Department of Academic Services
The Department of Academic Services consolidates several services for instructors:
Teaching and Curriculum Development
The Teaching and Curriculum Development team is the point of contact for all curricular issues and supports teaching staff and officials in the further development of studies. This sub-unit is also responsible for coordinating the study panels and the inter-faculty Master's modules.
Services for instructors:
- Advice and support in the implementation of service-learning projects
Contact: lehrentwicklung(at)uni-graz.at
Quality Assurance and Quality Development
The Quality Assurance and Quality Development team is your contact point for course evaluations and the workload assessment. The unit also organises the Teaching Award of the University of Graz.
Contact: lehrevaluierung(at)uni-graz.at or lehrpreis(at)uni-graz.at (for queries about the teaching award)
Writing Center
The Writing Center supports and advises teaching staff in guiding and supervising academic writing processes.
Contact: schreibzentrum(at)uni-graz.at
Center for Digital Teaching and Learning
The Center for Digital Teaching and Learning offers students and instructors services for the didactically motivated use of teaching/learning technologies.
Offerings:
- workshops
- webinars
- self-study courses and MOOCs
- Open Educational Resources
- media production
- virtual office hour
- counselling
- manuals and event recordings
Contact: digitales(at)uni-graz.at
Competence Center for University Teaching
The Competence Center for University Teaching offers workshops, staff training and services on teaching design.
Offerings:
- Workshops
- Teaching certificate
- Lecture series High Noon - Teaching design at lunchtime
- Teaching portfolio
- Teaching project
- Teaching Skills Assessment
- Counselling
Contact: zlk(at)uni-graz.at
Further service and contact points
The following organizational units are also points of contact for specific teaching-related topics and concerns. Click on the arrow or the name of the department to find out more about their offerings and services.
International Relations Office
The International Relations Office is responsible for handling mobility programmes for teaching staff.
Trainings for instructors:
Contact: international(at)uni-graz.at
Internal training
As part of the internal continuing education (organized by Human Resources Development and UNI for LIFE), teaching staff can take advantage of workshops and staff training on teaching design in higher education. The following courses are part of the regular programme:
- Basics in Didactics
- Basic module on teaching design in higher education (as part of UNISTARTWiss)
- Teaching Skills Development (EN, as part of PostDoc PRO)
- Teaching in English
Contact: personalentwicklung(at)uni-graz.at or interneweiterbildung(at)uni-graz.at
The Coordination Centre for Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities
Information, advice and training on the topics of diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities.
Contact: koordff(at)uni-graz.at
uniIT
uniIT is the point of contact for instructors regarding the technical equipment of classrooms, the rental of AV media devices and the video transmission and recording of courses. Further information on IT services for employees can be found on the intranet.
The implementation of digital exams and flExams is also coordinated by uniIT.
Contact: uni-it(at)uni-graz.at or flexam(at)uni-graz.at
Center for Integrated Studies
The Center for Inclusive Studies offers instructors support with modified exams for students with disabilities and the design of accessible courses.
Contact: zis.sekretariat(at)uni-graz.at
Cooperations & alliances
The University of Graz is part of numerous national and international cooperation projects and alliances. The following are of particular relevance for instructors:
Steirische Hochschulkonferenz (Styrian University Conference)
The Styrian University Conference is an association of the nine Styrian higher educational institutions. The aim is to work together on strategic issues and projects.
Training opportunities for instructors:
ARQUS European University Alliance
The ARQUS European University Alliance is an association of nine European universities for the development, testing and implementation of an innovative model for in-depth inter-university cooperation.
Offerings for instructors:
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Annual summer school on "Teaching Innovation" for university lecturers
Contact: arqus(at)uni-graz.at
Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria
The Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria is an association of 19 Austrian universities that are committed to sustainability issues.
Trainings for instructors: