Prof. Dr. Umut Akkuş
+49 661 9640-2033
Youth and youth work
Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Building
26,
Room
112
Leipziger Straße 123
36037 Fulda
CV
- Since 2023 Professor for Youth and Youth Work at the Department of Social Work, Fulda University of Applied Sciences
- 2021 - 2023 Talent scout at the Technical University of Dortmund
- 2022 Doctoral degree in philosophy (Dr. phil.) at the Faculty of Education, Bielefeld University
- 2019 - 2021 Dean's Office Manager and Department Coordinator at the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund
- 2017 - 2019 Academic employee at the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund
- 2015 - 2017 Youth education officer at an education centre
- 2014 - 2015 Education specialist in a youth welfare centre for young refugees
- 2011 - 2014 School social worker at a primary and secondary school
- 2009 - 2011 Project staff in a migrant organisation and further education institution
- 2002 - 2008 University studies in social sciences and sociology at the universities of Duisburg-Essen and Bielefeld
Teaching Areas
- Youth and youth work
- Methodological action in social work
- Diversity and anti-discrimination
- Fields of action in social work
Areas of Research
- Youth research
- Radicalisation and extremism research
- Political education in work with children and young people
Memberships
- DGS - German Sociological Association
- Section "Sociology of Knowledge" of the DGS
- Section "Migration and Ethnic Minorities" of the DGS
- GEW - Trade union for education and research
- UNICEF