Melanie Hochmuth

Melanie Hochmuth is a Researcher at the Professorship for Business Education under Prof. Dr. Silvia Annen at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. Her work focuses on educational trajectories, school-to-work transitions, and career orientation for Generation Z, with special attention to internships, work values, and dropout prevention in vocational training.

• Academic Career: Doctoral candidate since 2023, Master’s (2019-2022) and Bachelor’s (2016-2019) in Integrative Social Sciences from Technical University of Kaiserslautern
• Professional Experience: Research assistant roles at University of the Federal Employment Agency Mannheim (2020-2023), student assistant at Technical University of Kaiserslautern (2018-2020)

Research Interests include work values, discrimination processes in vocational training, and the role of school internships in shaping transitions to apprenticeships. Her doctoral project examines how individual values and practical experiences influence career orientation under generational change.

Publication Trends show a focus on Generation Z, vocational training satisfaction, digital learning in VET, and internship impacts on educational transitions. She has contributed to journals like Sustainability and Social Sciences & Humanities Open, as well as conference proceedings.

Teaching involves courses on Professional Action in Educational Contexts, Research Questions in Business Education, and Digital Educational Technologies at the University of Bamberg.