Dominik Theis

• Educational equity and digital equity
• Governance of digital education ecosystems
• Governance of OER, AI, and digital education infrastructures
• Comparative education policy and the digital transformation of education systems

• since 08/2025: Research Associate, Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit), Berlin
• since 04/2025: Advisor for Strategic Communication and Stakeholder Management (OSDN), Leibniz University Hannover
• since 09/2021: Senior Advisor for Educational Technology, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technology, Berlin
• 2023 – 2025: Policy Officer, Project Group “Digital Education Space”, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
• 2022 – 2023: Guest Lecturer, Continuing Education Center, Free University of Berlin
• 2018 – 2021: Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIB), Humboldt University of Berlin / Free University of Berlin / University of Potsdam (Joint Degree) with Erasmus studies at Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
• 2017 – 2021: Project Manager for Education Policy and Coordinator of the Alliance for Open Education, Wikimedia Deutschland e.V., Berlin
• 2015 – 2017: Student Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim
• 2014 – 2017: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Economics, University of Mannheim with Erasmus studies at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

“Digital Equity in Education Ecosystems: The Influence of Governance and Infrastructure Conditions on Digital Educational Inequalities”

• Theis, Dominik (2026) Governing Digital Education: Lessons from Federal Systems Worldwide. In: Tödt, Katia; Büching, Corinne; Granas, Bastian (eds.), Digital Education and Innovation. Springer (forthcoming).
• Wasserfuhr, Veit; Theis, Dominik (2026) Navigating the Digital Shift: A Systematic Review of Educational Innovations and the Role of Governance. In: Tödt, Katia; Büching, Corinne; Granas, Bastian (Eds.), Digital Education and Innovation. Springer (forthcoming).
• Brings, Christin; Theis, Dominik; Park, Jihoon (2026) Transformation of Digitalization in General Education in Korea and Implementation of Digital Textbook. In: Tödt, Katia; Büching, Corinne; Granas, Bastian (Eds.), Digital Education and Innovation. Springer (forthcoming).