ELEVATE – new teaching qualification program (starting in June 2026) by the Hochschuldidaktik Göttingen

Looking for inspiration for your teaching practice? Then check out the new teaching qualification programme ELEVATE (starting in June 2026) which offers specific impulses and support for your academic teaching development. Provided by theHochschuldidaktik of Göttingen University the program’s topics will address a range from planning a course session to creating an encouraging classroom atmosphere and dealing with barriers that could hinder processes of teaching and learning.
ELEVATE will be run in English providing a compact introduction into teaching and learning for international academics of all experience levels.
As a participant, you will:
- develop your understanding of how teaching and learning works;
- extend your range of methods for teaching, learning, and assessment;
- develop a personal teaching statement that reflects your approach to teaching.
On the ELEVATE website you will get more details and the opportunity to register.

You are not an international academic, but still wish to dive into inspirations that foster teaching and learning practices? Don’t worry, the Hochschuldidaktik also has offers for you: The two-semester Zertifikatsprogramm Hochschuldidaktik (Starting in October 2026) or a collection of individual workshops that will be offered during the summer term 2026.
The team of the Hochschuldidaktik gladly answers your questions to the programme lines. Just get in touch by contacting: hochschuldidaktik@zvw.uni-goettingen.de.