Vice President for Education, Teacher Training, and Continuing Education

Christian Schröder

Vice President for Education, Teacher Training, and Continuing Education

vp-sl@tu-berlin.de

Organization name TU Berlin
Room H 1015

Short biography

Christian Schröder studied history and mathematics at TU Berlin. He was a member of the University's Central Teaching Committee from 2003 to 2022, serving as head of the Committee from 2008 to 2022. During this time, he actively supported the further development of the University's degree programs. A key focus of his work was establishing the Faculty of Engineering at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul.

From 2012 to 2022, Schröder was responsible for coordinating the MINTgrün pre-study orientation program, the largest program of its type in Germany.

Christian Schröder has been vice president for education, teacher training, and continuing education since 1 April 2022.

He is the spokesperson of the dghd network Orientation Study Programs in Germany, a member of the Round Table on Study Dropout, a reviewer for numerous applications for teaching innovations and teaching awards and has published articles on various aspects of the further development of studying and teaching.

Outside of his work at the University, Christian Schröder has for many years been a voluntary trainer with Technischer Hilfswerk, a largely voluntary civil protection organization.

How and where can I meet and talk to the vice president?

Christian Schröder offers all University members office hours for topics under his remit. All members of the University are invited to make use of this offer. You can choose between meeting in his room H 1014 or taking part via zoom.

The following office hours are currently scheduled:

  • 6 February 2024, 13:30-14:30
  • 5 March 2024, 13:30-14:30

If you would like to discuss something one-to-one, please send an email with details of the topic you would like to discuss to Hanna Wesner, personal assistant to the vice president.

Areas of responsibility

  • Quality management in academics and teaching 
  • Teacher training, School of Education  
  • Continuing education degree programs 
  • Sustainability in teaching and studying, in collaboration with the Council for Sustainable Development (in cooperation the vice president of sustainability, internal communication, transfer, and transdisciplinarity)
  • International students, recognition/transfer of credits, welcoming
  • Campus management SLM
  • Teaching in the Berlin University Alliance, the TU9 and the ENHANCE Alliance
  • German Rectors’ Conference (deputizing for P)
  • Educational Outreach Office 
  • Berlin Center for Higher Education (BZHL)
  • Center for Scientific Continuing Education and Cooperation (ZEWK)
  • Center for Modern Languages (ZEMS) 
  • Language and Cultural Exchange (SKB) 
  • Work-family life balance 
  • Gender equality, diversity, and anti-discrimination 

The Executive Board's Strategic Planning

The Executive Board will provide regular reports on its strategic planning. This includes the 100-day program from summer semester 2022 as well as programs for the following semesters. The results of surveys and other activities as well as a review and the outcomes of the annual retreat for staff and students at TU Berlin will also be published.

Transparency, Participation and Development

Vice President for Education, Teacher Training, and Continuing Education

Angelina Dittrich

Office of the Vice President for Education, Teacher Training, and Continuing Education

dittrich@tu-berlin.de

+49 30 314-24287

Room H 1014

Hanna Wesner

Personal Assistant to the Vice President for Education, Teacher Training, and Continuing Education

hanna.wesner@tu-berlin.de

+49 (0)30 314-24040

Dr.

Thorsten Philipp

Transdisciplinary Teaching

thorsten.philipp@tu-berlin.de

+49 (0)30 314-29835

Office VP SL
Room E 115
Organization name QiO project O-Cloud
Office Sekretariat E 1
Building InnoCampus, E-Gebäude, 1. Stock
Room E 115
Address Einsteinufer 19
10587 Berlin

Prof.

Albert Lang

Head

al@design-computation.berlin

Organization name Master’s degree program in Design & Computation at TU Berlin and Berlin University of the Arts