Vinzenz Benz
Curriculum Vitae
| Position | Institution | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Director School Developement | BFS Heimerer GmbH | From November 2024 |
| Principal | BFS Pflege Heimerer München | September 2023 – October 2024 |
| Principal | Bildungszentrum Asklepios Klinik Bad Tölz | August 2022 – August 2023 |
| Deputy Principal | BFS Pflege Krankenhaus Agatharied | August 2020 – September 2022 |
| Teacher | GGSD Munich | January 2016 – July 2020 |
Research Experience
| Position | Institution | Supervisor(s) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert from the field | Uni Tübingen | Dr. Tim Fütterer | From March 2026 |
| PhD Student | University Freiburg | Prof. Martin Daumiller | From January 2026 |
Education
| Course | University | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Philosopcial Doctorate (PhD) | Uni Freiburg | Fostering motivational and metacognitive self-regulation through personaliced and AI supported Training in Vococation Education and Training |
| Staatsexamen Beratungslehrer | LMU Munich | Report on a consultation conducted with an apprentice |
| Master of Education Vocational Education and Training | TU Munich | Holism as a new science? On the challenging of conventional medicine by clinical psychoneuroimmunology |
| Bachelor of Education Vocational Education and Training | TU Munich | Differences between breast milk and industrial baby food and consequences for the baby |
Current Projects
GEN-VET “Generative AI in Vocational Education and Training” with Dr. Tim Fütterer, Prof. Peter Gerjets, Prof. Ulrich Trautwein, Prof. Joachim Kuhn, Prof. Hannah Gaspard, Mihwa Lee, Dr. Björn Rudzewitz, Dr. Hannah Deininger and Christina Michels
Publications
Grünleitner, S., Benz, V., Drossel, M. (2026). Factors For The Successful Implementation Of Extended Reality in General Nursing Education: A Qualitative Expert Study Based On The Extended TPACK Model. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, 142 – 149. https://doi.org/10.70135/seejph.vi.7102
Vinzenz Benz is a first-year external PhD student at the University of Freiburg. In his primary Job, he works as Regional Director for School Development at Berufsfachschulen Heimerer GmbH, lead educational development in Bavaria, Saxony, and North Rhine-Westphalia. For him, an important aspect of this work is fostering strong connections and collaboration between schools and the scientific community. His PhD project investigates a training program for metacognitive and motivational self-regulation, with a particular focus on the collaboration between apprentices, teachers, instructors, and generative AI. In addition, he is currently part of the research team at the University of Tübingen working on the project Generative AI in Vocational Education and Training, led by Dr. Tim Fütterer. Within this project, the team is developing a chatbot designed to foster motivation and self-regulation through reflective prompts focusing on goal setting and utility value in the learning process. After the project is completed, the chatbot will be made freely available for use in the field of Vocational Education and Training. Furthermore, he works as a lecturer in subject-specific didactics.