Senior Research Fellow
Marvin Erfurth
Marvin joined the Foundation as a Senior Research Fellow and the Head of the Research Department. He has a background in research, secondary and higher education, and consultancy. Previously, he was a Research Associate at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster’s Institute of Education in Germany, as well as a Visiting Scholar at University of Oslo’s Department of Education, Norway, and at the Foundation. Marvin is currently working on his PhD in comparative and international education, focusing on education policy and the economics of education. His work explores the two states' economic and social development in which higher education and research have become central in recent years, in particular in Singapore. Before pursuing his PhD, Marvin studied Political Science and Economics, Music(ology), and Education Science (Teaching Profession) at the University of Kassel, Germany.
marvin@alqasimifoundation.rak.ae