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Sabine Hoidn

Sabine Hoidn

Sabine Hoidn

PD Dr.

Project Manager Social Sciences, Associate Lecturer

SfS-HSG
Büro 52-7128
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 8
9000 St. Gallen
Main Focuses

Student-Centred Learning and Teaching

Higher Education Learning and Instruction

Management Education and Development

Higher Education (Policy) Innovation

Organisational Development

Social Science Transformation Processes

Education

2018 | Venia Legendi in Educational Sciences, esp. Higher Education, Philosophical Faculty, University of Zurich

2010 | Doctoral Degree in Business Education (Dr. oec.), University of St. Gallen

2003 | Second State Examination, Teaching Certificate for Comprehensive/Vocational Schools in Bavaria

2001 | University Diploma in Business Education (First State Examination), Friedrich Alexan­der University in Erlangen-Nuremberg

1994 | Master of Human Resources, including Vocational Trainer Certificate (IHK), Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Passau

Professional Career

From 2024 | Senior Researcher and EU Horizon Project Leader SSH, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), University of St. Gallen

2015–2017 | Visiting Professor at the Institute for Educational Research and Development (IERD), Faculty of Education, Dr. David Greger, Charles University, Prague

From 2013 | Head of Student-Centred Learning (SCL) Lab, Research Institute of Sociology (SfS), Prof. Dr. Patrik Aspers, University of St. Gallen 

From 2010 | Lecturer in the Contextual Studies Programme, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), University of St. Gallen 

2010 | OECD Consultant (Secondee) contributing to the «CERI Innovation Strategy for Education and Training» with a specific focus on innovative teaching in higher education, Dr. Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), OECD Directorate for Education, Paris

2009–2013 | Postdoctoral Fellow in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Prof. Eleanor R. Duckworth, Harvard University

2008–2009 | Fellow in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Harvard University

2007–2008 | Research Scholar in Management, Managerial Economics and Strategy Group (MES), Prof. Diane Reyniers, London School of Economics (LSE)

2006 | Research Scholar in Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Prof. Deborah Stipek, Stanford University

2004–2007 | Research Assistant to Prof. Emil Walter-Busch (co-director), Institute for Labour Economics and Labour Law, University of St. Gallen

Teaching Activities

Learning Capacity and Memory 

Student-Centered Management Education

Active Learning: Participating in Learning Communities

Inquiry Learning: Designing and Writing a Scientific Thesis

Healthy Living and Longevity

Smart Learning and Artificial Intelligence 

Learning Organization and Organizational Learning 

Scientific Work and Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Student-Centered Education (Erasmus+)

Projects

PI and Project Leader in the following ongoing Horizon Europe Projects:

20242027 | Community-Led Creation of Living Spaces in Shifting Landscapes for Climate-Resilient Land Use Management and Supporting the New European Bauhaus | landshift.eu

20242028 | Data Cube and Copernicus Data for Food Security and European Independence | nostradamus-project.eu 

20252028 | Informed Decision-Making for Agroforestry Systems in Africa through a Network of Living Labs | afrogrow-project.eu

Awards

Outstanding Leadership and Service Awards, Management Education and Development (MED) Division, Academy of Management (AOM), including roles as Division Chair (2020–21) and Membership Committee Chairperson (2015–16)

Global Forum Best Symposium Award, MED Division, AOM (2021), for co-organizing the symposium: “The Future of Management Education: Changes, Challenges and Opportunities” with Mairead Brady and Martin Fellenz, Trinity College Dublin

Exemplary Performance as a Reviewer, Journal of Management Education (JME), SAGE Publication (2018)

Outstanding Reviewer Awards, MED Division, AOM (2012, 2015, 2016)

Staff Mobility for Training Fellowship, Swiss-European Mobility Pro­gramme (6 weeks, 2015)

Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF) for Career Development, EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7, 2009–2013)

Publication Grant, Dr.h.c. Emil Zaugg-Fonds, University of St. Gallen (2007)

Research Fellowship for Prospective Researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, 2006)

Talks
Editorial Board

From 2025 | Elected Representative of Senior Researchers and Lecturers in the University Senate, University of St. Gallen

From 2024 | Chair of the Division and Interest Group Relations (DIGR) Committee, Member of the Teaching Committee, Board of Governors, Academy of Management (AOM)

From 2022 | Elected member of the Board of Governors, AOM, Representative at Large 

From 2020 | Co-President, Lecture Series of Senior Academics, together with Dr. Michelle Dreiding, University of Zurich 

Editorial Board Member of Orbis Scholae, Management Teaching Review (MTR) & Associate Editor, European Journal of Higher Education (EJHE), conexus (online publications of Senior Academics, UZH)

Additional Information

Privatdozentin (PD) at the Institute of Education (IfE), UZH

Reviewer Activities (Selection): AOM, AMLE, AERJ, AERA, die hochschullehre, ECER, Educational Research, EJHE, ISLS, JHRE, JME, ETR&D, MTR, Orbis Scholae Journal, Oxford Research Enc­y­clopedia of Business and Management, PPMI, Studies in Higher Education  

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