Programmes research-oriented learning and teaching
In the framework of the Excellence Strategy “TUD 2028 – Synergy and beyond” the Centre for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching is responsible for three programmes to promote research-orientated learning and teaching:
Students and lecturers interested in research can apply for financial support for student research at TU Dresden through the FOSTER program.
Objectives of FOSTER:
- Introducing students to research and academic culture,
- Strengthening interdisciplinarity,
- Establishing university-wide incentive structures for student research,
- Rewarding the commitment of lecturers to student research projects,
- Attracting excellent young researchers.
FOSTER is part of the project "Research-oriented teaching" in the EXU focus TALENT.
(Early career) researchers of DRESDEN-concept will be integrated into research-orientated teaching at TUD systematically by:
- joint teaching activities and
- an accompanying programme for qualification and quality assurance.
The objectives of TSP are to create synergies between TU Dresden und DRESDEN-concept in the field of teaching as well as to increase the attractiveness of teaching at TUD by integrating extramural research excellence.
The start of TSP is expected to be in the second half of 2020.
Excellent research will be integrated consistently in existing and new study programmes and will be made visible as Teaching Excellence Tracks.
Therefore, new research-orientated learning and teaching offers will be developed, and existing ones will be tied together to provide an interdisciplinary, compulsory curriculum for students interested in excellent research.
The programmes are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Freestate of Saxony under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder.