NOWETAS conference

NOWETAS conference  
“Research-Oriented Learning
University didactic concepts: International Perspectives”

The linkage between knowledge transfer and research has recently gained much prominence in higher education discourse. Responding to the great need for exchange of viewpoints and practical experience in the field, the University of Bremen, Jacobs University Bremen as well as the University of Oldenburg have taken the initiative: Jointly, they are organizing the NOWETAS conference on “Research-Oriented Learning – University-didactic Concepts, International Perspectives.” The transdisciplinary conference will take place from November 3 to November 5, 2010 at all three institutions.
 

Generously supported by the NOWETAS Foundation, the symposium offers a series of lectures by experts from Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the US. Offered a forum for dialogue, the participants will receive an insight into diverse (research-oriented) teaching methods.
 

Please note that this information is preliminary. For more details and the updated schedule please visit our website: http://www.nowetas.de/cms/53-0-English-Version.html 
 

November 3, 2010 – November 5, 2010
University of Bremen, Jacobs University Bremen, University of Oldenburg
Each of the conference days will be hosted by one of host universities. 
 

November 3, 2010: University of Oldenburg 
4pm Opening
Guest speakers include Prof. Dr. Ludwig Huber (Leuphana University Lüneburg) and Dr. Ralf Schneider (Hochschuldidaktisches Zentrum Dortmund). The lectures are accompanied by a poster exhibition with contributions from students and faculty of the three host universities.
Venue: tbd.
 

November 4, 2010: Jacobs University Bremen
Time tbd. Lecture
The day’s lectures will be delivered by representatives from Tufts University (Massachusetts) and Kings College (London). Again, the lectures are accompanied by a poster exhibition with contributions from students and faculty of the three host universities.
Venue: Campus Center, Jacobs University Bremen
 

 November 5, 2010: University of Bremen
Time tbd. Lecture
Guests on the last day will include Dr. Peter Tremp (University of Zurich), who presents the case study of research-focused teaching at his home university. PD Dr. Ulrich Welbers (University of Dusseldorf) is inquired to lecture about research-oriented teaching in (numerically) large study programs.
Venue: The “Rotunde” in the “Cartesium” of the University.
 

 Further, both the RWTH Aachen and the University of Bielefeld (winners in the competition “Excellence in teaching” with the topic research-oriented teaching) have been inquired to contribute to the conference.