Transcultural and interreligious competences are becoming increasingly relevant in all areas of society. Teachers in particular are faced with the dual challenge of acting in a sensitive and differentiated manner in culturally and religiously heterogeneous learning groups and at the same time guiding them towards transcultural and interreligious learning. The interdisciplinary working group "Transcultural Interreligious Studies", which was formed in 2018, has set itself the goal of responding to this current social need and developing a degree programme for students of all disciplines that enables graduates to act as mediators between religious and cultural traditions.

The "Transcultural Interreligious Studies" programme, which will be offered from the winter semester 2020/21, starts at Bachelor's level and can optionally be continued with a Master's degree. It takes up proven elements of "Intercultural Jewish Studies", enables specialisations in the areas of "Jewish Studies", "Islamic Studies", "Christian Studies" and "Interreligious Education" and also opens up a transcultural and interreligious interreligious perspective.