• The teacher training programme at the University of Oldenburg is divided into Bachelor's (polyvalent) and Master's programmes. This is the first phase of the teacher training programme. The second phase - the preparatory service - is provided by the Studienseminar, while the third phase is supported by the Oldenburg Training Centre (OFZ) through further education and training in the profession. All three phases are closely interlinked.
• In August 2024, the Presidential Board awarded the Oldenburg model of teacher training the seal of quality for studying and teaching at the University of Oldenburg. This confirms the fulfilment of the criteria of the university's own quality management system. The seal of quality is valid until 30 September 2030. The Oldenburg model of teacher training includes the following sub-degree programmes: two-subject Bachelor's degree with a school career goal, Master of Education Primary School, Master of Education Secondary School. Master of Education Gymnasium, Master of Education Sonderpädagogik and Master of Education Business Education.
• The University of Oldenburg is the only university in Lower Saxony at which all five possible teaching degree programmes can be studied (Master of Education Grundschule, Haupt-/Realschule, Gymnasium, Special Education and Business Education).
• The compulsory internships in the Bachelor's degree programme (general school internship) and in the Master's degree programme (specialist internship, research and development internship, six-month practical phase) provide a link between theory and practice in teacher training.
• Further practical experience can be gained in numerous modules of the teacher training programme, for example in the 11 teaching-learning rooms(OLELA), where students and pupils meet.
• The Oldenburg Training Centre (OFZ) is a Centre of Excellence for regional teacher training and is affiliated with the University of Oldenburg. It offers around 200 training events for teachers every year.
• Teachers and researchers from the Oldenburg teacher training centre are regular guests on the podcast "Hirn gehört - Oldenburger Wissensschnack". If you are interested in what drives our players, how their CVs have developed and what their biggest failures are, you can find out in the podcast episodes.

Teacher training programme in numbers

• In Oldenburg, 28 subjects can be studied to become a teacher - three of which are in co-operation with the University of Bremen (Spanish, French, Geography).
• Professorships in the subjects, in subject didactics and in pedagogy jointly shape teacher training in Oldenburg.
• Teacher training is a truly cross-sectional task at the University of Oldenburg: five out of six Schools are involved.
• Around 38% of students at the University of Oldenburg were studying to become teachers in 2022. This is the highest rate among universities in Lower Saxony.
• In 2022, around 49% of all Master's degrees at the university were Master of Education degree programmes.
• In 2022, 1929 students registered for school internships at the DiZ office.
• The Centre for Teacher Education - Didactic Centre coordinates many of the cross-school issues relating to teacher education. The centre has over 370 members.
• Teachers have been trained in Oldenburg since 1793 . At that time, Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig established a teacher training centre. This means that teacher training in Oldenburg is 180 years older than the university.