Events
Growing up in Germany – Research for Policy Advice
- Time
- 10am - 12pm
- Date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Duration
- 2 hour(s)
- Location
- O'Rahilly Building, CACSSS Seminar Room
- Presenters
Prof. Susanne Kuger, Director of The German Youth Institute
- Registration Required
- Yes
- Registration Information
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In this talk Prof. Susanne Kuger will provide an overview of the Deutsches Jugendinstitut's diverse research projects on children, families and young people and their publicly available treasury of datasets.
The DJI (Deutsches Jugendinstitut) in Munich is one of Europe's largest social science research institutes. Founded in 1963, it focuses on studying the lives of children, youth, and families. The institute conducts research, advises policymakers at federal, state, and local levels, and provides insights for practitioners in the field. Located in Munich with a branch office in Halle/Saale, the DJI employs around 420 staff members as of 2024.
Bio
Prof. Dr. Susanne Kuger studied psychology at Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg (Diploma, 2004). She worked at Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg (2005–2011) in the BIKS research group on learning contexts, where she also completed her PhD in empirical educational research. From 2012 to 2018 she worked at the DIPF Leibniz Institute, contributing among other projects to PISA 2015. She obtained her habilitation in 2017 at Bamberg. Since 2018 she has led the Department of Social Monitoring and Methodology at the German Youth Institute (DJI) and became Research Director in 2023. Since 2022 she has also held a professorship at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.
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