International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW)

Franka Hessel

Project Hiwi

Franka Hessel has been a student assistant at IZEW since September 2026, working on the project “Shaping Democracy Education Together.” She is also pursuing a master’s degree in “Education and Upbringing: Culture – Politics – Society” and works at Brot für die Welt in the Global Learning unit. 

Research Interests

  • Strengthening Democracy
  • Transnational Collabration
  • Care Work & Feminism
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Decolonialism 

Career

Since 09/2026Student assistant at IZEW on the project “Shaping Democracy Education Together”
Since 10/2025Master of Arts in “Education and Upbringing: Culture – Politics – Society”
Since 07/2024Assistant in the Global Learning Unit at Brot für die Welt
03/2020 – 07/2024Early childhood educator and group leader in the nursery and elementary sections of childcare centers
03/2020Bachelor of Arts in Educational Science from the Ludwigsburg University of Education