Centre for Teaching and Learning (ZLL)

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The Center for Teaching and Learning (ZLL) has been supporting studies and teaching at the university as a central unit since 2021. In line with the mission statement for teaching, we work with Faculties and central institutions to develop study preparation and support programmes. We offer students seminars and workshops on key competences, practical skills and soft skills as well as learning materials and advice. The aim is to provide students with the best possible support during their studies and prepare them for professional life. We support lecturers in designing courses and offer didactic training and technical resources. As a research-based institution, we network regionally and internationally and bring research findings back to the university. We also create the framework conditions for curriculum development and advise the university management as an interface between different stakeholder groups.

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Brandenburg university lecturers exchange ideas on interdisciplinary teaching – first Brandenburg networking meeting “Teaching and Studying at Brandenburg Universities” on November 28, 2025, at Viadrina.

Latest news

SPTK 2026

From 14 to 16 September 2026, the peer tutors from the Center for Teaching and Learning invite you to the Student Writing Peer Tutor Conference at the European University Viadrina. Under the theme "Writing Futures - Rethinking Writing Together", there will be various workshops, collaborative sessions, fishbowls and more.

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Open writing consultation

The open writing consultation hour in the semester will start again from 29.04.2026. If you have any questions about the writing consultation or if you would like to register for an appointment, please contact: schreibspechstunde@europa-uni.de

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Call for Contributions

Writing Fellows transformed - new perspectives on a programme in transition Writing Fellow programmes based on the American model have existed at various university locations in Germany for around ten years - initially introduced at the universities of Frankfurt am Main and Frankfurt an der Oder. Since then, the programmes, sometimes under different names (writing assistants, textographers, etc.), have established themselves as a successful model for supporting academic writing. The planned publication builds on the volumes Das Writing Fellow-Programm and Lehren und Lernen mit Writing Fellows (Voigt/Dreyfürst/Liebetanz, Voigt, both wbv 2018). If you are interested in participating, you will find all information on the following page.

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ZLL team at the Co-WOERK workshop day

At the end of the winter semester, the Co-WOERK team organised the 2nd workshop day. Under the motto "Shaping education together with OER", the various project locations in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern discussed, trialled and worked together on open teaching with teachers, lecturers and students. At the European University Viadrina, for example, there was an "OER Sprint" for employees of the ZLL, in which existing material was converted into open resources and uploaded to the twillo portal. You can find more information in the link.

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Dates and events

02
Jul
Thursday 13.00

Where does open learning fit in? Teaching approaches and alternative forms of assessment

In lessons and courses, the ‘knowledge reproduction’ model – with teachers as custodians of knowledge and learners as recipients – is still the norm. In most cases, a learning unit concludes with a one-off summative assessment that does not provide a link to further learning processes. In the Co-WOERK Community of Practice on 2 July from 1 pm to 2.30 pm, we will be exploring how open educational practices can break down these teaching and learning settings. In this era of AI disruption, which process-oriented and ongoing assessment formats offer an alternative? Dr Bernadette Bernasconi, an educational scientist and coordinator of the PrimOER project (University of Paderborn), has spent several semesters developing open educational resources with her students. She will present the course, which was developed in collaboration with the Centre for Teacher Education at the University of Cologne, and share her experiences with us. In addition, Charlot Hoffmann (OERle project, University of Potsdam) will give us an insight into ePortfolios, which she uses as a lecturer in the Moodle learning management system within the field of education for sustainable development. Alongside these presentations, there will be plenty of time for your questions, experiences and contributions to the discussion: we’d love to hear your own stories! You can register at any time via kontakt@co-woerk.de.

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07
Jul
Tuesday 09.00

Shut up and write!

An event organised by the Writing Centre for students, PhD candidates and teaching staff! Drop in whenever you like and work on your projects.

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10
Jul
Friday 11.00

Online community for teachers using COIL

Join an online community for lecturers interested in Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and international teaching collaborations. Connect with colleagues to: exchange best practices in COIL and higher education teaching; build contacts across disciplines and institutions; find international co-teaching and project partners; and share tools, ideas and experiences relating to digital collaboration Open to all teachers interested in international collaborative teaching. Online | English

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28
Jul
Tuesday 09.00

Sharing is Caring: From an idea to open educational resources

Open educational resources make it possible to share content openly, develop it further and use it flexibly in one’s own teaching. However, in the day-to-day running of universities and vocational colleges, there is often not enough time to put a good idea into practice before the material is ready. The Co-WOERK team, led by Dr Lena Hotze, is therefore launching a series of workshops designed to support teachers in creating their own open educational resources during focused working sessions. It all kicks off on 28 and 29 July with a two-day materials workshop entitled ‘Sharing is Caring: From Idea to Open Educational Resource’ at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. Experts in educational design and media technology will support all participants with the design, technical implementation, licensing and publication of the planned teaching materials. The aim of the production workshop is to produce, by the end, a finished or largely finalised teaching/learning resource that can be used directly in participants’ own teaching and shared openly via the well-known repositories. Similar workshops will also be held by the end of the year at the University of Potsdam, Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, the European University Viadrina and the University of Rostock. This workshop is open only to teaching staff and members of staff at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. Registration and further information on the programme.

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14
Sep
Monday 10.00

SPTK 2026

Student Peer Tutor Conference at Viadrina University on the theme ‘Writing Futures – Rethinking Writing Together’

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Our offer

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Seminars and workshops

Here you will find all information about our current offers.

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Learning material and tools

Discover the essential tools for effective online learning and teaching - from Zoom to Moodle to Panopto and more! Design your learning environment today.

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The writing centre

The Writing Centre at the European University Viadrina is the central point of contact for all activities relating to the key competence of writing.

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Centre for Teaching and Learning

Studierende arbeiten im Team, kleben Aufkleber auf das Glas, machen ein Brainstorming, machen Notizen

Become a tutor yourself

Find out here how you can become a tutor yourself and what steps you need to take!

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Transfer

Transfer promotes the exchange between science and practice and supports students and lecturers in the development and implementation of forward-looking educational projects.

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Research

The series "Schreiben im Zentrum - Beiträge zur Schreibzentrumsforschung" publishes research papers that deal empirically or theoretically with the work of writing centres. Access to the series is open worldwide and free of charge on the document server of the European University Viadrina.

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Publications

At a glance: here you will find a collection of all publications, articles and contributions from the Center for Teaching and Learning

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Teaching development at the Viadrina

Sustainable curricula

The skills-oriented further development of degree programmes and curricula on digitalisation, sustainability, diversity and future skills is a cultural change process that we support with our expertise.

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Further training programmes for teachers

Our further training courses for teachers offer you exactly the support you need to optimise your teaching methods.

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Newsletter Teaching

The Teaching Newsletter is produced by the Center for Teaching and Learning at regular intervals. It provides information about new innovative forms of teaching and formats.

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Challenge-Based Learning

Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) at the Viadrina links academic issues with real social challenges, often in co-operation with external partners. The aim is to enable students to think and act in a sustainable way.

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Writing-intensive teaching

Do you want to make your students better writers and critical thinkers? Our writing-intensive teaching programmes provide you with the tools and methods to teach writing skills effectively. You can also find all information about the Writing Fellow Programme here.

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Further training programmes for teachers

Our further training courses for teachers offer you exactly the support you need to optimise your teaching methods.

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Projects

PROKODIL

As part of the project, the Digital Teaching Cooperation Groups programme strives to enrich the education system through the use and promotion of Open Educational Resources (OER). These freely accessible teaching and learning materials ...

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Ukraine Digital

As part of the DAAD project "UA digital", the European University Viadrina supports students and lecturers from Ukrainian partner universities in continuing their studies digitally and maintaining a digital course programme.

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SKILL

The SKILL project is a cooperation between the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS), the Centre for Teaching and Learning (ZLL) and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Together, they are developing a social science AI laboratory for research-based learning (SKILL).

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Co-WOERK

Co-WOERK networks stakeholders for open educational materials in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and nationwide. In monthly online meetings of a community of practice, we strengthen OER competences in university teaching and vocational education.

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ERUA

The European University Viadrina has been a member of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) since November 2023 and, together with the ZLL, is responsible for the area of "Student Engagement".

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DAAD-ERUA-Viadrina

The DAAD-ERUA-Viadrina project is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and contributes to several work packages within the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA).

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Learning and Teaching Together: A German-Ukrainian University Network (LTT)

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Our network