Nils-Eyk Zimmermann

Political Scientist. I provide consulting, write, and facilitate in the interesting field spanning digital transformation, competences, active citizenship, civil society, and citizenship & democacy-related education. Advocacy and network coordination.

Active in the European network DARE – Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe.

Educational development with a focus on non-formal and citizenship education and lifelong learning (including VET), in partnership with universities and civil society (including Competendo, DeCiTeL, LICEAL, Competence Profile for Facilitators in Non-Formal Civic Education oder EntreComp 360).

Consulting and evaluation regarding funding programs and educational concepts, as well as organizational resilience.



Previously worked, amongst other things, at the Association of German Educational Institutions (AdB), in particular on the further development of the https://politischbilden.de platform and the area of digital citizenship education through the DIYW-ROAD & DIGIT-AL projects (awarded the Grundtvig Award in 2022). For MitOst e. V. and the Robert Bosch Foundation: programme manager and development of funding programmes at the Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg to promote civic engagement in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Current involvement: citizen representative on the Berlin-Mitte District Council (Committee for Integration and Participation 2022–26; Main Committee 2020/21). Member of expert panels and working groups, including the DARE Network, Cedefop, EntreComp Awards.

Born in 1973 in Wolfenbüttel; studied political science at the University of Potsdam.


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