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Call for Papers: Sustainability in Vocational Education and Training (VET)


5th International Conference of the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.), University of Cologne, Chair of Business Education and International VET Research, Prof. Dr. Matthias PilzConference: 21–23 September 2026

Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Georgeta Auktor, Technical University of Munich (TUM) International
• Dr. Margarita Pavlova, UNEVOC Centre Hong Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Prof. em. Dr. Philipp Gonon, Institute of Education, University of Zurich

Call for Papers – Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2026
The conference will address current issues and findings within the context of sustainability in vocational education and training (VET). The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), initiated in 2015 in the United Nations’ publication ‘Transforming our World’, declare VET as a central aspect of Goal 4 of the SDGs, which aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”(UN, 2015, 17).Within the context of the conference, a broad understanding of the concept of sustainability will be applied, integrating scientific papers from a wide range of perspectives. Consequently, both conceptual and empirical contributions are welcomed. In addition to ecological topics, social and economic issues can also be the focus of investigation, whether at the macro, meso or micro-level of VET. Formal, non-formal or informal learning can also be addressed.As in the past, the G.R.E.A.T. conference considers itself an international forum for scientific exchange. Therefore, contributions from diverse geographical locations, including those from countries or regions worldwide, as well as those offering a global or local perspective, are equally welcome. In order to participate in the conference and offer a 30-minute conference presentation, we welcome submissions of abstracts which may be qualitatively, quantitatively or conceptually oriented, and with a focus that may be national, international or even internationally comparative. Collaborative presentations by several researchers are also invited (with a maximum of two presenters active at the conference).

We look forward to receiving your submission of a one-page abstract. Please send to annabell.albertz@uni-koeln.de 
by 15 January 2026.You will be notified of the review outcome by the end of March 2026 at the latest. Once your abstract has been accepted, you will be invited to submit an extended abstract of approximately three pages for the conference folder, along with your conference registration.Authors of selected contributions will be encouraged to submit their full paper after the conference to be reviewed for possible publication in an edited book or in a special issue of the ‘International Journal of Training and Development’ (published by Wiley publishing house).As in previous years, we are very pleased to inform you that there will be no conference fee. As the international conference aims to promote intensive and lively exchange among its participants, it is planned as an in-person event.