Profile
The history of the Institute
The Institute’s history dates back to the founding of the Pädagogisches Institut (Pedagogical Institute) at Technische Universität Dresden in 1924. Since then, students of commercial education and vocational school teachers have almost always been able to earn a Diplom at Technische Universität Dresden. In 1991, it became clear that the Ministry of Education also offered a new start for the Institute of Vocational Education, which was expanded in 2012 to include the Institute of Special Education. Research and teaching at the Institute is characterized by close collaboration with the engineering disciplines at TU Dresden and with many surrounding companies. The Institute has been highly dedicated to the international market for decades and offers international Master's degree programs in various languages both in Germany and abroad, as well as PhD education networks in collaboration with developing countries across the globe.
Profile
The academic areas of the Institute are the Chair of Construction, Wood and Paint Technology and Interior Design/ Vocational Didactics, the Chair of Educational Technology, the Chair of Vocational Education, the Junior Professorship in Nutrition and Home Economics and Vocational Didactics, the Chair of Adult Education / Continuing Vocational Education and Training and Comparative Education, the Chair of Health and Nursing / Vocational Didactics, the Junior Professorship for Mechatronics / Professional Didactics, the Chair of Metals and Machine Technology / Vocational Didactics, the Chair of Social Education and Didactics of Social Education, the Junior Professorship in Organizational Development in Education, the Vocational Department of Laboratory and Process Technology; Didactics of Chemistry, the subject of Economy, Technology and Household/Social Affairs, the subject of Systematic and Historical Vocational Education and the Senior Chair of Didactics of Vocational Learning.
The Institute’s profile is characterized by its academic teaching and research, especially in an international context and in close collaboration with developing countries, as well as the acquisition of evaluation studies and experiments for monitoring the development of education worldwide. This comprises all areas of vocational education and adult education and continually addresses personnel development for vocational training and continuing education, adult education and advising for governing bodies for education. Thanks to this unique combination, Technische Universität Dresden is able to provide advanced, competitive research and development in the area of media for vocational education.
Research at the Institute is distinguished by the combination of analytical projects with transfer-oriented activities on educational development. Some of our current research topics include:
- Determination of qualification needs in innovative industries
- Needs assessment as a prerequisite for continuous planning
- Development and amendment of teaching plans specifically for developing countries
- Didactics of specialized vocations and various programs
- Options for learning with special needs in general and vocational education
- Design and use of media-supported educational resources and online communities, especially in vocational education
- Quality assurance and development of education and training services
- Skills development for personnel in positions of responsibility at schools
- Media education management
The Institute carries out teaching and research as well as continuing education in the subject areas presented on this page. It also undertakes regional, national and international transfer and advisory tasks. Additional tasks arise from academic self-administration at Technische Universität Dresden.