The call "New Courses in Teaching" is a unique opportunity to explore new approaches in education by creating, experimenting with, and testing new forms of forward-thinking methods in teaching and learning: New university-level courses featuring a new flows of information and new directions!

Building on the alliance Innovation through Universitas — a partnership between the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Johannes Kepler University Linz — this call aims to initiate innovation in education. Faculty members and researchers from both universities, as well as external individuals who have teaching experience in the fields of expertise at both participating universities, are invited to take part in the call. Team submissions are welcome.

The call is open to all departments and disciplines represented at the JKU and at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

The call focuses on developing and evolving concepts and prototypes to support transdisciplinary and innovative educational formats for higher-level university education.

What might cross-disciplinary educational formats look like? Can students become more actively involved when it comes to shaping their learning processes? How can digital tools complement education in a more positive way? How can in-depth expertise and broad contextual knowledge be acquired and how can we foster the development of creative, social and communicative skills?