Matthias Begenat heads the Science Communication department at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum. He designs, plans and moderates formats in which research is presented in a clear, understandable and relevant way. He is involved in the conception and development of an institute for digitisation research.
In his own research project, Matthias Begenat is working on science communication in digitisation research. He is also active in various scientific projects (e.g. in the Delphi study on the future of digitisation research). He is also a lecturer at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf.
Curriculum vitae
- Matthias Begenat has been head of science communication at CAIS since April 2017.
- From 2016 to 2017, he was employed as an officer at the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (LfM).
- in 2015, he completed his doctorate in communication science at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf on the topic ‘Public sphere – for everyone? Topics and information repertoires in political milieus’. From 2010 to 2015, he researched and taught at the HHU Düsseldorf as a research assistant.
- He completed his studies at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Politics, Economics and Society / Media Studies, Bachelor) and at the HHU Düsseldorf (Political Communication, Master).