ASEM RN2 Project
This research network directs itself to the task of decoding working places as lifelong learning spaces across Asia and Europe.
Current Project
ASEM RN2 Project 2024-2026:
Enriching learning at work through the inclusive use of digital technologies and innovation.
The central question we are delving into is: How can the inclusive use of digital technologies and innovation enrich workplace learning and empower workers?
Research Agenda
Our aim is to explore these multifaceted issues across different national contexts. Through eventual publication, our goal is to showcase research and analyses of workplace learning developments in Asia and Europe, shedding light on specific contextual and cultural factors that foster inclusive workplace learning through digital technologies, and empower individuals through innovative workplace practices.
Members are utilising and building on their existing research activities/resources, often involving partners and collaborators. We are working towards a series of papers to be published in the fifth anthology of our series, to be completed by 2026. We are approaching the question from the standpoint of human – centred technology and innovation, using the concepts of inclusive use (ethical approaches and practices that enable the equitable access and active participation of the widest possible range of workers) and ‘socially embedded capability’ (Boyadjieva 2023) to address how working people can be empowered through diverse contexts of adult learning.
Research group
Asia-Europe-Meeting (ASEM) Research Network 2: workplace learning
Members and details: https://asemlllhub.org/research-networks/research-network-2-workplace-learning/
Prof. Dr. Annette Ostendorf; Ute-Maria Lang MSc
Completed Project
ASEM RN2 Project (2020-2023):
VET Resilience Resilience of skill ecosystems in Asian and European countries in pandemic times
Research group
Asia-Europe-Meeting (ASEM) Research Network 2: workplace learning
Members and details: https://asemlllhub.org/research-networks/research-network-2-workplace-learning/
Prof. Dr. Annette Ostendorf; Ute-Maria Lang MSc