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Katie Gahr serves as academic staff supporting the Chair of Education Systems within the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zürich. Her work focuses on international vocational education and training (VET) systems, with particular emphasis on Serbia and Uzbekistan.
Her research interests span Vocational Education and Training, Education Governance, Comparative Education, and Labor Market Integration. She has developed expertise in analyzing education system permeability, functional equivalence methodologies for cross-national curriculum comparison, and the role of intermediaries in public-private education partnerships.
Dr. Gahr's publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly output with multiple articles in 2023-2025 in journals like Journal of Vocational Education & Training, Journal of Education Policy, and Research in Comparative and International Education. Her work shows a clear trajectory examining governance structures in VET systems, gender disparities in training programs, and methodological approaches to cross-national education comparison.
Her research has practical applications in education policy implementation, particularly in transitional economies where she has conducted extensive fieldwork in Serbia and Uzbekistan. The recurring theme across her publications is understanding how education systems can be structured to better serve diverse populations and address labor market needs.
