31/23
HORST is here. An industrial robot for the ITB
HORST has found its way into the ITB garage. The industrial robot is now ready for use and will support the ITB in research and teaching.read more -
05/25/23
Education and digitalization: Maren Petersen appointed to federal government committee
Prof. Dr. Maren Petersen, Deputy Spokesperson of the Institute Technology and Education and Vice President for Teaching and Studies at the University of Bremen, has been appointed as a member of ...read more -
05/23/23
Guest at ITB: Alexandra Doroftei from Portugal
From 08.-12. May 2023 Alexandra Doroftei was a guest at ITB. She came with the Erasmus Staff Mobility program and works at the Center for Research and Intervention in Education at the University ...read more -
05/22/23
AI4ED: METALS learning units will be recycled!
The aim of the Erasmus+ project AI4ED is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify learning patterns of students or apprentices that indicate successful or risky navigation through ...read more -
05/17/23
Start of the EU founded project WASABI
At the end of April, the kick-off meeting of the European Union-funded project White-label shop for digital intelligent assistance and human-AI collaboration in manufacturing (WASABI) took place ...read more -
05/15/23
COALA, arriving in the industry
The digital assistants developed in the EU project COALA with the participation of the ITB were presented at Hannover Messe 2023. The focus was on the application of a voice assistant and the ...read more -
05/12/23
Stay Abroad in Vienna: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Heteronormativity
The ITB and the Central Research Funding allow various stays abroad within the support program BremenIDEA. One of these research stays was realized by PhD student Julia Tietjen at the University ...read more -
04/27/23
Collage workshop at the ITB with employees of the Bremer Werkstätten
On 22th of March 2023, a collage workshop was held as part of the project “WB-Deutschkurs”. For this event, teachers and learners of the model project "Deutschkurs für kognitiv beeinträchtigte ...read more -
04/24/23
JoinMe2 - Project partners visiting the ITB
On the 16th and 17th of March 2023 the project partners of the JoinMe2 project visited the ITB. Dr. Franziska Bonna, Prof. Dr. Alisha M.B. Heinemann and Gabriela Hotes welcomed the colleagues from ...read more -
04/13/23
DUAL ECOsystems project meeting on evaluation of good practices in partner countries in Bergamo
The project “DUAL ECOsystems – EU Alliances for ICT” is coming to an end soon. During the project good practices in local dual systems of the project partners have been identified and evaluated in ...read more -
03/28/23
Study "Dual Apprenticeship and Continuing Vocational Education and Training in Central and Eastern Europe" available online
The growth potential in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for family businesses is considerable; however, there is a lack of qualified skilled workers. Dual training is still little established in ...read more -
03/23/23
Kick-off: 1st Transnational Project Meeting of AI Pioneers
From February 23 to 24, the project coordination - the Institute Technology and Education (ITB) - invited AI Pioneers project partners from Italy, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Estonia and ...read more -
02/27/23
The WBV-HB invites to a day of training
A total of 12 northern German training associations (Nordbeat) are organising a day of further training on 23 March 2023 at different locations to make continuing education tangible. In Bremen, ...read more -
02/22/23
AI4Ed kick-off meeting
Tuesday 10 January 2023 was a milestone for the Erasmus project AI4ED. At the premises of the project coordinator IMH – Instituto Máquina Herramienta Elgoibar in Spain, 18 partners met for the ...read more -
02/21/23
Writing workshop on Harriersand: Doctoral students of the ITB working together
From October 10 to 14, ten doctoral students of the ITB made their way to the river island Harriersand. In a quiet and idyllic environment, the focus was primarily on their own scientific career.read more -
02/14/23
F.IT women in IT project: bremerinnen-in-it.de webpage now online
With the launch of the website bremerinnen-in-it.de in January 2023, an important step has been taken in the model project F.IT Women in IT.read more -
01/27/23
Launch of the Erasmus+ project "AI Pioneers - AI and the future of education"
The AI Pioneers project successfully started in January 2023 under the EU Erasmus+ programme with 10 project partners from Italy, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Estonia and Germany. The project ...read more
