In fact, the high quality of teaching we have achieved in recent years is based to a large extent on measures financed by tuition fees. Since the 2014/2015 winter semester, the tuition fees paid by students have been replaced by the study quality funds allocated by the state of Lower Saxony. In addition to the excellent qualifications and high level of commitment of our School's teaching staff, these also make a significant contribution to improving study and teaching conditions. The most important aspect here is ensuring quantitative and qualitative teaching standards (e.g. group sizes, supervision ratios, research orientation, variety of types of examination, etc.).

Examples of measures at School III are:

• Quantitative teaching standards can be maintained, particularly in so-called "mass subjects", i.e. overcrowded courses can be avoided and the adequacy of supervision ratios can be guaranteed;
• Establishment of tutorials, e.g. to support independent study;
• Extending the opening hours of artistic workshops beyond the required quota of practical components for teacher training;
• New acquisitions, e.g. in the instrumental area (better quality, broader range of instruments) and in the practical media infrastructure;
• Enabling supplementary and in-depth teaching assignments in all subjects at the School (e.g. external experts in various fields of theory, practice, teaching; language programmes);
• Flexible response to changing/increased needs, e.g. in specialised didactics (Dutch Studies, English Studies) or other areas in high demand (e.g. child and youth culture), and opportunities for additional offers in the area of research-oriented teaching ("FOL");
• Room for manoeuvre for specific student needs (e.g. Russian and Polish preparatory courses for students of Slavic Studies without prior knowledge);
• Consumables and teaching materials for studying subjects with creative components (so that they are not disproportionately more expensive for students than in 'pencil' subjects);
• Promotion of further professionalising and career-orientated offers;
• Promotion of excursions beyond regional destinations (e.g. to museums, archives, foreign destinations);
• Extensive language offerings at the Language Centre, including in the area of so-called 'minor languages' such as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, sign language; quality improvement through departmental coordination, improvement of 'services' (e.g. language certifications in the areas of English and French).