Future of teacher training: Gmünd and Ulm start new education initiative!

Future of teacher training: Gmünd and Ulm start new education initiative!

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Deutschland - On May 7, 2025, the Schwäbisch Gmünd Education University celebrated an important milestone in the history of the teaching of the teaching fold, which has existed since 1825. This ceremony took place in the Congress Center Stadtgarten and gathered around 400 guests, including several previous rectors and the Rector of the University. The university and political representatives paid tribute to the development of the Schwäbisch Gmünd educational location and emphasized the key role of school and teaching for society.

A new corporate design was introduced and an image film was presented by an internal team. In his greetings, Ministerial Director Dr. Hans J. Reiter the relevance of the teaching of the teaching fold, while Prof. Dr. Lutz Kasper, Managing Director of the Neue Gmünd Ulm School of Education (Guse), emphasized the importance of research -based and practical teacher training.

foundation of the Gmünd Ulm School of Education

The foundation of the Guse, a cooperation between the University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd and the University of Ulm, represents a central progress in teacher training. The cooperation agreement was signed on February 19, 2025 by University President Professor Michael Weber and Rector Professor Kim-Patrick Sabla-Dimitrov. Guse aims to improve the training of prospective teachers by combining the scientific expertise of the University of Ulm with the didactic competence of the PH Schwäbisch Gmünd. Teaching students can benefit from personal support and innovative teaching concepts.

A special focus is on teaching training in the MINT subjects (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, technology). This is particularly relevant in view of the challenges that the shortage of skilled workers and heterogeneity in classrooms. Guse is said to serve as a central point of contact for students and teachers in the teaching position and network the educational actors in the region.

MINT subjects and future challenges

The challenges with which the education system is confronted are also illuminated in a national context. Projects for the MINT teacher education aim to further develop the organizational and content aspects of teacher training in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology. The Ministry of Education and various universities, including the Free University of Berlin and the Technical University of Munich, are active in this area and work on promoting teacher students in MINT subjects.

In addition, a new educational approach for the use of modern technologies in the classroom is developed. The use of digital media, such as podcasts and virtual reality, is intended to enrich science lessons. In order to do justice to these goals, regular projects such as the Summer School between the Ulm and Schwäbisch Gmünd college take place, which aim to use and exchange relevant research content.

Overall, the new cooperation on this side of the Gmünd Ulm School of Education offers convincing perspectives for future teacher training and contributes to the further development of the educational location. During the celebrations, the foundation of an alliance was announced under the name "Alliance School of the Future Schwäbisch Gmünd", which is intended to develop innovative learning concepts.

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