Diskoh" working group

The digitalization of products, processes and systems in the economy is progressing continuously. As a result, the world of work and the demands placed on future employees will also change dramatically. This must be reflected in innovative teaching - the education of students. In order to find interdisciplinary solutions for overcoming the challenges of digital transformation, the specialist working group on digitalization and student-centered approaches in competence-oriented university teaching, "Diskoh" for short, was founded in April 2019 as part of our university, in particular the Center for Knowledge Transfer and Education (ZWB). The focus is on

• the establishment of comprehensive skills-oriented university teaching at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, with a particular focus on the digital transformation of the economy and society,
• the development of demand-oriented individual study programs in cooperation with the regional economy
• the development of innovative teaching/learning scenarios to increase the quality of teaching
• the promotion of interdisciplinary cooperation and
• the strengthening of research in university didactics.

The founding members of the specialist working group are:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat . Christa Heidger, Vice-Rector Education and International Affairs, area of appointment: General and Experimental Ecology;
• Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sophia Keil, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Industrial Engineering (F-W), area of appointment: Business Administration, in particular Production Management and Logistics;
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Bellair, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (F-M), area of appointment: Engineering Design;
• Thomas Müller, engineering educator according to IGIP, project employee F-M and career service and
• Daniel Winkler, IGIP engineering educator , F-W project member and careers service.

It is planned to open up the specialist working group further in the future. If you are interested, have any ideas or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact Daniel Winkler.