Researcher | Forschungsmagazin Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau

Professor for Adult Education

Prof. Dr. Matthias Rohs

"Education is the central factor in the progress of society, as in the case of digitalisation, and in its survival, as in the case of disasters."

Matthias Rohs is Professor of Adult Education and Scientific Director of the Institute for Technology and Work (ITA). He is Co-Chair of the Adult Education Section of the German Educational Research Association. He is also co-founder of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Disaster Research (CIDR) and the Disaster and Climate Education Network (DCEN). His research focuses on digital and disaster education.

Sandsäcke sorgen für Schutz vor Hochwasser.

Human nature in disaster response

Floods, wildfires, and heatwaves show how fragile our systems become in a crisis. Before official help arrives, people often rely on each other. In ...