Dr. Anoush Margaryan

Anoush Margaryan is Full Professor of Learning and Technology in the Department

of Digitalization at Copenhagen Business School.

Her research explores how people learn and develop skills in the workplace, with a

particular focus on how technologies and professional learning practices are

mutually shaped. Her most recent research has examined the implications of AI for

the development of human capabilities.

Professor Margaryan’s interdisciplinary work draws on the learning sciences,

psychology, sociology, and organisational studies. It is grounded in theories of

human agency, human self-direction and self-regulation, and the life course in

learning and development.

She has 140 scientific publications, including two books, co-authored with more than

55 international collaborators. She has led over 20 research projects spanning

interdisciplinary, intersectoral, and international partnerships, with funding from the

UK Economic and Social Research Council, Shell, BP, the Energy Institute, the

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), the

Volkswagen Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, and the World Bank.

She has received several international awards for research excellence, including

Alexander von Humboldt Senior Fellowship (2016), Excellence in Research-to-

Practice Award from the American Society for Training and Development (2005), and

the Shell Research Fellowship (2008), among others.

Professor Margaryan holds a PhD in Educational Science and Technology (2006)

and an MSc in Educational and Training Systems Design (1998) from the University

of Twente, as well as an MA in Philology (1997) from Yerevan State University.