Strengthening long-term learning outcomes and actively shaping the future

Centre for Teaching and Careers (ZLK)

The Centre for Teaching and Careers is the main point of contact at our university. We combine high-quality teaching with professional development and the advancement of our university.

Our responsibilities and services:

  • Teaching and Higher Education Pedagogy: We promote modern approaches to teaching and learning. We support lecturers by providing pedagogical advice.
  • Writing coaching: We provide personalised support at every stage of your academic writing or research.
  • Career Coaching: We prepare students and early-career professionals for the world of work. Through practical sessions, you’ll gain an understanding of the demands of the job market.
  • Academic Continuing Education: We offer a wide range of courses to help you develop both personally and professionally.
  • External Funding Project ‘FH-Personal’: Through this project, we apply new insights from staff development to everyday university life. This secures the future of our university.
  • Externally funded project “Wärme-Kommunity – IGP”: Creation of a digital learning and skills platform as a central hub for those involved in the heating transition, with a focus on small local authorities.

ZLK team

Steven Schuhmacher

Higher Education and Media Pedagogy

Katharina Gelver

Writing and Career Coaching

Position currently vacant

Academic continuing education

ZLK team

Alexandra Núñez

Project Manager, FH Human Resources

Thomas Arnold

Project Assistant, HR at the University of Applied Sciences

Julian Hauptmeier

Project Assistant, IGP

Position currently vacant

IGP Project Assistant

Head of the Centre for Teaching and Careers

Steven Schuhmacher, MA, MA

Deputy Head of the Centre for Teaching and Careers

Katharina Gelver