Didactics of Computing Science
Millions in funding for computer science education
The Carl Zeiss Foundation has provided 12 million euros in funding for Computing Science education across Germany. Oldenburg will now be able to train a total of 18 doctoral candidates in Computing Science by 2033, in collaboration with Heidelberg, Jena, Münster, Paderborn and Koblenz.
Read the interview: https://uol.de/aktuelles/artikel/nullen-und-einsen-und-ideen or
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Didactics of Computing Science
The "Didactics of Computing Science" department is responsible for the training and further education of Computing Science teachers at the University of Oldenburg. It also offers a specialisation for students of specialised subjects with a career aspiration in education-related fields of Computing Science. In our research projects - often financed by third-party funding and in co-operation with other subject didactics departments - teaching materials are developed and student perceptions and conditions for teacher training in Computing Science are investigated.
In co-operation with the ofz, the Teacher Training Centre for Computing Science also offers many teacher training courses and advice for teachers.
The Computing Science Learning Lab is used for practical university teacher training as well as for further training and research.
You will find information on our websites
- about research activities and projects,
- about the people who belong to the department,
- especially for Computing Science teachers
- about topics for final theses
and much more.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please get in contact with us.
Latest information
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all first-year students, and please note: new examination regulations apply to all 2FB/M.Ed. students!
The ‘Didactics of Computing Science’ department warmly welcomes all first-year students on the dual-subject Bachelor’s degree programmes in Computing Science, as well as all first-year M.Ed. students!
For those who have been studying at OL for some time, new examination regulations will apply to the dual-subject Bachelor’s and M.Ed. degree programmes in Computing Science from the 2026/27 winter semester onwards.
Click here for the study plans and all further study guidance for the Bachelor’s degree, and here for the study plans and guidance for the M.Ed. programme.
A presentation explaining the changes can be found here. We have a module planner for the changes to the examination regulations, as well as further information in the study group dedicated to these changes.
To arrange a consultation, please book an appointment with Prof. Diethelm via StudIP.
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Susanne Boll-Westermann and Ira Diethelm appointed to Lower Saxony Digital Council
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On 29 September 2026, the Wissensfabrik celebrated the anniversary and relaunch of the IT2School teaching resource, which is currently in use at around 1,200 schools across Germany and is being developed in Oldenburg under the academic supervision of Prof. Dr Ira Diethelm.
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