Educators' Tranining and Development of Teaching Materials

In the second phase of the project, the focus is on further training for lecturers and the development of innovative teaching materials. Building on the previously developed technical case studies, a didactic framework is being developed together with lecturers that combines modern teaching methods with practical content. The focus is on promoting creative problem solving, interdisciplinary collaboration and competence orientation in engineering education.

A central element of this phase is the Teachers School, which will take place in Finland at Åbo Akademi University in 2026. The exact date and further organizational details will be announced shortly. The event will bring together teachers from all partner institutions who will contribute their experience and perspectives in order to jointly develop innovative concepts for university teaching in the field of chemical engineering.

Four central didactic topics will be addressed in workshops and training sessions: Group processes, experience-based learning, innovative examination formats and technology-supported teaching. Collaborative working groups will develop accompanying materials for implementing the case studies in the classroom - including task sheets, guidelines, assessment grids and preparation documents for students.

The aim is to design flexible teaching materials that can be used in both classroom and digital formats and are characterized by their high relevance to industrial practice and current research.