Julia Hufnagl

Julia Hufnagl is a Research Fellow at the Department of Economics and Business Education within the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration at the University of Bamberg. Her work bridges Global Learning, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and intersectional analysis in vocational education contexts across Europe and North America.

• Academic Background:
  • M.Sc. in Business Education (Minor: English), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (2022)
  • B.A. in Business and Human Resource Education (Minor: English), University of Göttingen (2020)
  • CBYX vocational training in business management, USA (2015)

Her research focuses on corporate sustainability implementation, intersectional discrimination in VET transitions, and international comparisons of vocational systems. She leads a cross-country multi-level analysis on workplace global learning and contributes to projects like NIBTEX (skills ecosystem approach) and Transformative Skills for Sustainability. Her publications span topics from corporate ESD strategies to migrant youth discrimination patterns, with methodological innovations addressing quantitative research limitations.

Scientific Awards & Scholarships:

• e-fellows scholarship (2017–present)
• Käthe and Ulrich Pleiß Foundation First Prize (2023)
• DAAD Congress Travel Bursary (2023)
• Studienkolleg Klaus Murmann sponsorship (2017–2022)

She has taught seminars on vocational education personnel professionalization and research methods at multiple German universities, and serves as deputy representative for equal opportunities in her faculty. Her recent conferences address corporate sustainability, VET system inequalities, and intersectional educational barriers.