The Week at TU Braunschweig 08.03.2024 Our Newsletter for all Employees
Topics: International qualified employees of tomorrow + New further training programme + Power Coffee Break for International Women’s Day
Editor: Hannah Kreß
► Excellence strategy and more: Interview with Angela Ittel and Peter Hecker
Two Transregional Collaborative Research Centres, one Alexander von Humboldt-Professorship, and two ERC Grants: In recent months, we have celebrated many successes in the field of research. What goals are we setting for ourselves this year, and where do the greatest challenges lie? We discussed these topics in an interview with President Angela Ittel and Vice President for Research Peter Hecker.
► Biology Education of the Future
Professor Alexander Büssing heads the Department of Biology Didactics at the Institute of Didactics of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on how biological learning processes can be improved and what sustainable biology teaching should look like. A warm welcome!
► International students as the qualified employees of tomorrow
From April the project SUCCESS of the International House and the Alumni & Career Service Centre aims to strengthen the integration of international students into the regional labour market. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is providing around 1.2 million euros for the project. In addition to the TU faculties, the project partners are the Braunschweig Region Employers’ Association (AGV) and the Braunschweig Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
► CO_LIVING CAMPUS: Workshop weeks with planning teams
The next round of the cooperative participation and planning process for the CO_LIVING CAMPUS started on 4 March with the CO_WETTBEWERB on the North Campus. The interim and final presentations of the four urban designs are scheduled for 8 and 15 March in the lecture hall building.
► Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt: Prof. Elisabeth Endres in the selection committee
Prof. Elisabeth Endres has been appointed by the Secretary General of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (German Federal Environmental Foundation) as a member of the selection committee for the scholarship programme for a period of three years. The programme awards doctoral scholarships to young scientists who develop new approaches to solving current environmental problems, and provides them with financial and non-material support.
► Staff Council election
You had the chance to vote last week and now the results of the staff council election have been finalised. The following were elected as employee representatives: Regina Stegemann, Marianne Putzker, Sylvia Glowania, Stefanie Böhm, Audrey Bode, Brigitte Brinkmann, Dr Ute Kopka, Dr Maurice Scheer, Frank Rust, Marcel Gey, Stefan Klein, Simon Hartmann, Torsten Hinz, Emanuel Chmielarski and Frank Becker. The civil servants’ representatives for the next four years are Petra Eimbeck and Kai Brunzel. Congratulations and many thanks to all those involved and the election helpers!
► The new further training programme is here!
The Central Human Resources Development programme offers all employees many new and proven seminar topics for various areas of work. Registration for the seminars from April to September is now possible via Stud.IP.
► SAiL funding for international teaching
The SAiL funding line invites you to submit projects to strengthen and expand English-language teaching. Projects for the (further) development of a thematic module package in English or an English-language degree programme are supported. Applications can be submitted until 3 May.
► Research service at conference
The Research Service is taking part in the conference “Careers Beyond Academia: Options and Pathways for Researchers” at the University of Oxford, UK. On 21 March, the team will be represented there with an exhibition stand on current career opportunities at TU Braunschweig.
► Darling of the week
Our favourite of the week is the first Feminist Power Coffee Break. On the occasion of today’s International Women’s Day, which has been setting an example against discrimination and inequality for over 100 years and encourages many people to stand up for gender equality, the Equal Opportunities and Knowledge Transfer teams invite you to the Sandkasten-Centre in the old building today from 1 to 3 pm for coffee, biscuits and a good chat!
► Events
Even during the lecture-free period, there is still plenty going on at TU Braunschweig. Lectures, discussions, information events, concerts and much more. Take a look at our calendar of events and get inspired.