On 29th of February, Junmin and Susanne (EERN-VETNET) offered the Online event “Behind the Scenes - what can we learn from journal publishers?”. The aim was to introduce publishers’ perspectives regarding the publication processes of international journals, with special regard to needs and questions of emerging researchers.  Our round table guests were: Stephanie Allais (Journal …

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Provided by Prof. Christian Imdorf, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, and member of VETNET. Vocational schools at the upper or post-secondary level provide access to higher education in many European countries, but this phenomenon is hardly discussed in the research field of higher education access and social inequality. This is surprising given that the expansion of higher …

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Provided by Prof. Dr Philipp Grollmann of IAEB, member of VETNET TU Dortmund is host to a two-week programme for post-doc researchers organized by the Research Academy Ruhr (16-30 June 2024). During the two weeks, participants can explore post-doc options with Prof. Dr Philipp Grollmann and generate ideas and (joint) applications that support further cooperation. …

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With great sadness, we share the news that Professor Gerald Heidegger passed away on January 10. Gerald made significant contributions to VET research and has been a longstanding member of the VETNET research community since its foundation. His loss is deeply felt within the VET research community and for all who had the privilege of …

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Provided by Barbara E. Stalder & Christof Nägele Cyprus is calling! The call for submissions for the ECER 2024 in Nicosia is open until 31 January 2024. The link to conftool is https://www.conftool.com/ecer2024/index.php. We are already busy planning the VETNET opening session and will also not forget the VETNET dinner. But for now, we are …

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Provided by Prof. Dr Elsa Eiríksdóttir, University of Iceland, member of VETNET The annual conference of the Nordic research network on vocational education and training (VET) – Nordyrk – will be June 3–5, 2024, at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík, Iceland.  The theme of the conference is Evolving VET: Navigating Traditions and Transformations.  The …

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IJRVET published an integrative literature review by Daniel Persson Thunqvis, Maria Gustavsson and Agneta Halvarsson Lundqvist from the Linköping University, Sweden. Full open access: https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.10.3.4 Abstract Purpose: This article examines the role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in a green transition of industry. In the world of industry, battling climate change is often treated …

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Provided by Prof. Dr Matthias Pilz, University of Cologne, member of VETNET Special Issue on “Informal Learning in Vocational Education and Training” in International Journal of Training and Development2023, Volume 27, Issue 3-4 The articles published here were selected by the editors of the IJTD from many contributions presented at the “4th International G.R.E.A.T. Conference” …

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Provided by Prof. Dr Lázaro Moreno Herrera, University of Stockholm, board member of VETNET The Stockholm International Conference of Research in Vocational Education and Training is a forum for discussing and disseminating state-of-the-art research in VET. A space for international networking and cooperation, part of the yearly academic events of VETNET (The European Network of …

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