Jeanine Marie Rühle

Jeanine Marie Rühle is a doctoral candidate in the Embracing Transformation Programme at Leuphana University Lüneburg and part of the Regenerative Society Key Subject Area. Working with Daniel Fischer, she researches regenerative education.

Her research explores the interconnections of social-ecological systems in times of multiple crises and asks how education can contribute to a transformation towards a regenerative society. Her interests lie in educational governance, the sociology of education and education for sustainable development, with an emphasis on social inclusion, sustainable urban development and participatory approaches that strengthen democratic engagement.

Jeanine holds a B.A. in special education from the University of Education Heidelberg, an M.A. in educational science from the University of Tübingen, where she also worked at the Competence Centre for Sustainable Development, and an M.Sc. in sustainability science from Leuphana; she spent an exchange semester in international and comparative education research at Stockholm University. She was a member of youpan, the German youth panel for ESD, youth representative in the National Platform ESD and its School Focus Group, Youth Focal Point on the UNECE Steering Committee on ESD, UNESCO Chair student representative and a jury member for the UNESCO National ESD Award 2025.