Antonius Johannes Schröder

• Since 2002: Member of the sfs Executive Board - European / International Research
• 1996–2009: Coordinator of Research Area 5 "European Labor Policy" and internal coordinator of European research at the Social Research Center
• Since 1994: Research Associate at the Social Research Center Dortmund
• 1984–1993: Scientific employee and (since June 1989) assistant to the board of the Research Center for Empirical Social Economics (Prof. Dr. G. Schmölders) e.V., Cologne
• 1983–1984: Freelancer for the AgaS (Association for Applied Social Research) in Munich, the awos (Association for Housing, Urban Planning and Regional Planning) in Bochum, and the Research Center for Empirical Social Economics (Prof. Dr. G. Schmölders) e.V. in Cologne
• 1977–1984: Studies in Social Sciences at Ruhr University Bochum

Over 20 EU-funded projects, currently as of 2014

2020–2023

SPIRE-SAIS: Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis (SAIS) – A Cross-sectoral Blueprint for a Sustainable Process Industry (SPIRE)

2019–2022
ESSA – Blueprint “New Skills Agenda Steel”:  Industry-driven sustainable European Steel Skills Agenda and Strategy, European Commission ERASMUS+ | Coordinator

2019–2022
BEYOND 4.0 – Inclusive Futures for Europe BEYOND the Impacts of Industry 4.0 and Digital Disruption | Partner

2016–2020
COCOP – Coordinating Optimisation of Complex Industrial Processes, European Commission Horizon 2020 SPIRE | Partner

2016–2019
ROBOHARSH – Robotic workstation in harsh environmental conditions to improve safety in the steel industry, European Commission – Research Fund Coal and Steel (RFCS) | Partner

2016–2018
SIC – Social Innovation Community, European Commission Horizon 2020 | Partner

2014–2017
SI-DRIVE – Social Innovation: Driving Force of Social Change, European Commission 7th Framework Programme | Coordinator

2014–2017
CASI – Public Participation in Developing a Common Framework for Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation. European Commission, DG TAXUD) | Partner

2021

Combining Industry 4.0 with Qualification 4.0: Sectoral Skills Alliances and Strategies, WERA, WERA 2021 Virtual Focal Meeting “Networking Education”, online, 08.07.2021

Future Skills in the Digital Transformation, University of the Basque Country, Summer School 2021: Transforming workplaces through digitalisation, online, 55, 04.06.2021

Sektorale Allianzen in Europa zur proaktiven Anpassung des Qualifikationsbedarfs [Proactive adaptation of skills needs through sectoral alliances in Europe], BDS, 21st conference for applied social sciences. Social innovation in and by organisations, online, Ca. 35, 12.06.2021

ESSA: Skills and Jobs in the Future-Proven Steel Industry, Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Steel, SSDC Steel Meeting, Online, Ca. 30, 07.06.2021

European Steel Skills Alliance ESSA: Skills and Jobs in the Future-Proven Steel Industry, OS KOVO, International Meeting of Steel Industry Trade Union Representatives from Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, online, 15, 18.06.2021

Industry 5.0: The Triple Transition Digital, Green, and Social, Society and Materials, Society and Materials SAM15, online, 54, 10.05.2021

Combining Technological and Social Innovation, Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Science / European School of Social Innovation, Contemporary Social Challenges, online, 32, 18.05.2021

ESSA Midterm Conference: Skills and Jobs in the Future-Proven Steel Industry, International Conference, Virtuell (Zoom), Ca. 160, Steel Industry, Training Providers, Associations, Unions, Universities, VET system organisations, etc., 27/28.05. 2021

A Perspective on Europe and the Economy: European Sectoral Skills Agenda, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA): Skills for a modern and digital working environment, online, 125, public administration, 25.02.2021

Social and Non-technological Innovation, A.SPIRE, Processes for Planet – SPIRE Infoday, online, more than 200 SPIRE members, energy intensive industries, 08.02.2021

2020

Co-Creation: Combining Technological and Social Innovation. COCOP and FUDIPO Final Workshop. Tampere University. Online, 11.03.2020

European Steel Skills Agenda (ESSA) and SPIRE-SAIS: Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis. Final Conference Steel Sector Careers – More opportunities than you can imagine. Steel Sector Careers Project. Online, 15.05.2020

Digitalisation Depends on People: The European Steel Skills Agenda ESSA. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. European Steel Technology Platform ESTEP. Online, 15.10.2020

Blueprint Skills for Steel (ESSA) and Blueprint Skills for de-carbonising energy-intensive industries SPIRE-SAIS. Circular Economy Stakeholder Community CESC: Parallel session – Education, learning and skills for the Circular Economy. European Commission. Online, 03.11.2020

Soziale Innovationen im Kontext digitaler Transformationen [Social innovations in the context of digital transformations]. Competence network wisnet e.V. Online, 19.11.2020

Erneuerung und Wachstum der Stahlindustrie. Industrie 4.0 braucht Arbeit 4.0 [Renewal and growth of the steel industry. Industry 4.0 needs work 4.0]. INQA Webinar. INQA Initiative New Quality of Labour. Online, 15.12.2020

Ein Blick auf Europa und die Wirtschaft: European Sectoral Skills Agenda [A glance at Europe and its economy: European Sectoral Skills Agenda]. Webinar: Competences for a modern and digital world of work. European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA). Online, 10.12.2020

European Skills Agenda and Alliance ESSA. steelTalks #20. Steeluniversity. Online, 16.12.2020

Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis SPIRE-SAIS. Sixth Skillman International Forum SIF 2020. Skillman. Online, 10.12.2020

Citizen Engagement and Social Innovation. EU Citizen Engagement. European Commission. Online, 10.12.2020

2019

Socio-Digital Transformation: Combining Industry 4.0 with Qualification 4.0. Society and Material SAM 13. Scuola Superiore Sant´ Anna. Pisa, Italy, 21.06.2019

The Role of Social Innovation in the Digital Transition of Industry: Industry 4.0 as Socio-Digital Transformation. UNETO-VNI Study Tour. TU Dortmund – sfs. Dortmund, 15.05.2019

European School of Social Innovation at a Glance. XX. Conference for applied social science. Living and doing business sustainably. Shaping social transformation through the management of social innovations. Association of German sociologists BDS. Munich, 25.05.2019

Social Innovation in Education. Scenario Workshop on the Future of Social Innovation in Education. EU DG Education and Culture. Brussels, 10.07.2019

Opening Session, Future of Innovation Policy in Times of Socio-Digital Transformation. 5^th Global Research Conference on Social Innovation and Socio-Digital Transformation. ESSI – European School for Social Innovation. Dortmund, 28.10.2019

Combining Social Innovation and Technological Development: A Holistic Innovation Process. 5th Global Research Conference on Social Innovation and Socio-Digital Transformation – Session 1. ESSI – European School for Social Innovation. Dortmund, 28.10.2019

European Steel Skills Alliance ESSA. Annual meeting. Comité International d'Étude du Laminage à Froid du Feuillard d'Acier (CIELFFA). Brussels, 15.10.2019

SPIRE-SAIS: Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis (SAIS) – A Cross-sectoral Blueprint for a Sustainable Process Industry (SPIRE). Annual meeting. Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes – UNIFE. Brussels, 21.10.2019

Human Resources and Future Skills in the European Steel Industry. Steelmaster 2019. CSM/RINA, ESTEP. Dalmine, Italy, 13.11.2019

Current and future needs in skills in ceramics. European Ceramic Days 2019. The European Ceramic Industry Association Cerame-Unie. Brussels, 21.11.2019

European Steel Skills Alliance SPIRE-SAIS. Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Steel. Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Steel. Brussels, 02.12.2019

Relevance of non-technological topics. SPIRE Stakeholder Workshop: Strategic SPIRE 2050 Roadmap in the European Context. SPIRE. Brussels, 03.12.2019

Schröder, Antonius; Kohlgrüber, Michael:

The Skills Debate in the Digital Age: Industry 4.0 needs Skills/Qualification 4.0. Beyond 4.0 Summer School 2019: Work and Welfare in the Digital Age: what we know and what more we need to know. Synergiak / European School of Social Innovation. San Sebastian, Spain, 03. – 05.06 2019

Managing Director of the European School of Social Innovation (ESSI)

Chairman of the Focus Group People within the European Steel Technology Platform ESTEP

Leader of the Permanent Working Group “Societal Innovation” of the Advisory and Programming Group for Processes for Planet (Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency (SPIRE))

Chair of the senate of the German Professional Association of Social Scientists (BDS)