Manuel Förster

Prof. Dr. Manuel Förster holds the Professorship for Business Education at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since 2019. He previously served as a Junior Professor (2013-2017) and chair substitute (2017-2019) at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz and Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg respectively. His research focuses on vocational education, financial literacy, digital transformation in teaching, and challenge-based learning.

• Key projects: Teach@TUM4.0, EuroTeQ, DigiChalWi@ViFoNet, and Financial Literacy Research Network
• Editorial board member for multiple journals including Computers & Education, Human Resource Management Journal, and Zeitschrift für ökonomische Bildung

His recent work examines interdisciplinary project management efficacy beliefs in educational settings, with empirical studies on student diversity, blended learning, and entrepreneurship education across Germany. He has pioneered multimodal learning analytics approaches combining cognitive load and emotional arousal measurements.

• Scientific awards include:
  • 2017 NAAE Best Paper Award (2nd Place)
  • 2015 Deutsche Bundesbank Research Funding
  • 2014/2014 Double award for excellent dissertation
• Professional memberships:
  • Sektion Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik (DGfE)
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung