22. July 2024

A breath of fresh air in higher education didactics in Saxony

Nora Terlunen was appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees. Her expertise promises to provide valuable impetus for the further development of higher education didactics in Saxony.

Professor Sophia Keil, Vice-Rector for Education and International Affairs and board member of Hochschuldidaktik Sachsen (HDS), is delighted to congratulate Nora Terlunen on her election as a new member of the HDS Board of Trustees. The appointment is not only a personal recognition for Ms. Terlunen, but also an important step for our university.

The HDS Board of Trustees plays a central role in connecting university didactics to the Saxon university public. It ensures that the university didactics courses always reflect the current state of academic discussions and the needs of teaching staff. The voting members of the Board of Trustees are made up of ten status group representatives from the partner universities, representing the diversity of the Saxon higher education landscape.

It has the important task of making recommendations to the Executive Board on the organizational, service and quality development of HDS. The Board of Trustees meets once a year for a plenary session and can form working groups for the work between the plenary sessions.

I am very pleased about the trust placed in me and consider it a great honor to be a member of the Saxony University Didactics Board of Trustees. I will work with great commitment to further promote the quality and relevance of higher education didactics.
Nora Terlunen, Member of the HDS Board of Trustees

The addition of Nora Terlunen to this important committee is a great gain for the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and for the entire HDS community. She brings with her extensive experience and sound knowledge of university didactics, which she will bring to her new role. Her expertise and commitment will undoubtedly help to further increase the quality and relevance of the university didactics courses.

I would like to thank Nora Terlunen for her willingness to take on this responsible task and wish her every success and pleasure in her new role.
Prof. Dr. Sophia Keil, Vice-Rector Education and International Affairs
Training tip for teachers

Basic course in university didactics

- Location: Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and online

- Period: 09/2024 to 03/2025

- Registration here

The basic course comprises 60 units (TU) and includes a mixture of face-to-face and online events, self-study phases and peer observation. The course is part of the HDS modular certificate programme, which is based on the quality standards of the German Association for University Didactics and is recognized nationwide.

Further information on the Saxon University Didactics Certificate can be found here.

If you have any questions about the basic course, please contact Daniel Winkler, University Didactics Officer, Prorectorate Education and International Affairs, tel. 03583/612 4595, daniel.winkler(at)hszg.de

Photo: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sophia Keil
Ihre Ansprechperson
Prof. Dr. rer. pol.
Sophia Keil
Rectorate
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.51.3
1st floor
+49 3583 612-3010
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Referent Hochschuldidaktik
M.A.
Daniel Winkler
Rectorate/Education Department
02763 Zittau
Schwenninger Weg 1
Building Z VII, Room 4010
4th upper floor
+49 3583 612-4595