Prof. Drs. Albert Ziegler

Prof. Drs. Albert Ziegler is Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and Research on Excellence at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany). Prof. Drs. Ziegler is the Founding Chairman of The European Talent Support Network (ETSN) and the immediate Vice-President of the European Council of High Ability (ECHA). From 2014 to 2021, Prof. Drs. Ziegler served as editor-in-chief of the journal High Ability Studies. His work predominantly focuses on gifted education and talent development. He developed the Actiotope Model of Giftedness, which promotes a systemic conception of giftedness. In his research, his main interests are learning resources and effective learning environments, self-regulated learning, mentoring, and gifted identification. Prof. Drs. Ziegler has published over 450 articles, chapters, and books in the field of educational psychology.