Doctoral student Jannik Amon Presents Cluster G's Collaborative Work at the ICL Conference

To present the joint work of Projects G2 (formerly doctoral student Stefan Röher) and G3, doctoral student Jannik Amon (photo above) attended the “29th ICL International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning” from September 30 to October 2, 2026. Organized by the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and the University of Wuppertal, the conference took place in Cologne’s historic water tower, which today houses conference rooms, among other facilities (see photo below).

Under this year’s theme, “Reimagining Learning for a Digital Age,” the conference brought together researchers and instructors from various disciplines. The focus was on innovative teaching concepts as well as research and study findings with an emphasis on higher education, which were presented and discussed. The program included panel discussions, workshops, keynote speeches, poster presentations, roundtables, and social events.

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In his presentation “Introducing a Collaborative Research-Based Practical Course in Higher Education in Electrochemistry,” Jannik Amon introduced a collaborative, research-based practical course that has been integrated into and evaluated as part of TU Dresden’s curriculum over the past few semesters. The course combines the subject-matter expertise and research from Project G2 with the pedagogical expertise from Project G3. This provides students with a realistic and problem-oriented insight into current research in the field of electrochemistry and into the work of the Boysen-TU Dresden-Research Training Group. The subsequent discussion also provided exciting ideas for the further development of the practicum course in the upcoming summer semester. In addition to the presentation, the project will also be published as a conference paper as part of the ICL.

The presentation to a specialist audience, the lively exchange of ideas, networking with other researchers, and the insight into numerous other university teaching projects made attending the conference a valuable experience.