Prof. Dr. Michael Kobel – Vice-Rector Academic Affairs
"The goal of teaching should not be to help the students learn how to memorize and spit out information under academic pressure. The purpose of teaching is to inspire the desire for learning in them and make them able to think, understand, and question.”
(Richard P. Feynman)
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Responsibilities
The Vice-Rector Academic Affairs is responsible for the organization and quality of the educational courses and programs at TU Dresden. His responsibilities include academic advising and support, the organization of studies and teaching, continued training for university lecturers and educational quality assurance up to the postgraduate level. The Vice-Rector works closely with the staff from Directorate 8 – Student Affairs and Continuing Education.
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| since 03/2021 | Vice-Rector Academic Affairs at TU Dresden |
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| since 2006 |
Chair of Particle Physics/TU Dresden |
| 1999 | Chair of Particle Physics/University of Bonn |
| 1997 | Habilitation (Physics) University of Freiburg |
| 1991 | PhD (Experimental Particle Physics)/Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 1980-1986 | Physics degree program/Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2019–03/2021 | Dean of the Faculty of Physics at TU Dresden |
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| seit 2019 | Member of the TUDIAS Board of Trustees at TU Dresden |
| 2016–2018 | Deputy chairperson of the department/ Vice-Dean of Physics / TU Dresden |
| 2016-2021 | Member of the Advisory Board at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems / Dresden |
| 2015–2021 | Elected member of the Committee for Elementary Particle Physics (KET) |
| 2012–2015 | Member of the “Physics Research Committee” of DESY / Hamburg and Zeuthen |
| 2012–2016 | Degree program coordinator of the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in Physics / TU Dresden |
| 2011 |
Member of the working group “Recruitment of the best students” for the Institutional Strategy of TU Dresden |
| 2010–2014 | Member of the Analysis Board of the Helmholtz Alliance “Physics at the Terascale” |
| 2009–2018 | Co-spokesperson of the DFG Research Training Group 1504 “Mass, Spectrum, Symmetry” |
| 2009–2017 | Director of the Institute for Nuclear and Particle Physics (IKTP) / TU Dresden |
| 2009–2016 | Dean of Studies for Physics / Development of three degree programs / TU Dresden |
| 2008–2018 | Lecturer (in an advisory capacity) at the German Academic Scholarship Foundation at TU Dresden |
| seit 2006 | Group Leader Dresden for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, CERN / Geneva |
| 2006–2010 | Group Leader Dresden for the BABAR Experiment at SLAC / Stanford, California |
| 1998–2005 | Group Leader Bonn for the OPAL experiment at the LEP, CERN / Geneva |
| 1998–1999 | Representative at a Chair of Particle Physics / University of Bonn |
| 1996–1998 | Coordinator of the OPAL LEP2 Standard Model Working Group |
| 1993–1998 | Member in OPAL experiment at the LEP, CERN / Geneva |
| 1997–1998 | Private Lecturer / University of Freiburg |
| 1993–1997 | Research Assistant / University of Freiburg |
| 1991–1993 | Member of the Crystal Barrel Collaboration at LEAR, CERN / Geneva |
| 1991–1993 | Fellow at the European Center for Elementary Particle Physics, CERN / Geneva |
| 1984–1991 |
Member of the Crystal Ball Collaboration at DORIS, DESY / Hamburg |
| 2019 |
Honorary Reception of the Saxon State Government |
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| 2016 | Integration Award from the City of Dresden Dresden Integration Award for commitment to the integration of migrants and social cohesion |
| 2014 |
Georg Kerschensteiner Award |
| 2013 |
GFF Teaching Award |
| 2011 | Place of Ideas Award from the Teilchenwelt network as a “place of ideas” in the “land of ideas” |
| 2005 | Descartes Prize for Excellence in Science Communication Shortlist for the European "Descartes Prize for Excellence in Science Communication" |
| 2002 | High Energy Physics Outreach Prize High Energy Physics Outreach Prize from the European Physical Society (EPS) |
Science Communication
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2017-2018 |
Organization of March for Science Dresden |
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since 2017 |
Nationwide teacher training “Research Meets School” / Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation |
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since 2010 |
Founder and project manager “Netzwerk Teilchenwelt” for 34 locations in Germany |
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2009– 2012 |
Chairperson of the “International Particle Physics Outreach Group” (IPPOG) |
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2009– 2006 |
Chairperson of the Public Relations Committee for Elementary Particle Physics (KET) |
| 2005 | Initiator of the “International Particle Physics Masterclasses” coordinated in Dresden for 60 countries since 2006 |
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2004– 2012 |
Member of the Board of Trustees of the largest German physics portal “Welt der Physik” |
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2003– 2005 |
Founding chairperson of “Science on Stage Deutschland” |
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2000– 2005 |
German coordinator of the European education initiative “Physics on Stage” |
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2000-2021 |
German representative in the International Particle Physics Outreach Group IPPOG |
Social Cohesion (volunteer work)
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2020-2021 |
Co-director of the project “Society in Dialogue” under the umbrella of “TU Dresden in Dialogue” with events on the topic of belonging |
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since 2020 |
Head of projects for the labor market integration of migrants www.berufstandem.de (funded by Fachkräfteallianz, Interact4Work) |
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2019–2021 |
Board member of the Saxon Refugee Council |
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04/2019 |
Award from SINGA and Robert Bosch Foundation (Rethinking integration) |
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2017 |
Foundation of a joint learning space with SPIKE Dresden |
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since 2015 |
Head of the working and training group in the network “Wilkommen in Löbtau” / support of refugees entering the job and training market |
Team and contact details
© Michael Kretzschmar
Office of the Vice-Rector Academic Affairs
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Visiting address:
Rektoratsgebäude, 311 Mommsenstraße 11
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01069 Dresden
SPEAKING TIME: The Vice-Rector Academic Affairs offers four 15-minute time slots once a month, usually on Thursdays from 12:45 to 13:45, either online or in person.
You are welcome to book appointments by e-mail via the Office of the Vice-Rector (prorektor.bildung@tu-dresden.de). Please provide an orientation to the desired topic when you register.
The next dates:
- 27.06.2024 // 18.07.2024 // 15.08.2024 // 17.10.2024 // 19.12.2024 [subject to change]
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Office of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs
NamePatricia Schaal
Assistant to the Vice-Rector Academic Affairs
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Rektoratsgebäude, room 315 Mommsenstraße 11
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Advisor of Vice-Rector Academic Affairs
NameAntje Graf
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Office of the Vice-Rector Academic Affairs
Office of the Vice-Rector Academic Affairs
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TUD Dresden University of Technology Vice-Rector Academic Affairs
01062 Dresden
Parcel address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Vice-Rector Academic Affairs Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
