The University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd offers a wide range of higher education programmes with a focus on Education, Health, and Cultural Diversity
Degree courses
- Teacher training for primary education (B.A./M.Ed.)
- Teacher training for lower secondary education (B.A./M.Ed.)
- Teacher training for vocational education (in collaboration with the Aalen University of Applied Sciences)
- Early childhood education (B.A./M.A.)
- Health Promotion and Prevention (B.Sc./M.Sc.)
- Engineering Education (B.Eng./M.Sc.)
- Nursing Sciences (B.Sc./M.Sc.)
- Intercultural relations and integration (M.A.)
- German Language and Literature Studies and Cultural Diversity/Multilingualism (M.A.)
- Early Childhood and Social Pedagogy (M.A.)
- Nursing Pedagogy (M.A.)
Our teacher training students specialize in the following subjects: German Language and Literature, English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Applied Science, Fine Arts, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education (Catholic and Lutheran denominations), Geography, History, Sociology, Political Science, Technology, Food & Nutrition, Economics.
Doctoral and Post-doctoral degrees
Dr. phil., Dr. paed., Dr. habil.
Research
The University of Education is characterized by intensive research activities, including both fundamental and applied approaches, with particular fields of interests in empirical education and school research, as well as research in teaching methodology for individual school subjects. Research takes place in numerous co-operations with universities, schools, companies and other institutions inside and outside Germany. Research and teaching are closely related to each other. Students are often integrated into research projects.
Some of our strong research areas
- Early childhood education
- Health promotion
- Migrant studies
- Didactis of mathematics
- Life-long learning
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education
- Early language and literacy development and disorders
- Bilingual language learning in preschools and primary schools
International Cooperation
We work closely with more than 40 partner universities worldwide to promote the international exchange of scholars, students and ideas. International exchange students and staff find very comfortable and welcoming surroundings where they quickly feel at home. The International office offers them a full range of services and activities – from orientation, affordable accommodation to social and cultural activities and free German language courses.
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International Research Perspectives on Education, Migration, and Diversity
The program included keynote lectures, research presentations, and interactive workshops in which students were actively involved and discussed various academic perspectives. Contributors included, among others, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Gävle Anders Kottorp, migration researcher Nihad Bunar, senior lecturer Bengt Söderhäll, and teacher Emelie Aune. In addition, program coordinator Marijana Totić and Prof. Dr. Rosaria Pugliese, local project coordinator at the University of Calabria, contributed their expertise on the topics of multilingualism, migration, and education.
The master’s program consortium led by Prof. Daniel Rellstab and Prof. Miriam Stock used the week for working meetings and strategic exchanges within the international network.
The English-language Erasmus Mundus master’s program “Education, Migration, and Diversity,” coordinated by the University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, is funded by the European Union and implemented in cooperation with the University of Gävle (Sweden) and the University of Calabria (Italy). A total of four cohorts, comprising approximately 100 international students, are being trained to address key issues at the intersection of education, migration, and diversity.