DLD Video
Disrupting Education
It’s a challenge for schools, universities and professional education to keep up with the demands of rapid change, in technology, business and society.
This DLD Munich session asks how the state and the private sector can collaborate more effectively to push transformation in school, academic and professional education alike.
The expert panel is moderated by Jeanne Rubner, Vice-President Global Communication and Public Engagement at Technical University Munich.
It brings together Bettina Stark-Watzinger, German Federal Minister of Education and Research; Fabiana Bertram, Learning Science Specialist at game-based learning company Level Ex; Felix Ohswald, Founder & CEO of the peer-to-peer learning platform, and Austrian unicorn, GoStudent; and Michael John Gorman, Founding Director of Munich’s new life sciences museum Biotopia.
Fabiana Bertram
Level Ex
Fabiana Bertram is a Learning Science Specialist at Level Ex. She graduated with State Exams in English Philology, Spanish Philology and Educational Psychology from LMU Munich and is also pursuing an additional State Exam in Physics.
Jeanne Rubner
Technical University Munich (TUM)
Jeanne Rubner is Vice-President Global Communication and Public engagement at Technical University Munich (TUM). Previously she had been a science journalist for several decades. Jeanne Rubner holds a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence from the TUM.
Bettina Stark-Watzinger
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Bettina Stark-Watzinger has been Germany’s Federal Minister of Education and Research since December 2021. She is Chair of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Land Hesse and Member of the Federal Executive and Presidium of the FDP. (Image: © Bundesregierung – Guido Bergmann.)
Felix Ohswald
GoStudent
Felix Ohswald is the Co-Founder and CEO of GoStudent, a Vienna-based digital learning platform providing tailored, video-based tuition to primary, secondary and college-aged students. In November 2020, Felix was featured in the Forbes “30 under 30” list.
Michael John Gorman
Biotopia
Michael John Gorman is Founding Director of BIOTOPIA, a new life sciences museum for Bavaria planned for Nymphenburg Palace, and Professor (Chair) in Life Sciences in Society at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. Previously he was the CEO of Science Gallery International, dedicated to igniting creativity and discovery where science and art collide.