Who are we?
We see ourselves as an independent, internal university unit for applied higher education research with the overarching aim of identifying factors that determine student success. We focus on the following aspects:
Evidence-based programme and university development: support for degree programmes/departments in answering progr
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Transfer and networking
An important goal of the project is the exchange and transfer between the disciplines and other universities. The project therefore regularly organises workshops and conferences to promote networking and joint learning from experiences within the University of Apllied Science Kaiserslautern and beyond th
Monitoring and evaluation
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Evaluation of studies and teaching as well as the monitoring of internal university processes are central topics in the ‘Increasing student success’ project. The analysis of the university's existing evaluation system for ‘blind spots’ and the corresponding completion in the form of university-wide s
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As part of the ‘Increasing student success’ project, a number of diverse projects and measures have already been initiated, organised and implemented since 2016. Some of these have been implemented within the project itself, but also through close cooperation with university institutions, such as the Office for Quality in Teachi
Market analysis
In addition to the internal reaccreditation process for computer science degree programmes in 2017, a market analysis was carried out by the staff of the ‘Increasing student success’ project. This analysis was driven by specific questions posed by the department heads, which could not be dealt with comprehensively as part of the st
Creating studyability
On 4 September 2017, the workshop ‘Creating studyability’ took place at the university. Together with the cooperation partners of TU Kaiserslautern, the two topics of workload (TUK) and dropping out (HS KL) were addressed.
Measures to ensure student success
On 14 October 2019, a workshop on the topic of ‘Measures for student success’ took place as part of the cooperation project ‘Increasing student success’ between the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and the University of Apllied Science Kaiserslautern.
Perspectives for student success: conditions for success, stumbling blocks, effects
On 02 and 03 September 2020, the cooperation project Increasing Student Success is once again organising a conference. This will take place at the TU Kaiserslautern. More information will follow shortly.
