Career of Hans Krönner
Consultancy
Consultant and Resource Person in Post-Primary Education,
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since 2005 |
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Employment
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
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2000-2005 |
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1993-2000 |
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German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
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1987-1993 |
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1990-1993 |
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1980-1986 |
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1979-1980 |
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Berlin Ministry of Education
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1976-1979 |
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1972-1975 |
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1971-1972 |
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Education and Training
- Graduate in Industrial Engineering and Economics of Education, Munich and Berlin, Germany (1971)
- Shop-floor training in Munich, Germany (1963) and in Jackson, Michigan, USA (1967)
Extracurricular Commitments
- A House for the United Nations in Berlin
(Haus für die Vereinten Nationen e.V.)
Initial Signatory of the Concept and Co-Founder of the Association (2016) - Association of German International Civil Servants
(Verband deutscher Bediensteter bei internationalen Organisationen, VDBIO)
Speaker of the Berlin Section - Sprecher des Arbeitskreises Berlin (2009-2022) - German Commission for UNESCO
Member of the Committee on Education (1968-1993, 2013-2019);
Member of the German Commission for UNESCO (1967-1996, 2006-2018) - Berlin Committee for UNESCO (UNESCO Club)
Initiator and Editor of the Newsletter "UNESCO Berlin Info" (1995-2000 and again since 2005);
Vice President, Berlin Committee for UNESCO (1992-1994 and 2006-2012)
Permanent Advisor, Berlin Committee for UNESCO (since 2013) - Academic Exchange
Member of the Board/ Board of Trustees of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD (1967-1972) - International Student Exchange
Head of the Munich Local Committee of IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience): organisation of international exchange of engineering students for internships (1964-1966); Member of the German Committee for IAESTE (1965-1970) - Student Union
Vice President of the German National Union of Students, in charge of international affairs (1966-1967)
Honors and Awards
- Order of Merit (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) of the Federal Republic of Germany (2003)
- Recipient of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Scholarship (1969-1971)
International Assignments
- Organised, attended and contributed to many international conferences, symposia and workshops on education, in both industrialised and in developing countries, including major UNESCO events in technical and vocational education and training