Photo: Tina Bergknapp (Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences)Prof Dr Cordula Borbe
Professor • Vice-President for Academic Affairs
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The Department for Studies and Teaching bases its areas of activity on the Guidelines for Higher Education Development in Thuringia 2026–2030.
The Teaching & Learning team is multi-professional. This results in a bundle of measures related to studying and teaching.
The Department of Studies & Teaching includes the areas of diversity management and University social workthat Study Service Centre and the Language Centre.
Teaching Day 2026: „The Future of Teaching and Learning“
Under the theme „The Future of Teaching and Learning“, this year’s Teaching Day took place at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences on 10 June 2026. The event centred on discussions about innovative teaching and learning concepts, as well as the collaborative design of teaching – with a particular focus on the active involvement of students.
Just how seriously this student involvement was taken was evident from the start right through to the afternoon: Ludwig Lorenz, an MA student at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, opened the day with a keynote speech on the topic of „Connected Thinking“ and demonstrated how academic knowledge can be organised sustainably within a personal knowledge management system. Later in the day, students from Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences presented their ideas and perspectives on the future of teaching in a dedicated workshop attended by around 60 lecturers.
The programme was rounded off by further workshops led by lecturers from Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences and external speakers, who provided insights into current issues in higher education teaching and encouraged professional discussion.
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences awarded teaching prizes for the first time on 8 July 2025 - as visible recognition for excellent teaching and exceptional commitment.
Photo: Tina Bergknapp (HSN)The award was presented by the university's Presidential Board. The award was based on the results of the course evaluations from the 2024/2025 academic year, in which the award-winning lecturers received particularly positive feedback from students.
The first teaching award winners from Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences are:
X (Cross)-Campus Dialogues are a new dialogue format introduced by the Office for Studies and Teaching, which have been taking place since December 2025. The aim of the X-Campus Dialogue format is to foster transparency across faculties and departments at an early stage, to identify areas of overlap and to shape key developments collaboratively.
As part of the XCampus Dialogues, an HSN AI strategy was recently developed collaboratively. Building on the existing guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence, the strategy sets out priorities for the next three years across various areas of action relating to AI. During a series of XCampus Dialogues, members from all organisational units contributed their perspectives, experiences and needs.
On 13 June 2024, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences hosted a hybrid panel discussion on the question "Interference wanted? Universities and the neutrality requirement" took place.
Participants were:
Under the moderation of Thomas Müller, a successful exchange took place that opened up new perspectives.
Since 2021, HSN has been working on a Teaching and digitalisation strategy together with the 2022 founded Teaching Advisory Board. Students, lecturers from both faculties, representatives from the Language Centre and other interfaces work regularly in the Teaching Advisory Board to jointly negotiate the interests of studying and teaching at the HSN and make recommendations to the Presidential Board.
HSN successfully opted for a broad process with the highest possible level of participation for the creation of the teaching and digitalisation strategy. Peer-to-peer strategy consulting applied. From October 2023 to September 2024, we worked together on the process internally and with the support of our peers and the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung.
The finalised teaching and digitalisation strategy includes two specific goals up to 2028.
The Teaching Advisory Board is a committee chaired by the Vice President for Study & Teaching and appointed by the Presidential Board for the duration of the President's term of office. The Teaching Advisory Board is tasked by the President's Board with advising and supporting the university management on fundamental and interdisciplinary issues relating to study and teaching and making recommendations. This includes quality assurance in teaching, profile development in the areas of didactics and digitalisation as well as the strategic planning of new degree programmes.
In consultation with and with the involvement of the Teaching Advisory Board, the Department of Studies & Teaching develops the teaching evaluation, in which all courses are regularly evaluated according to the different course types. In addition, the Department of Studies & Teaching regularly launches its own surveys, such as the lecturer survey or the student survey on infrastructure and other HSN topics. The evaluations are anonymised made public.
A comprehensive student survey is conducted once a year.
The questionnaires for the student course evaluation were developed in collaboration with the Teaching Advisory Board, the Staff Council, the dean's offices of both faculties and the Department of Studies & Teaching.
The student evaluation of study-related infrastructure and services is carried out every three semesters (Evaluation regulations of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences).
Teachers also have the opportunity to include further questions in the question catalogue or to help design the questionnaires. The following application form must be completed and sent to the Teaching Advisory Board.
You will find important information on the online procedure in presence in the instructions:
You can find information on the purpose, procedure and significance of course evaluation in videos:
The student evaluation of study-related infrastructure and services is carried out every three semesters (Evaluation regulations of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences).
The Questionnaires for the evaluation of study-related infrastructure and services were revised in a participatory process from January 2023 to May 2023.
Process participants: Study Service Centre, Media Centre, e-Team, Library, International Office, Staff Council, Equal Opportunities and Diversity Officer, Presidential Board and StuRa.
The survey with the new questionnaire will take place for the first time in winter semester 23/24.
The Department of Study & Teaching conducts two online surveys for the Health and Social Sciences degree programme. Students at the end of the 7th semester and alumni are surveyed in different surveys.
The eTeach Network Thuringia supports and promotes the digital transformation of teaching, learning and testing in Thuringia. It makes a significant contribution with the help of qualification, counselling and support. The full potential of the network and the joint work of the Thuringian universities can be utilised through cross-university projects, transparent results and the bringing together of several interest groups.
As the local service centre of the eTeach network Thuringia is Martin Groß Contact person for all topics relating to the eTeach network, supports teachers, students and interested parties with a wide range of didactic and media technology issues together with the university's own e-team and helps with the conception and implementation of digital teaching and learning content.
The eTeach Network Thuringia also offers various free events focussing on qualification and further development of teaching. One in each case Current programme can be found on the website of the eTeach network.
We offer HSN teaching staff needs-orientated further education and training courses on various topics.
We work with the eTeach Network Thuringia together.
Photo: Tina Bergknapp (Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences)Professor • Vice-President for Academic Affairs
+49 3631 420-562
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