Akademisierung der Berufswelt?

Professional education in Germany also includes professions, for which a Bachelor degree might be required in other countries. In Germany, too, the traditionally clear division between professional education and University education is no longer self-evident. This results in complex professional education systems with high levels of theory and at the same time studies with a more vocational direction. The development influences the education contents and curricula, the recruitment strategies of companies and the school leavers' choices regarding their professions and studies; the increasing permeability between the educational sectors further benefits this development.In this publication, experts in the fields of professional education research and University research deal with the following questions: How do the requirements for professions of the middle qualification level develop? Which are the international experiences relating to the overlap of professional education and University education? How permeable are the different educational sectors?