Sibylle Keupen (* 1963 in

Mayen Mayen is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, additional settlements include Alzheim, Kürrenberg, Hausen-Betzing, ...

) is a German politician (non-party, close to the

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) and a qualified

pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken a ...

. She has been the Lord Mayor of Aachen since November 1, 2020.

Education and personal life

During 1982-83 she studied the

Pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

and

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at the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...

and in 1987 she graduated from

University of Trier The University of Trier (german: Universität Trier), in the German city of Trier, was founded in 1473. Closed in 1798 by order of the then French administration in Trier, the university was re-established in 1970 after a hiatus of some 172 y ...

, specialization

and

. Sibylle Keupen is married, she has two adult sons and lives in

Herzogenrath Herzogenrath ( Ripuarian: ; li, Hertseraoj; nl, ’s-Hertogenrade) is a municipality in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It borders the Dutch town of Kerkrade, the national border in one section running alon ...

, district of Aachen.

Work

Since her youth, she has been active for many years as a volunteer in a Catholic youth association with a focus on political education and women's work. She later worked as an actress and theater pedagogue in the independent theater scene. In 1994 she took over the management of the Bleiberger factory in Aachen. In 1997 she founded the youth art school there and was responsible for the development and expansion of innovative concepts and projects in cultural education. During this time she completed advanced training in solution-oriented consulting according to

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as a consultant for prevention work in the field of child protection for the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen The Diocese of Aachen is one of 27 dioceses in Germany and one of the six dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cologne. The incumbent bishop is Helmut Dieser, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 23 September 2016. The bishop's seat is A ...

. Since 2012 she has been responsible for training honorary staff and for developing institutional protection concepts. In 2017, the general assembly of the Federal Association of Youth Art Schools and Cultural Education Institutions elected Keupen as deputy chairman. In addition, she is the chairwoman of the Prevention and Child Welfare Committee for the Federal Association for Cultural Education for Children and Young People and chairwoman of the women's network and spokeswoman for the network for continuing education in the Aachen city region.

References

''This article uses text translated from the article Sibylle Keupen from the German Wikipedia, retrieved on 16 September 2021.''

External links

Profile page at Aachen.de
Mayors of Aachen University of Bonn alumni University of Trier alumni 1963 births Living people {{Germany-politician-stub

Education and personal life

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