Alexander Zollner

Alexander Zollner is a part-time Researcher at the Chair of Technology Didactics within the School of Social Sciences and Technology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), concurrently serving as a teacher at Munich's municipal vocational school for plumbing, environmental, and utility engineering since 2022.

His academic and professional foundation includes:

• Dual vocational training as a mechatronics technician with university entrance qualification (2009-2012) at BMW AG Regensburg
• Dual Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering with development/design focus (2012-2016) at EDAG Production Solutions
• Master of Vocational Education Integrated specializing in metal technology and mathematics (2016-2019) at TUM

His research concentrates on modernizing vocational pedagogy through:

• Competency-based learning field curricula implementation in dual training systems
• Integration of interdisciplinary skills in technical education frameworks
• Didactic approaches for digitalization and Industry 4.0 adoption
• Vocational-technical teacher development methodologies

As a core member of Prof. Dr. Daniel Pittich's Professorship for Technology Didactics, he develops teacher training curricula and contributes to research projects including BBI@TUM and LPI, focusing on practical relevance in vocational education while maintaining active industry connections with automotive OEMs.