Isabell studied Sociology, Politics and Economics at Zeppelin University and University of Southern Denmark. In September, she will start her master studies at Copenhagen Business School. Focusing on issues around the themes of leadership, digitalisation, education and social entrepreneurship, Isabell is experienced in leading and managing volunteering teams, in particular as mentoring manager for ROCK YOUR LIFE! Friedrichshafen e.V.

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Future Skills and University 4.0—are you ready for the change?

Teamwork, Future Skills and new teaching formats - the current university student and "Digital Native", Isabell Fries presents her vision for a university that teaches meaningful skills in the digital era. This article originally appeared in "Synergie - Fachmagazin für Digitalisierung in der Lehre".

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“It’s a big wake-up call for teachers and policymakers”

From 27th to 30th of June students from all over Europe took part in the Workshop "Reinventing education in the digital era" and the GLC Summit. Within this context, several students interviewed participants of the summit. Isabell Fries and Florian Dercks talked to Kati Tiainen. Kati Tiainen has a Master of Education from the University of Helsinki. In 2004 she began to work for Microsoft as Academic Program Manager. Now she is Digital Learning and Strategy Director and responsable for Microsoft education business in Central and Eastern Europe.