CIDER-LERN Events

November 10, 2025 - November 11, 2025 | CIDER Workshop

Educational Success: Support, Measurement and Evaluation

The CIDER-LERN Conference 2025 is organized by the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) and the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) in cooperation with the CIDER Coordination. The conference, which is open to educational researchers from outside the CIDER network, will take place from November 10-11th at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) in Bamberg.

The conference will bring together scholars from various disciplines to discuss findings as well as methodological and conceptual issues associated with educational research.

The conference will be followed by a workshop for the CIDER Fellows on November 12th.

Registration is currently open until September 15, 2025.
Please use the form at the bottom of the page.

Submission deadline for contributions: June 15, 2025

Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2025

Start of conference registration: July 15, 2025

End of conference registration: September 15, 2025

Monday, November 10

Start of Conference:
Check-in: 10:30 a.m. | Welcome and sessions: 11:15 a.m.

Social Event:
6:00 p.m. | Bamberg city tour with local beer insights

Tuesday, November 11

End of Conference:
5:30 p.m.

Conference Dinner:
6:00 p.m. inkl. Presentation of the Public Science Awards

The full program will be published in September 2025.

Prof. Orla Doyle, Ph.D. (University College London)

Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff (Centre for International Student Assessment (ZIB), Technical University Munich)

The CIDER-LERN Conference 2025 will take place on November 10–11, 2025, at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) in Bamberg, Germany.

Participation is open to all members of the CIDER Steering Committee and CIDER Fellows of Cohort IV and to all individuals who are presenting a contribution (paper or poster) at the conference.

Please make sure to complete your registration by September 15, 2025. Late registrations cannot be accepted.

The conference will take place at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) in Bamberg.

📍 Address:
LIfBi – Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Wilhelmsplatz 3
96047 Bamberg, Germany

Detailed directions on how to reach the venue by public transport or car are available on the LIfBi website: View directions

We recommend the following hotels—each within walking distance (about 5–15 minutes) of the LIfBi venue at Wilhelmsplatz 3, 96047 Bamberg:

We recommend booking early, as available rooms can fill up quickly, especially near conference dates.

Unfortunately, travel expenses cannot be reimbursed. All external participants are kindly asked to cover their own travel and accommodation costs.

Catering will be provided during the breaks on both conference days. Coffee, tea, snacks, and light refreshments will be available for all participants.

If you are unable to attend the event after all, please kindly inform us by email at so that we can remove you from the list of participants.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at:

We are happy to help and will get back to you as soon as possible.

Call for Papers

The Call for Papers was open until June 15, 2025.

Prof. Dr. Cordula Artelt (LIfBi)

Dr. Christina Haas (LIfBi)

Prof. Dr. Florian Schmiedek (Head of CIDER)

Dr. Sophia Schmitz (BiB)

Prof. Dr. C. Katharina Spieß (BiB)