Vocational school students with Dr. Jutta von Maurice, Executive Director of Research at the LIfBi (3rd row, 2nd from left) as well as other LIfBi employees.
After a welcome address and a presentation about the Institute by Dr. Jutta von Maurice, Executive Director of Research at LIfBi, representatives of the various research units outlined the Institute’s objectives and the related structures and processes necessary for their realization. The guests learned much about the development of competence tests and the workflow of the Research Data Center as well as survey coordination and the communication with respondents. In addition to the overview of the various kinds of impact potential in social research, the expansion of the cooperation between vocational training companies and vocational schools was also a focal point of the meeting.