Further Training in Higher Education Didactics

Here you can find information on:

Workshops on Higher Education Didactics

Free for all members of the St. Pölten UAS’ teaching staff: We offer a multitude of workshops in different formats (online, on site) and with different durations.

Examples:

  • Useful theories for practice
  • Reflection and exchange on good teaching
  • Digital teaching and learning resources for teaching
  • Presentation technique and vocal training
  • Methodological design of teaching

Current Offers:

Most of our workshops on teaching and learning are in German. You can find those offers here.

These are the topics that we provide in English, this term:

2026

You can find an overview and detailed description of the workshops:

Please use the St. Pölten UAS’ Campus Information System (CIS) to register.

If you have any questions, please contact us at learn@ustp.at  or 02742 313 228-280 

You have ideas concerning topics for further training?

Please let us know by sending an email to learn@ustp.at. 

We also organise specific further trainings upon request, e.g., for departments, study programmes, or larger teams of lecturers (at least 6 participants).

Certificate for Teaching Excellence (CTE/HDZ)

An Offer for (New) Lecturers at the USTP - University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten

The newly designed Certificate for Teaching Excellence follows a modular concept with a compulsory basic module and a specialization module that can be freely selected. All in all, the programme has 10 ECTS credits, 5 credits for each module.

Overview of two elective modules in teaching: After 'Essentials for Teaching' (5 ECTS), one can choose either 'Reflective Teaching Practice' (5 ECTS) or 'Teaching Science' (5 ECTS).

Objective: Lecturers acquire didactic and methodological tools that they use to make their teaching learner-oriented.

Topics adressed throughout the programme:

  • Teaching and learning as a science
  • Didactic planning
  • Examination models
  • Expansion of the (digital) repertoire of methods
  • Diversity management
  • Evaluation/feedback in teaching
  • Peer learning/observation
  • Scientific practice and teaching

Moreover, the participants reflect on their teaching in their own subject-specific contexts.

The certificate is offered in German during the winter semeter and in English during the summer semester. Information is available here.

If you are interested, please register by sending an email to learn@ustp.at. You will then gain access to the respective eCampus course containing lots of additional information.

Essentials for Teaching-Modul SoSe 26 (HDZ Basismodul)

Reflective Teaching Practice-Modul SoSe 2026 (HDZ Vertiefungsmodul)

Teaching Science-Modul SoSe 2026

Elective Courses

Legend: 

⏲️ Working Units - Your time investment in hours, divided into:

  • 👥 Work units on site or online 
  • ✍️ Work units as asynchronous task

Didactics Café

The Inter-Departmental Exchange and Networking Format for Teaching Staff of the USTP

At least once per semester, interested lecturers from all disciplines meet in a relaxed setting.

Short impulses on particularly successful course concepts enable an intensive exchange of experiences. The objective is for lecturers to leave the Café with new ideas and inspiration for their own teaching.

The next edition of the Didactics Café is dedicated to cross-cutting issues like sustainability and gender & diversity. Details will be announced soon.

Previous Didactics Cafés

This is a service by LEARN, your Service and Competence Centre for Teaching/Learning Development and Educational Offers at the USTP.

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Mag. Dr. Weißenböck Josef

Mag. Dr. Josef Weißenböck

Section Head Higher Education Didactics Service and Competence Centre for Teaching/Learning Development and Educational Offers (LEARN)

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