Changing significance of vocational education due to academicisation?

The 18th German Higher Education Conference on Vocational Education (Hochschultage Berufliche Bildung) takes place from March 19 to 20, 2015. The host – as on one previous occasion in 1998 – is the Technische Universität Dresden, which will convene expert representatives from research, politics and vocational practice. In view of rising numbers of university entrants and an increase in training programmes offered at the interface between vocational and higher education, this year’s overall theme chosen by the organisers, “Changing significance of vocational education due to academicisation?” takes up a question that is highly current. In the interview, this year’s coordinator Prof. Dr. Hanno Hortsch explains the background to the theme and gives insights into an attractive programme.