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One year after its launch, the joint teacher training programme for secondary schools with a focus on special education, offered by Leipzig University and Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG), continues to make good progress. Thirty new students have just enrolled – slightly more than when the programme was first introduced last year. The joint programme aims to train more teachers for the Zittau/Görlitz region and pilot a teacher training degree programme with a focus on inclusive education.
It combines Leipzig University’s academic expertise with the practical focus of a university of applied sciences in a rural area. A total of 54 students are now enrolled in the programme. “Both the collaboration between our universities in teacher training and the combination of two secondary school subjects with an additional special education component were new territory for us. This approach is unique in Saxony and represents an innovation in teacher training nationwide. Through this programme, Leipzig University is working alongside HSZG to address the needs of a rural region facing an acute shortage of teachers,” says Professor Brigitte Latzko, Leipzig University’s Vice-Rector for Talent Development: Study and Teaching, who is responsible for the degree programme. The programme has once again attracted students from the region to its campuses in Görlitz and Zittau. The new cohort will study mathematics, biology, German or economics, technology and home economics / social studies (WTH/S), alongside an additional special education subject focusing on learning difficulties. The students have indicated that they would like to work in the region after graduating. According to Latzko, the programme is expected to grow further but is already a success for teacher training in Saxony. The focus now is on consolidating that success.
“I am delighted that we have once again been able to attract young people from the region to this degree programme. Students who study here and get to know the local schools can start building connections with their future working environment at an early stage. At Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, we contribute our practice-oriented structures and regional networks to help make this possible. I particularly value the close collaboration with our colleagues at Leipzig University. We share a commitment to preparing students well for their careers and encouraging them to stay in the region to work as teachers,” says Professor Małgorzata Maćkowiak, Vice President for Education and Sustainability at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.
Plans for joint centre for teacher training
Both universities are jointly responsible for delivering the degree programme, although Leipzig University retains legal responsibility and oversees quality management. The next step is to establish a joint central institution as part of a university alliance in the winter semester 2026/27 . This joint centre for teacher training will take responsibility for the degree programme, including programme coordination and administration, the coordination of practical placements and advising students. Its governing body will comprise representatives from both higher education institutions.
“Our teacher training programme, which has made a successful start, combines the development of inclusive education skills across modules and subjects with early opportunities to gain practical teaching experience in schools. I am particularly pleased that we plan to offer our students additional voluntary placements alongside their regular placements, some of which will be paid. This will enable them to gain valuable experience of inclusive teaching in schools from an early stage and further develop their professional skills,” emphasises Professor Martin Goldfriedrich, Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences and responsible for the teacher training programme at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.
The programme combines a standard secondary school teacher training degree with an approach that emphasises inclusive education and collaboration between different professions. Students initially choose two teaching subjects from German, biology, mathematics and economics, technology and home economics / social studies (WTH/S). From the third semester onwards, students can add a specialisation in learning difficulties as an additional subject. Alongside subject-specific academic content and teaching methodology, the programme includes educational sciences and practical training in schools, organised by Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences in close collaboration with Leipzig University.
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Latzko
Vice-Rector for Talent Development: Study and Teaching
Phone: +49 341 97-30010
EMail: prorektorin.talententwicklung@uni-leipzig.de
Professor Martin Goldfriedrich, responsible for the degree programme at Zittau/Görlitz University of ...
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