Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoffmann

Thomas Hoffmann, born in Hamburg in 1971, is an educational scientist and sociologist. After studying at the University of Hamburg and the Free University of Berlin, he worked from 1998 to 2002 as an educator in institutions for people with disabilities, as a case worker for adults with mental illness, and as a teacher in adult education. From 2001 to 2007, he was a research assistant at the Ludwigsburg University of Education and the University of Cologne. From 2007 to 2018, he was an academic advisor/senior advisor and received his doctorate in educational science in 2011. In 2015/2016, he represented the professorship for education for severe and multiple disabilities at the Heidelberg University of Education, and in 2016/2017 he was a visiting professor for rehabilitation sociology at Humboldt University in Berlin. From 2018 to 2024, he was professor of inclusive education at the University of Innsbruck. Since 2024, he has been Professor and Head of the Department of General Rehabilitation Education and Learning at Humboldt University, and since 2025, Head of the Centre for Inclusion Research Berlin (ZfIB).

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