9 Proud of the joint effort
Times of crisis are always opportunities to prove oneself and strike out along new paths. The year 2020 with its dominant theme – the Corona pandemic – has shown this. In teaching, we had to do without many of the qualities that make us a university of applied sciences – personal contact with students in the seminar room, teaching projects and practical work in our labs, spontaneous conversations in the cafeteria. Almost overnight teaching shifted to video conferences and instructional videos, our learning platform LEA and online labs. Hardly anyone would have thought this possible before, and we can be very proud of this joint effort from the entire university. We have found ways to offer our students teaching and examinations at a high level even during Corona times. The Quality Pact for Teaching ends in 2020 and with it our university project Pro-MINT-us, which has brought a total of 12 million euros to the university to promote good teaching. One focus of the project was support in the introductory phase of studies.
Fortunately, we have succeeded in permanently continuing services that are highly valued by students, such as the study workshop and writing support, with funds from the future contract “Strengthening Studies and Teaching”. We have also been able to consolidate a network of people in the departments and faculties who, under the umbrella of the Centre for Teaching Development and Innovation (ZIEL), continue to carry forward the fundamental ideas of the successful Pro-MINT-us project and will also provide impulses for new approaches to teaching in the future. Another transition is visually documented on this page. Professor Dr Iris Groß has passed the baton of Vice President for Teaching, Learning and Further Education to Professor Dr Marco Winzker. During the online edition of the Day of Teaching, the two came together to discuss all that is important to them in teaching: meaningful digitalisation, internal university exchange and a solid foundation in higher education didactics. Prof. Dr Iris Groß Vice President for Teaching, Learning and Further Education (until 31 October 2020) Prof. Dr Marco Winzker Vice President for Teaching, Learning and Further Education (since 1 November 2020)
