Performance pressure, elitist behavior and outdated teaching methods are a huge thorn in our collective flesh. We want teaching and studying to be brought into the 21st century.
Teaching varies greatly from subject to subject and from lecturer to lecturer. Sometimes the professor teaches themselves, but it is not uncommon for teaching to be delegated to their staff. This often makes sense and the academic staff in particular are usually very competent in implementing lectures, lab courses and other modules well. Nevertheless, there are enough professors and lecturers who see teaching as their main burden alongside research. We need a shift in culture: the freedom of teaching cannot be allowed to undermine the needs of students.
The current system promotes poorly prepared lecturers; most university teaching staff have little to no prior training in the area of didactics. The university teaching structure lacks training. We therefore demand that all persons who perform teaching tasks in the university environment must be trained. Didactic training must become the norm for professorships.
Was your feedback heard by lecturers? Unfortunately, this question is too often answered with “No!”. Evaluations and their implementation are just as different between departments as the degree programs. Some departments evaluate all modules, while some students have never been able to take part in a major evaluation during their studies. In 2025, we want to focus in particular on establishing a feedback culture at our university. Good teaching is not only the result of good concepts; good teaching requires interaction and exchange between lecturers and students. We would therefore like to advocate for simpler evaluation options and ensure that every student and lecturer is aware through the type of evaluation that feedback must not have any influence on examination results and their success.
We campaign for a large-scale structural, feedback and teaching culture reform.