Karina Kiepe

Prof. Dr. Karina Kiepe is a Professor of Business Education with a focus on Education for Sustainable Development at Paderborn University's Paderborn Research Center for Sustainable Economy (PARSEC) and Department 5 of Business Education. She previously held roles as a research assistant at Helmut Schmidt University and substitute professor at Leuphana University. Her work emphasizes sustainability-oriented, design-based, and empirical approaches in vocational training.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Banking and Finance (Dual Study, Berufsakademie)
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Philosophy, Values and Norms (Carl von Ossietzky University)
• Master of Education in Vocational and Business Education (Best in Class, Carl von Ossietzky University)
• Doctorate in Philosophy (2021, Helmut Schmidt University)

Research Interests: Prof. Kiepe's research centers on vocational training for sustainable business, pedagogical professionalization of trainers, and entrepreneurship education. Key projects include the BBNELobby initiative (funded by BMBF/ESF Plus) to embed BBNE in companies and the InnoHubAzubi project fostering innovation skills in trainees.

Scientific Awards:

• Winner of the 'Vocational Education Research in Social Responsibility' Award

Advising & Grants: Leads a team including Dr. Melanie Wilde and Ayce Taskaya. Active in centralized thesis allocation and project management for funded initiatives like BBNELobby (2024-2026). Research grants include Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funding for sustainable transformation projects.

Labs/Teams: Associated with PARSEC and Department 5, coordinating interdisciplinary teams on BBNE lobbying spaces and vocational education policy analysis.