Conference of the German Association for University Didactics (dghd) 2025
Theme: "Key Competencies and University Didactics: Building Blocks for Transformative Higher Education"
To what extent do personal developments influence societal transformations, and how can societal change processes be addressed in terms of their impact on individual personal development? Against this backdrop, the focus is on the following key topics, among others:
- Societal Responsibility
- Personal Development
- Democracy Education
- Sustainability
- Artifical Intelligence
Registration opens on December 15, 2024.
The link to the Conference Tool (German only).
Program (Monday-Thursday)
Time | Agenda Item |
11:00 - 12:30 | Registration & Welcome |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break Building 4 / Cafeteria |
13:45 - 14:15 | Meditation Hour Building 10 / Room 125 |
14:30 - 16:00 | Climate Game • Self-Efficacy in Research (Katrin Ellen Klieme) |
16:30 - 18:00 | Climate Game |
from 19:00 onwards | Evening Program: Wine Bar Butte |
Time | Agenda Item |
09:00 - 10:30 | Registration Building 10 / Hall |
10:30 - 12:30 | Welcome and Keynote Building 4 / Audimax |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break Building 4 / Cafeteria |
12:45 - 14:15 | Meditation Session Building 10 / Room 125 |
14:30 - 16:00 | Tour of the German National Library Democracy Education, Building 10 / Room 113: University Didactics in Transition, Building 10 / Room 205: Sustainability-Oriented Competencies, Building 10 / Room 202: AI Integration, Building 10 / Room 310: Digital Competencies & Data Literacy, Building 10 / Room 311: Application & Impact, Building 10 / Room 303: Ethical Education, Building 10 / Room 309: Reflection, Building 10 / Room 312: Research-Based Learning, Building 10 / Room 304: Shaping Change, Building 10 / Room 112: Democracy Education in Subject Teaching, Building 10 / Room 305: |
16:30 - 18:00 | Audio Walk AI Competence & Teaching, Building 10 / Room 309: Personal Development, Building 10 / Room 311: Student Perspective, Building 10 / Room 312: OER, Building 10 / Room 303: AI in Teaching, Building 10 / Room 305: Agile Learning Path, Building 10 / Room 304: Transformative Learning, Building 10 / Room 112: AI, Building 10 / Room 202: Learning to Transform? Building 10 / Room 113: Reflection Competence, Building 10 / Room 205: Scope: U!REKA, Building 10 / Room 310: |
From 18:00 onwards | Fuck-Up Night, Florian Cieslik Building 10 / Hall |
Time | Agenda Item |
09:00 - 10:30 | Fishbowl (Tobias Seidl, Marco Rieckmann, Stefanie Winter, Malte Persike, Jörg Miller) Building 4 / Audimax |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break Building 10 / Halle |
11:00 - 12:30 |
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12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break Building 4 / Cafeteria |
12:45 - 14:15 | Meditation Hour Building 10 |
14:30 - 16:00 |
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16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break Building 10 / Hall |
16:30 - 17:15 | Business Theatre, Daniel Al-Kabbani Building 10 / Room 304 |
17:30 - 19:00 | General Assembly Building 10 / Audimax |
Time | Agenda Item |
08:30 - 09:00 | Joint Start to the Day |
09:00 - 10:30 |
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10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break Building 10 / Hall |
11:00 - 12:30 |
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12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break Building 4 / Cafeteria |
14:30 - 16:00 |
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16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break Building 10 / Hall |
16:30 - 18:00 |
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from 19:30 onwards | Conference Dinner at Senckenberg / Closing of the Annual Conference |
Further Information
The Participation costs are as followed:
- For dghd members: €70 participation fee
- For non-members: €120 participation fee
- For students and doctoral candidates: €50 participation fee
- Participation is free of charge for freelancers and members of Frankfurt UAS
- The participation fee for the Conference Dinner is €30
We have reserved single and double rooms (approximately 300 rooms in total) at four hotels for you. Bookings for these contingents can now only be made directly with the providers listed below.
- Ruby Louise Hotel Frankfurt
Public transport: Approx. 25 minutes to the university
Booking code: FRA24032522
https://www.ruby-hotels.com/de/destinationen/frankfurt/ruby-louise
- B&B Hotel Frankfurt City-Ost
Public transport: Approx. 20 minutes to the university
Booking code: 1143342
https://www.hotel-bb.com/de/hotel/frankfurt-city-ost
- Best Western IB Friedberger Warte
Tram line 18: Direct connection to the university in 10 minutes
Booking code: dghdKonferenz
reservierung(at)ibhotels.de
- City-Hotel Bad Vilbel
Bus line 30: Direct connection to the university in 15 minutes
Booking code: SCOPE25
https://cityhotel-badvilbel.de
- Turm Hotel
Tram line 12 or 18: Direct connection to the university in 20 minutes
Booking code: DGHD2025
https://www.turmhotel-fra.de
01.06.2024: | Publication of the Call for Submissions |
15.06.2024: | Start of the submission phase |
15.08.2024: | Deadline for all submissions |
August - September 2024 | Review by the program committee and assignment to reviewers |
15.09.2024: | Start of the review process |
01.11.2024: | End of the review process |
November - December 2024 | Feedback on submissions and creation of the preliminary program |
13.12.2024: | Start of registration for the conference |
15.12.2024: | Publication of the preliminary program |
24. - 28.03.2025: | dghd Annual Conference 2025 |
Prof. Dr. Stefan Braun, Frankfurt UAS
Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kitmeridis, Frankfurt UAS
Dr. Sabrina Engelmann, Frankfurt UAS
Hannah Lutz-Vock, Frankfurt UAS
Dr. Björn Kiehne, Technical University of Berlin
Dr. Angelika Thielsch, German Association for Higher Education Didactics
Dr. Nerea Vöing, University of Paderborn
Claudia Walter, BayZiel - Bavarian Center for Innovative Teaching
Prof. Dr. Tobina Brinker, Society for Key Competencies in Teaching, Research, and Practice e.V.
Heike Kröpke, Society for Key Competencies in Teaching, Research, and Practice e.V.
If you require childcare during the conference, please register with the Balu und Du team by 01 February 2025. To arrange childcare, provide details about the age of your child(ren) as well as the scope and type of care needed by sending an email to:baluunddu(at)scope.fra-uas.. de