{"id":88921,"date":"2026-01-08T14:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/the-team\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T08:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T08:13:20","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Sey\u00adran Bostanc\u0131&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Sey\u00adran Bos\u00adtanc\u0131 foun\u00added the GeDAB net\u00adwork in Octo\u00adber 2024 to trans\u00adlate rese\u00adarch fin\u00addings on equi\u00adta\u00adble day\u00adcare cen\u00adters and the resul\u00adting recom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adti\u00adons for action into prac\u00adti\u00adcal imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion. Her pri\u00admary goal is to sus\u00adtain\u00adably streng\u00adthen par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtion, break down edu\u00adca\u00adtio\u00adnal bar\u00adriers, and fos\u00adter the full deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of poten\u00adtial in a post-migrant society within the con\u00adtext of early child\u00adhood education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past fif\u00adteen years, Dr. Bos\u00adtanc\u0131 has been working to com\u00adbat dis\u00adcri\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion, pro\u00admote demo\u00adcra\u00adtic edu\u00adca\u00adtion, and fos\u00adter inclu\u00adsive struc\u00adtures in early child\u00adhood edu\u00adca\u00adtion. She com\u00adbi\u00adnes aca\u00adde\u00admic exper\u00adtise with many years of prac\u00adti\u00adcal experience\u2014as a con\u00adsul\u00adtant, inter\u00adsec\u00adtional diver\u00adsity trai\u00adner, spea\u00adker, and chair of the board at the Insti\u00adtut <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwelten.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kin\u00adder\u00adwel\u00adten<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also worked as a rese\u00adarch asso\u00adciate at the Natio\u00adnal Dis\u00adcri\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion and Racism Moni\u00adtor (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rassismusmonitor.de\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rassismusmonitor.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaDiRa<\/a>) at the Ger\u00adman Cen\u00adter for Inte\u00adgra\u00adtion and Migra\u00adtion Rese\u00adarch (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezim-institut.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeZIM<\/a>). There, she was respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the area of edu\u00adca\u00adtion and racism\u2014the foun\u00adda\u00adtion from which the GeDAB net\u00adwork emer\u00adged. Since Decem\u00adber 2025, she has been the exe\u00adcu\u00adtive direc\u00adtor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/schwarzkopf-stiftung.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schwarz\u00adkopf Foun\u00adda\u00adtion for Young Europe<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-default has-indigo-color has-text-color has-link-color has-2-xl-font-size wp-elements-1\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWhen early edu\u00adca\u00adtion reflects and actively values the diver\u00adsity of our society, it lays a foun\u00adda\u00adtion on which all child\u00adren can rea\u00adlize their poten\u00adtial and expe\u00adri\u00adence respectful coexis\u00adtence.<br>This is the key to a society based on soli\u00adda\u00adrity<br>and demo\u00adcracy.\u201d<br><\/p><cite>Dr. Sey\u00adran Bostanc\u0131&nbsp;<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seyran_Bostanci_22-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Seyran is standing against a light-colored background. Only her upper body is visible. She has her arms casually crossed and is smiling at the camera.  \" class=\"wp-image-14616 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seyran_Bostanci_22-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seyran_Bostanci_22-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seyran_Bostanci_22-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seyran_Bostanci_22.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kira M\u00fcns\u00adter\u00adberg<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kira M\u00fcns\u00adter\u00adberg works as a pro\u00adject mana\u00adger for the GeDAB net\u00adwork. She is fami\u00adliar with the field of early child\u00adhood edu\u00adca\u00adtion from various per\u00adspec\u00adti\u00adves. After com\u00adple\u00adting her prac\u00adtice-inte\u00adgra\u00adted trai\u00adning, she worked as a state-cer\u00adti\u00adfied early child\u00adhood edu\u00adca\u00adtor and was invol\u00adved, among other things, in set\u00adting up a new day\u00adcare group. She also gai\u00adned expe\u00adri\u00adence in edu\u00adca\u00adtion jour\u00adna\u00adlism while stu\u00addy\u00ading jour\u00adna\u00adlism and cor\u00adpo\u00adrate communications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-center is-style-default has-indigo-color has-text-color has-link-color has-2-xl-font-size wp-elements-2\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI have per\u00adso\u00adnally expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced the chal\u00adlenges<br>within the early child\u00adhood edu\u00adca\u00adtion sys\u00adtem.\u201d \u201cThrough my work with the net\u00adwork, I want to do my part to ensure that all child\u00adren have a day\u00adcare expe\u00adri\u00adence where they feel com\u00adfor\u00adta\u00adble, can learn, and can thrive.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><cite>Kira M\u00fcns\u00adter\u00adberg<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kira_Muensterberg-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-17076 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kira_Muensterberg-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kira_Muensterberg-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kira_Muensterberg-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kira_Muensterberg-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gedab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kira_Muensterberg-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Sey\u00adran Bos\u00adtanc\u0131&nbsp; Dr. Sey\u00adran Bos\u00adtanc\u0131 foun\u00added the GeDAB net\u00adwork in Octo\u00adber 2024 to trans\u00adlate rese\u00adarch fin\u00addings on equi\u00adta\u00adble day\u00adcare cen\u00adters and the resul\u00adting recom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adti\u00adons for action into prac\u00adti\u00adcal imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion. Her pri\u00admary goal is to sus\u00adtain\u00adably streng\u00adthen par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtion, break down edu\u00adca\u00adtio\u00adnal bar\u00adriers, and fos\u00adter the full deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of poten\u00adtial in a post-migrant society within the \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/the-team\/\">Con\u00adtin\u00adued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88921","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88921"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96421,"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88921\/revisions\/96421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gedab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}