Professor Dr. Doreen Flick Holtsch

Biography

Doreen Flick-Holtsch is a professor for Secondary and Economic Education at the University of Zurich, focusing on digital learning. She has been in this position since September 2022. Previously, she served as Vice-Rector of Education at the University of Education St. Gallen from September 2021 to August 2022, and as head of the Institute for Professional Research and Competence Development from 2018 to 2021 at the same institution. From 2011 to 2018, she was a senior assistant in the chair of Secondary and Economic Education at the University of Zurich. Her academic career also includes positions such as academic councillor at the University of Göttingen and researcher at Humboldt University Berlin. Flick-Holtsch completed her habilitation at the University of Zurich, focusing on the professional competencies of teachers and learning processes in vocational education. She is involved in various research projects aimed at improving economic education and has served on numerous committees and panels in the education sector.

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