Sven Deeken
Student Advisory Service & Program Manager
Sven Deeken will be happy to help with any problems or questions about studying geography (and sometimes more).
Find further information and other advice centers as well as Frequently Asked Questions about studying Geography in Osnabrück.
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Sven Deeken
Institute of Geography
Osnabrück University
Seminarstraße 19 a/b
49074 Osnabrück
Room: 02/215
Phone: +49 541 969-4266
Consultation hours
Mon 2 - 3 p.m. and on request
NO consultation hours: July 24 to 29, 2025
Advice also possible by email, telephone or online in the meeting room of the Stud.IP event "Infoplatform Geography"
Subject-related vocational orientation - individual learning process and cooperative task. In: Pötter, Nicole (ed.): Schulsozialarbeit im Übergang Schule-Beruf. VS Verlag (together with Bert Butz)
Vocational orientation - contribution to personality development. Expertise commissioned by the Good Practice Center (GPC) at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training. Bonn (together with Bert Butz).
| 2016 | "Basics of data collection: How do I create a questionnaire?" - Expert input in the workshop "Practical seminar: Methods for developing your own data collection" of the Transferagentur Kommunales Bildungsmanagement Niedersachsen e.V. on March 9, 2016 |
| 2011 | "Results of the social space analysis for the city of Wilhelmshaven" - Presentation of the results at the 2nd workshop "Development of the basic structure of an action plan" as part of the project "Social space analysis and development of a prevention plan for Wilhelmshaven 2010/11" in Wilhelmshaven. |
| 2010 | "Vocational orientation as a contribution to personal development" - Lecture at the symposium on career entry support as part of the Cooperation Network for Youth Social Work in Berlin. |
Graduate Geographer,
since September 2012 Program Manager at the Institute of Geography at Osnabrück University.
2011/2012 Research Assistant at Bielefeld University, Bielefeld School of Education (BiSEd): Management "Primary Teacher Education (Grundschule)" and study program organization "Elementary Social Studies and Science"
2009 to 2023 Self-employed/freelance work "Educational and social area planning", primarily in the areas of project support/consulting, career guidance, evaluation
2008 Head of the "Learning Region Osnabrück" (LRO) project at the adult education center of the city of Osnabrück
2000 to 2007 Research Assistant at the Universities of Flensburg and Bielefeld: Scientific support for the federal program "School - Economy / Working Life" (BMBF)
until 1999 Diploma studies in Geography at Osnabrück University, minor subjects Law and Political Science.
Freelance Activities
| 2016 | Input and moderation of the workshop "Praxis-Seminar: Methoden zur Entwicklung eigener Datenerhebungen" of the Transferagentur Kommunales Bildungsmanagement Niedersachsen e.V. on March 09, 2016. |
| 2010 - 2012 | Development of a prevention concept for the city of Wilhelmshaven (together with Prof. Dr. Manfred Rolfes and Dagmar Bode, University of Potsdam, Institute of Geography): Implementation of various work steps (social space analysis, actor and organizational analysis, workshops). Final report "Social space analysis and development of a prevention concept for Wilhelmshaven 2010/11", final and evaluation workshop. |
| 2010 | Updating the online portal LänderAKTIV for the Good Practice Center (GPC) at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Bonn. |
| 2010 | Preparation of a technical expert report "Vocational orientation - contribution to personality development" (together with Bert Butz) for the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Bonn. |
| 2009 | Preparation of an evaluation report for the Institute of Geography at the University of Potsdam. |