UdZ 01.21

FIR NEWS 24 / UdZ 2-2021 German Demography Award 2021 for LidA The project ‘LidA - Learning in the digitalized world of work’ is the winner of the German Demography Prize 2021, awarded by Demographie Netzwerk e. V. (ddn). LidA was awarded in the category “Opportunities of digitalization”. The content and goals of the project were presented by Korhan Zeyrek, commercial manager of Mauser + Co. Gmb H, which also initiated the application for the award as a partner in the project network. The results presented convinced the jury with a clear focus on digital learning platforms, the inclusion of different target groups, the reduction of fears of digitization, and an overall didactic concept that meets needs. The research project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research , is being implemented by a consortium of scientists and companies. Participants include the International Performance Research Institute (IPRI) , the FIR at RWTH Aachen University, Databay AG, leifos GmbH , Volkswagen AG , Mauser + Co. GmbH , TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG and the Ulm University . Change of Head of Department in the Service Management at FIR Lennard Holst will take over from Dr. Jana Frank as head of the Service Management department at FIR in August 2021.