How can learning processes be stimulated in pupils with intellectual disabilities? Through lessons that – alongside clear routines – remain open to surprises, according to special needs education researcher Theresa Stommel.

Melina Kramer is pursuing her teaching degree in two different subjects – biology and geography – at two different universities, Oldenburg and Bremen. This puts her organisational skills to the test, but she would “make the very same choice all over again”.

This year's Klaus von Klitzing Prize goes to Tobias Beck and thus to Upper Swabia. The award was presented during a ceremony in Oldenburg by its namesake and Nobel Prize winner Klaus von Klitzing. 

How can school labs promote young talent in the STEM subjects and humanities? Around 180 people talked about this at the 20th annual conference of Lernortlabor e.V., the federal association of school laboratories.

Stephan Baur from Geretsried gets his pupils interested in science through an exchange programme with a Nepalese school. He has now received the Klaus von Klitzing Prize 2024 for his special commitment.

How to train future teachers in intercultural skills? An international project at the University of Oldenburg has got some established formats as well as some new ideas – and now receives an extended funding until the end of 2029. 

The introduction of Low German as a teaching subject is progressing. Three teachers were the first to successfully complete a certificate examination with lecturers from the Bachelor's degree programme in Low German at the university, which was launched in 2023.

Overcoming developments such as diversity, digitalisation and artificial intelligence together: That is the aim of the "Oldenburg Teacher Training Day" (TOLL). It will take place for the first time on 1 October.

Shortly before the holidays, a project at the Institute of Educational Sciences made several primary schools in the region more colourful and gave students valuable practical experience. The focus was on community service, sustainability and creativity.

Teacher training at the university has developed significantly over the past eight years - not least thanks to the recently completed OLE+ project.

Materials for school lessons are a mirror of society. Researchers in religious education have been analyzing for years how textbooks on religion - subliminally and usually unintentionally - convey anti-Jewish narratives.

From experiment kits to escape games: Petra Lehner from Burglengenfeld comes up with lots of ideas to get her pupils interested in science. She has now been awarded the Klaus von Klitzing Prize 2023.

Language learning does not end when children start school - on the contrary. An interdisciplinary team at the university is investigating how young people develop their language skills and what individual differences there are.

How do computers work? And how does the internet work? Teaching this is a challenge for teachers who are not familiar with the subject. The Oldenburg computer science didactics team has developed practical and freely available teaching materials.

What does it mean to be a good teacher? Student teachers work out the answers to this question in a very practical way in the university's eleven teaching-learning rooms. Here they can test themselves for their future academic appointment.

How is a price actually created? And why are many resources not used sustainably? These and similar questions can be explored in a playful way in the "Oldenburg Experimental Laboratory for Economics Education".

A team led by special needs teacher Clemens Hillenbrand has developed digital learning materials on the topic of inclusion. Podcasts and videos are designed to support students and teachers in teaching heterogeneous classes well.

Some of the university's student teachers gained unconventional practical professional experience when they accompanied young people on their school's challenge project. Some things also proved to be a challenge for the prospective teachers.

Whether it's about dormice, the school garden or intelligence tests for dogs: Sandra Grösser-Pütz from Maintal knows how to inspire her pupils. This year, she was awarded the Klaus von Klitzing Prize.

Learning is more fun when it is combined with exercise - three Oldenburg student teachers are convinced of this. The university's start-up and innovation centre has supported their start-up "Study Active".