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Are you new to teaching or preparing to teach in the near future and would like to professionalize your teaching skills? We are happy to offer you in 2025 the basic course "Ready, Set, Teach – Fit for Teaching: Introduction to Teaching and Learning at University Level for International Teaching Staff".

The Zukunftskolleg invited everyone to the first jour fixe of the winter semester, in which our eight current ZUKOnnect Fellows (cohort 2024/25) gave a poster session.

A study from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz examines whether diversity in the classroom leads to greater tolerance among school students. The findings reveal that this is not the case for every classroom constellation.

A study from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz examines whether diversity in the classroom leads to greater tolerance among school students. The findings reveal that this is not the case for every classroom constellation.

Wie schauen Schüler:innen auf ethnisch-kulturelle Vielfalt? Führt das gemeinsame Lernen in einem diversen Klassenzimmer automatisch zu mehr Toleranz und zu einem Abbau von Vorurteilen bei deutschen Schüler:innen? Diesen Fragen ging Christina Felfe de Ormeño, Professorin für Angewandte Mikroökonomie an der Universität Konstanz, in einem Experiment nach. Dazu erforschte sie die Kooperationsbereitschaft zwischen einheimischen Schüler:innen und Schüler:innen mit Migrationshintergrund. Über die…

The study explores residents' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to active mobility and social participation in urban neighborhoods. It finds that both high and low walkability neighborhoods have specific challenges and opportunities, and that subjective perceptions are crucial for understanding actual engagement. The study identified several common barriers and facilitators and highlighted the importance of considering neighborhood-specific factors when promoting active mobility and…

From Wednesday, October 23, the Job Application Café will take place on Wednesdays, biweekly. Upcoming dates and topics:

6 November - Professional job application documents in 30 minutes

20 November - How to write a compelling cover letter

4 December - Creating a CV that highlights your strengths

18 December - How to approach employers with unsolicited applications

8 January - Strategies for successful job interviews

22 January - LinkedIn for career orientation and job search

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Our new coordinator is offering office hours for topics related to women & diversity in mathematics.

Auf die Strategie kommt es an. Männer und Frauen nutzen im Beförderungswettbewerb unterschiedliche Strategien, wie ein Experiment des Clusterprojekts "Selektion in Führungspositionen und Wahrnehmung von Ungleichheit" gezeigt hat.