Welcome to the Linz School of Education!

Since 2016, we have pursued cross-faculty efforts in research and advancements, applying these to our teacher education program in support of new structures. The Linz School of Education’s goal is to not only apply advance digitalization and use technology efficiently, but to also recognize and develop added value. Skilled, motivated educators and employees conduct research on influencing factors in regard to teaching, education, and learning by, for example, taking educational equity, learning success, well-being at school, digitization, and the effects of the pandemic into account. The departments of educational research, STEM didactics and the department for research on teaching and learning English work closely together to maximize the way school, teaching, and research work together. The School of Education’s strong focus on technology is backed by GeoGebra. The GeoGebra software provides free, digital classroom materials and tools for functions, geometry, collaborative whiteboards, and more. Since English in its function as a global lingua franca plays an increasingly important role in contexts such as education, research and business, one focus of the School of Education lies on studying the current use of English, especially its significance for teaching and learning in secondary and tertiary educational settings.

EDUCATION

A priority at the JKU and at the SoE is to coordinate and further develop "PädagogInnenbildung Neu". The SoE works closely with partner universities in the Central Cluster, creating the basis of a new, successful teacher education program in Upper Austria. Open communication with schools also plays a key role in efforts to work closely with schools. The SoE is not only active in the area of teacher education, but also complements other degree programs at the JKU with contributions in educational science and didactics, as well as numerous other continual education and training programs.

Academic degree programs at the JKU at the School of Education include:

• Bachelor's and Master's degree progrms in general, secondary level education, 
• Business Education, 
• the Master's degree program Civid Studies, 
• the Master's degree program in School Management (post-graduate program), 

• PhD in Education

Furthermore, the Center for Business Languages and Intercultural Communication, as part of the School of Education, offers students from various fields of study the opportunity to expand their linguistic and intercultural competencies

Research

We conduct research in area of educational science, the subject area of didactics and applied linguistics at an international level as well as on a broad range of issues relating to teacher education, learning and teaching in schools, the educational system, and their respective underlying conditions. A core area of research at the JKU’s School of Education focuses on advancing digitalization and technology at schools and education in general. The Center for Open Digital Education (CODE) was created specifically to address these areas. Additional subject areas include pedagogy as well as educational psychology and developmental psychology. The Department of STEM Didactics focuses on the subject area of didactics in the fields of mathematics, computer sciences, natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), and technology. The Department for Research on Teaching and Learning English focuses on applied English linguistics, particularly with regard to the global development of English as a lingua franca.

As research projects and studies in cooperation with other educational universities is an area of special interest at the Department of Educational Research, the university created the Linz Center for Educational Research and Evaluation to provide support. A high priority includes providing junior researchers with support services as part of the PhD in Education program. Each semester, many international PhD candidates from all over the world conduct research at the JKU Linz.

Information and Public Relations

Coordinated information for students and public relations in support of research and teaching at the JKU in the subject areas  of didactics and educational research.

Management Team

Departments