Winter Semester 2025/26
BIBB Data Report 2025 published – Focus on immigration society
The 17th Data Report from the BIBB brings together analyses on vocational education and training, presents federal and state programs, and provides international indicators and benchmarks. The focus topic for 2025 is “immigration society.”
Chapter C4 highlights access, participation, and integration in continuing vocational education and training. C4.1 (Halit Öztürk & Eva Humt) shows that adult immigrants have less access to continuing vocational education and training, particularly in-company training, due to a combination of individual, social, structural, and legal barriers.
Source/Learn more: BIBB Data Report 2025
Excursion to the VHS Münster
As part of a seminar on the topic of ‘Educational Justice in Adult Education’, a group of students visited the Volkshochschule Münster (adult education centre) together with Ms Ta.
They were welcomed by Dr Eichler, who not only gave them a tour of the premises, but also provided a comprehensive insight into the diverse range of educational opportunities offered by the Volkshochschule Münster and its organisational background. Together, they reflected on key challenges in planning and managing the programme and discussed approaches for making continuing education accessible to as many people as possible.
At the end of this practice-oriented seminar, the students will have the opportunity to present their own theoretical concepts for further promoting equal educational opportunities at the VHS Münster.
New colleague in the department
We are delighted to welcome Lennart Hempel as a new research assistant in Professor Stanik's working group. After studying in Marburg and Cologne and working at the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE) in Bonn, Mr Hempel is now beginning his doctoral studies in the Adult Education/Continuing Education department in Münster.
His research will focus in particular on topics related to political education, organisational research, international education research and developmental pedagogy.
We warmly welcome Mr Hempel and look forward to exciting new perspectives and a successful collaboration!
Successful University Day 2025
What employers are there in the field of adult education/continuing education? What career paths are there in education management, human resources development or consulting? What are the contents of the study programme and seminars in this profile area? What topics does the adult education/continuing education department research?
Prospective students were able to discuss these and other questions with representatives of the Adult Education/Continuing Education profile area at this year's University Day and gain insights into the courses offered, research topics and career prospects in adult education/continuing education.
Twenty-five prospective students took part in the joint information event for the profile areas in the IfE's courses of study and took the opportunity to find out about the possibilities for specialisation in single-subject and double-subject Bachelor's degrees and to talk directly to representatives of the profile areas.
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New publications from the department
Two new publications have recently been released by the Adult Education and Pedagogical Professionalism working group led by Prof. Dr. Tim Stanik:
- Stanik, T./Wilhelm, J. (2025): Weiterbildungswahlkompetenz. Exploration eines Konstrukts zur Erklärung und Förderung individueller Weiterbildungsbeteiligung In: Eschenbach v. M.E. et al. (Hrsg.): Teilhabe durch Teilnahme? Erwachsenenbildung und Weiterbildung zwischen Partizipation und Exklusion. Opladen: Budrich, S. 75-84.
zur Publikation - Stanik, T./Denninger, A. (2025): Anlässe und Prozessierung im Kontext telefonischer Weiterbildungsberatung. In: Käpplinger, B./Dietz, C. Reuter, M. (Hrsg.): Lebenslanges Lernen und Weiterbildungsberatung. Politisch-wissenschaftliche Diskurse und Perspektiven in der Bevölkerung. Frankfurt/Main: Peter Lang, S. 137-154.
zur Publikation
Guest article
The guest article by Prof. Tim Stanik, Lara Stahl, M.A., and Katharina Klaas on the topic of ‘ Appreciative corporate training culture for Generation Z’ has been published on the ‘überaus’ specialist portal of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training.
Conference participation
On 18 October 2025, Joshua Wilhelm, M.A., and Prof. Dr. Tim Stanik presented and discussed their thoughts on a didactic theory of continuing education counselling at the 2nd Conference of the AG Beratungsforschung (Counselling Research Working Group) in Mainz.
Welcome back!
We wish you a good start to the winter semester and look forward to seeing you again!
Networking in literacy and basic education
On October 9th, Sophia Henneke and Vera Lüneberg from Prof. Öztürk's team gave a presentation on literacy and basic education at the adult education centre in Verl – Harsewinkel – Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock. The adult education centre invited local stakeholders and the speakers to a networking meeting to raise awareness of literacy and basic education and to establish new basic education programmes in the local area.
Summer Semester 2025
Conference participation
On 27 September 2025, Joshua Wilhelm, M.A., and Prof. Dr. Tim Stanik presented their research findings on continuing education choice competence at the 11th Triennial Conference of the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) in Prague.
Keynote speech
On 18 September 2025, Prof. Tim Stanik gave a keynote speech at an event organised by Wirtschaftsförderung Beckum (Beckum Economic Development Agency) on the topic of Gen Z: How can we attract and retain the next generation of skilled workers and employees? Among other things, Tim Stanik presented the results of the completed research project GenZ-Kult.
Election as Chairman of the Adult Education Section
Prof. Dr. Tim Stanik, together with Prof. Dr. Julia Franz (University of Bamberg), was elected Chairman of the Adult Education Section of the German Society for Educational Science at the general meeting on 16 September 2025.
DGfE Adult Education Section Conference
We wish you a pleasant break from lectures and look forward to seeing you again in the winter semester!
New colleague in the department
Julia My Kim Ta joined Professor Öztürk's research group as a research associate in May 2025. Ms Ta focuses in particular on political and international comparative adult education, bringing a new and valuable perspective to our research group. We are delighted to welcome our new colleague and extend a warm welcome to her!
New addition to the student assistant team!
Valeria Hartung joined our team as a student assistant in March 2025. Welcome, we look forward to working with you!