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Dr. Timo Neubert

Dr. Timo Neubert

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

E-Mail

timo.neubert[at]uni-koeln.de

Telefon

0221 470-87006

Telefax

Raum

5.08 (Gebäude 207)

Brieffach

Adresse

Aachener Straße 201

50931 Köln

Sprechstunde

In der Vorlesungszeit: Donnerstags, 14-16 Uhr (nur nach Anmeldung; bitte auch angeben, ob der Termin in Präsenz oder online stattfinden soll). In der vorlesungsfreien Zeit: Termine nach Absprache

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8348-7533

 

Research Foci

 

  • German Schools Abroad
  • transnational educational biographies
  • (migration-related) multilingualism
  • ethnographic educational research
  • inclusive school development and teacher education

 

Academic Biography

 

  • 07/2025 – 09/2025
    Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University (Graduate School of Education and Human Development) in Washington, D.C.
  • Since 10/2019
    Research Associate at the Department of Education and Social Sciences, Research Unit: Comparative Education, Chair of Educational Science with a focus on Education in Early Childhood (Prof. Dr. Panagiotopoulou)
  • 01/2022 – 02/2023
    Lecturer at the Center for Teacher Education (ZfL), University of Cologne: Supervision seminar for the project KommMit im Team
  • 10/2018 – 09/2019
    Research Assistant at the Department of Education and Social Sciences, Research Unit: Comparative Education, Chair of Educational Science with a focus on Education in Early Childhood (Prof. Dr. Panagiotopoulou)
  • 11/2017 – 09/2018
    Internship in the research project Educational Professionalism, Migration and Multilingualism in Canada, Germany, and Greece within the research area Social Inequality and Intercultural Education at the University of Cologne
  • 2016 – 2018
    Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Special Education Teaching, University of Cologne
  • 2012 – 2015
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Special Education Teaching, University of Cologne

 

Publications

  • Neubert, T. (2026). Bildungs- und sprachbiographische Erfahrungen von Absolvent*innen Deutscher Auslandsschulen: Eine vergleichende Studie. Springer VS. https://link.springer.com/book/9783658513221
  • Neubert, T., & Geißler, E. (2026). “We were programmed to go to Germany” – reconstructing school experiences of graduates of German Schools in Peru and Spain in view of their subsequent educational migration to Germany. In T. Neubert, & J. A. Panagiotopoulou (Eds.), German Schools Abroad as a transnational field of education and research: Critical Perspectives and Current Challenges (pp. 117–133). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-50301-7_7
  • Neubert, T., & Panagiotopoulou, J. A. (2026). Einleitung: Deutsche Auslandsschulen als transnationales Bildungs- und Forschungsfeld. In T. Neubert, & J. A. Panagiotopoulou (Eds.), German Schools Abroad as a transnational field of education and research: Critical Perspectives and Current Challenges (pp. 1–9). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-50301-7_1
  • Neubert, T., & Panagiotopoulou, J. A. (2026). „Wir kommen aus einer ganz anderen Kultur“: zur Herstellung ‚national-kultureller‘ Differenzen beim Übergang ‚nichtdeutsch(sprachig)er‘ Kinder in Deutsche Auslandsschulen. In T. Neubert, & J. A. Panagiotopoulou (Eds.), German Schools Abroad as a transnational field of education and research: Critical Perspectives and Current Challenges (pp. 79–97). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-50301-7_5
  • Berninger, I., Lee, A., & Neubert, T. (2023). Team oder Tandem? Evaluationsergebnisse des Förderprojektes KommMit für benachteiligte Schüler*innen. Praxisphasen innovativ – Konzepte und Befunde aus der LehrerInnenbildung, Band 18. https://zfl.uni-koeln.de/sites/zfl/Publikationen/pp-innovativ/ZfL-PP-Innovativ18.pdf 
  • Panagiotopoulou, J. A., Rosen, L., Strzykala, J., Fißmer, J., & Neubert, T. (2020). German Schools Abroad: Teachers' Views on Translanguaging and Emerging Research Perspectives on Children's Language Biographies and Educational Professionalization. In: J.A. Panagiotopoulou, L. Rosen, & J. Strzykala (Eds.), Inclusion, Education and Translanguaging: How to Promote Social Justice in (Teacher) Education? (pp. 185–202). Springer VS. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-658-28128-1_11.pdf

 

Presentations

  • Panagiotopoulou, J. A. & Neubert, T.: An 'unfamiliarized' Perspective on Dealing with Migration-Induced Multilingualism. Comparative Field Research at German Schools Abroad as a Contribution to the Internationalization of Teacher Education. Presentation on December 4, 2020, at the conference “Internationalization of Teacher Education and International Teacher Migration” at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
  • Panagiotopoulou, J. A. & Neubert, T.: German Schools Abroad – Places of Transformation or Tradition? Presentation on September 16, 2021, at the conference “Between Transformation and Tradition – Qualitative Research on the Change of Educational Institutions” of the GERA Commission “Qualitative Educational and Biographical Research” at Bielefeld University.
  • Neubert, T.: Educational and Linguistic Biographical Experiences of Graduates from German Schools Abroad in Southern Europe, as well as North and Latin America – A Comparative Study. Presentation on December 1, 2023, at the Winter School “Comparison as a Method in an Increasingly Fluid World” of the GERA Commission “Comparative and International Educational Science” at the Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education (DIPF) in Frankfurt am Main.
  • Neubert, T.: Transformation Processes of Various German Schools Abroad from the Perspective of Alumni Living in Germany. Presentation on March 11, 2024 as Chair of the Working Group “Crises and Transformations of German Schools Abroad” at the 29th GERA Congress at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
  • Neubert, T.: Educational biographical Experiences of former Students of private German Schools Abroad in Peru and El Salvador. Presentation on March 20, 2025, at the conference "Transnationalization of social and ecological inequalities and their educational relevance" of the GERA section "Intercultural and International Comparative Education" at the Technical University of Berlin.
  • Neubert, T. & Panagiotopoulou, J. A.: The Role of Institutional Language Policies in Shaping Children’s Experiences of Multilingual Learning, Belonging and Well-Being: Connecting Research and Teacher Education through Multi-Sited Ethnography at German Schools Abroad.  Presentation on February 25, 2026 at the conference „Bridging Well-being and (Teacher) Education—A Globalized Perspective to Science Diplomacy” at United Nations Headquarters & Teachers College, Columbia University (New York City).
  • Neubert, T.: Rethinking Mobility and Multilingualism in (Teacher) Education. Keynote on March 23, 2026 for the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) "Many Voices, One Classroom: Insights into Diversity in Education Today" at the University of Cologne.
  • Neubert, T.: Inquiry-based learning in a transnational context: Multi-sited ethnography at German Schools Abroad. Poster Presentation on March 23, 2026 at the 30th GERA Congress at LMU Munich: https://dgfe2026.fak11.lmu.de/postergalerie/mi-12/
  • Neubert, T.: Language Policies in Early Childhood and School Settings: Ethnographic Perspectives. Lecture on June 22, 2026 as part of the "CCLS Lecture Series" at the University of Cologne: https://ccls.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/lecture-series

 

Workshops

  • "Migration and Multilingualism in Daycare and School": Workshop as part of the Municipal Integration Center of the Warendorf District (November 7, 2024).

  • "Dealing with Multilingualism in German (Foreign) Schools": Workshop at the Center for Teacher Education at the University of Cologne (March 2, 2023 & February 20, 2024).

 

Teaching

  • Since Winter Semester 2025/2026: Preparatory Seminar for the Teaching Practice Semester: Educational Sciences

  • Since Summer Semester 2021: "Multilingualism and Transnational Migration/Mobility in the context of German Schools (Abroad)"

  • Since Winter Semester 2019/2020: "Ethnographic Educational Research: Research Workshop" (supporting role; in a leading role in Winter Semester 2023/2024)

  • Summer Semester 2022 – Winter Semester 2022/2023: "Supervision of the Professional Field Internship in the Project: KommMit im Team"

  • Winter Semester 2019/2020 – Winter Semester 2020/2021: "Transitions to Inclusive Primary Education from the Perspective of Children"