International asssignments

Organised, attended and contributed to many international conferences, symposia and workshops on education, in both industrialised and in developing countries, including major UNESCO events in technical and vocational education and training

Honors and Awards

Order of Merit (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) of the Federal Republic of Germany (2003)
Recipient of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation scholarship (1969-1971)

UNESCO
Berlin

Initiator and Editor of the Newsletter “UNESCO Berlin Info” (1995-2000); Vice President, Berlin Committee for UNESCO (1992-1994 and since 2006)

UNESCO Germany

Member/ Chairperson of Committee on Education (1968-1993); Member of the German Commission for UNESCO (1967-1996 and since 2006)

Academic exchange

Member of the Board/ Board of Trustees of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD (1967-1971)

Student union

Vice President of the German National Union of Students, responsible for international affairs (1966-1967)

International student exchange

Head of the Munich local committee of IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience): organisation of international exchange of engineering students for internships (1964-1966); Member of the German Committee for IAESTE (1965-1970)

Education

Graduate in Industrial Engineering and Economics of Education (Munich and Berlin, Germany, 1971)

Certified Technician (Electrical), 1962

Training

Shop-floor training (Munich, Germany, 1963
and Jackson, Michigan, USA, 1967)

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