Aysun Dogmus

Prof. Dr. Aysun Dogmus is a full Professor of Educational Science at the Technical University of Berlin's Faculty I (Humanities and Educational Sciences), leading the department of 'Teaching and Learning in a Migration Society'. She holds dual roles as Deputy Director for Diversity and Anti-Discrimination at the School of Education (SETUB) since April 2024 and Acting Director of the Institute of Educational Science since October 2023. Her academic career includes professorial roles at the University of Bremen and Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, alongside extensive research leadership in intercultural education and critical migration studies.

• Education: PhD in Philosophy from University of Bremen (2020), Sociology diploma (2012)
• Key Affiliations: Member of German Society for Educational Science (DGfE), editorial board of Zeitschrift für erziehungswissenschaftliche Migrationsforschung, and advisory roles in projects like 'FLeMi' (Leadership Development for Educators with Migration Backgrounds)

Her research focuses on racism-critical educational practices, intercultural pedagogy, and professionalization processes in migration contexts. She critiques structural inequalities in teacher training systems and advocates for anti-racist school development. Recent work examines intersections of racism and ableism in early childhood education, and the role of historical narratives in shaping educational praxis.

Publications span monographs like Professionalisierung in Migrationsverhältnissen (2022) to over 50 peer-reviewed articles addressing migration, racism, and institutional transformation. She regularly collaborates with governmental agencies and NGOs on projects promoting equity in education systems.

Awards: While no formal prizes are listed, her leadership in founding the Zeitschrift für erziehungswissenschaftliche Migrationsforschung and her role in shaping national educational discourse through policy advisement highlight her impactful contributions.

Her grant-funded projects include the PRIMUS school experiment in NRW (2014-2020) and current work on diversity-oriented teacher training. She advises Berlin's Landeszentrale für politische Bildung on parental involvement strategies and chairs the Kommission Erziehung und Bildung in der Migrationsgesellschaft within DGfE's intercultural education section.

Labs/Teams: Leads research networks like the Rassismuskritische Schulpädagogik and collaborates internationally via projects like the German-Israeli Young Researchers' Exchange on Diversity (2014-2016).