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Emil Csernatoni

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Emil Csernatoni Fellow

Research Assistant Geography Education

Tel: +49 (0) 345 55 26067 Room: H4 3.30 Consultation hours: by appointment

Research

Research interests

  • History of Geography Education
  • Professional development of geography teachers; (professional) biographies of geography teachers
  • Identity negotiation amongst geography teachers

Biography

since September 2026

Research Assistant in the Didactics of Geography at the Institute of Earth Sciences and Geography, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

July 2023 – August 2026

Research Assistant in the Didactics of Geography at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2021 – 2026

Studied to become a secondary school teacher in Geography, History and Astronomy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; qualification: First State Examination (Geography and History)

2013 – 2021

School education, qualification: General University Entrance Qualification at the Heinrich Mann Gymnasium, Erfurt; State Gymnasium ‘Zur Himmelspforte’

Teaching

Winter Term 2026/27

  • Geography Teaching Methodology III: Education for Sustainable Development (School-based practical exercises (SPÜ) and seminar: Transferring theory into practice in geography lessons)

Publications

Csernatoni, E. (2026). Strukturwandel als Konstruktion im Geographieunterricht: (Berufs-)Biographische Perspektiven von Lehrpersonen. [Unveröffentlichte Wissenschaftliche Hausarbeit Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg].

Pampus, M., Lindau, A.-K., Csernatoni, E., Grether, M., Roßberg, E., & Siedschlag, L. (2025). „Transformation3 – Stadt, Land, Kohle“: Transformation transformativ gestalten? HQSLF, 94, 1-20. https://.doi.org.10.25162.HQSL-2025-0012

Talks

Csernatoni, E. (2026). Strukturwandel als Konstruktion im Geographieunterricht – (Berufs-)Biographische Perspektiven von Geographielehrpersonen [Poster]. Presented at the HGD-Symposium 2026 „Gemeinsam Zukünfte gestalten“ in Zürich, Switzerland

Csernatoni, E. (2026). Strukturwandel in west- & ostdeutschen Bergbauregionen: Eine qualitative Inhaltsanalyse von Schulbüchern und Interviews mit Geographielehrer*innen. Presented at the HGD-Symposium 2026 „Gemeinsam Zukünfte gestalten“ in Zürich, Switzerland (together with Dr. Jolina Ulbricht. Prof. Dr. Anne-Kathrin Lindau, Prof. Dr. Miriam Kuckuck)

Csernatoni, E. (2024). A geography teaching excursion to Ecuador. Presented at the 2024 Teaching Day at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

Workshops

30 April 2025 “City, Countryside, Coal – Shaping Transformation in a Transformative Way? Students design building blocks for school project work” – Workshop at the ESD Study Day 2025

27 May 2025“Transformation3 – City, Countryside, Coal – Shaping Transformation in a Transformative Way?” – Workshop at the 2025 Teaching Day

6 May 2026 “Between the Lecture Theatre and the Algorithm – Learning in a Digitally Shaped World” – Workshop at the 2026 Teaching Day

16–19 June 2026 “Integrated Water Resource Management in Central Asia” – Moderator at a GIZ conference, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Other projects and memberships

  • Member of the working group on ‘Education for Sustainable Development in Teacher Training’ since April 2024 (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)
  • Since April 2024, member of the ‘Sustainability’ working group of the Rector’s Commission on the Future of Study and Teaching (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)
  • 2025 – Certified international summer school ‘Historical Narratives and Current Challenges: Culture, Religion and Society of Armenia’, Armenia