In the university teaching certificate programme 鈥�Professionalisation of Teaching (Pro Lehre)鈥�, you will systematically explore the key areas of practice and the most important principles of teaching and learning in higher education.
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Structure
Each course comprises a total of 100 work units (1 work unit corresponds to 45 minutes) and concludes with a certificate. Attendance at five compulsory modules (72 work units) and one compulsory elective module (at least 8 work units) is required:
- Workshop: 鈥楶lanning courses professionally鈥� (16 work units)
- Workshop: 鈥楢ssessment 鈥� Supporting and evaluating learning progress鈥� (16 work units)
- Workshop: 鈥楳ethods workshop鈥� (16 work units)
- Workshop: 鈥楽tudent counselling鈥� (16 work units)
- Effective university teaching: the teaching practice workshop (6 work units + 2 work units preparation)
- Participation in one (or more) compulsory elective modules in the (minimum 8 work units). Modules count towards the 鈥楶ro Lehre鈥� certificate as compulsory electives if the relevant 鈥楴ote: 鈥淧ro Lehre鈥� certificate鈥� is indicated before the module description.
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Benefits
The key benefit for you is the development of your teaching skills. Specifically, by taking part you can...
- acquire, review and deepen your fundamental knowledge of teaching and learning in higher education for your own teaching practice,
- learn about design principles that promote learning and make a significant impact even with small but carefully chosen changes,
- develop a professional self-image as a teacher,
- gain confidence in planning and delivering courses and in presenting to groups,
- make teaching more interactive and motivating,
- network with other lecturers across disciplines and engage in collegial exchange,
- gain insights into teaching in other academic disciplines.
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Target audience
We recommend that you take part in Pro Lehre if ...
- you are aiming for an academic career and teaching will therefore be an important part of your future work,
- you wish to (further) professionalise your teaching,
- you would like to gain more confidence in your role as a teacher,
- you wish to network and exchange ideas with lecturers from other departments,
- you enjoy teaching and can envisage working in the field of further education or teaching outside the university context in the future.
Format by Pro Lehre
We are offering Pro Lehre 2026 as a flexible model.
Pro Lehre (flexible)
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Brief description and benefits
All individual events in the Pro Lehre programme (see structure) are offered on an ongoing basis as part of the annual . They can be booked individually and independently of one another.
This allows you to attend individual events based on your interests without necessarily intending to obtain the full certificate. Another advantage of this flexible option is that you can determine the timeframe and the order in which you attend all events yourself. However, it takes at least one year to obtain the certificate. Spread out over time, the timeframe should not exceed five years.
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Dates Pro Lehre flexible
You can find the upcoming dates for the compulsory and compulsory-elective modules in the current continuing professional training and qualification programme in the Talent Development System (TDS).
Please note which modules count towards your Pro Lehre requirements as compulsory or compulsory-elective modules 鈥� you will find a corresponding note in the module description.
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Registration
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Award of the Pro Lehre certificate
Have you successfully completed the required compulsory and compulsory-elective modules? Congratulations!
Please submit your certificates of attendance to the University Teaching Team (see Contact). The team will issue the Pro Lehre certificate and send it to you.
Building on Pro Lehre
In addition to our internal 鈥楶ro Lehre鈥� programme, you also have the opportunity to expand your expertise in higher education pedagogy through external training courses. We would be happy to advise you on the various options available to help you find the best path to further your professional development and qualifications.
One example of how to build on our internal 鈥淧ro Lehre鈥� programme is the run by the . This programme offers fee-based workshops, which you can find in the .
Our 鈥淧ro Lehre鈥� events can generally be credited towards the WindH certificate. The WindH coordination team will review the certificates of attendance submitted and inform you which additional events are required to obtain the certificate.
Contact
© Thanh-Thu Phan Tan
30169 Hannover
© Thanh-Thu Phan Tan
30169 Hannover
