[Link] “Be Open-Minded, Ask Questions, Make Your Own Judgements”

9 October 2026

        Vice-Rector Silke Hertel and heiSKILLS Managing Director Jan Heidelberger on education for democracy, diversity of perspectives and new ways of learning
  
        For Prof. Dr. Silke Hertel and Dr. Jan Heidelberger, education for democracy is one of the university’s important tasks and, in future, it is to feature in the whole range of subjects. In the conversation, the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Teaching and the Managing Director of heiSKILLS explain how students learn ways to handle different perspectives, and also what new teaching and study formats help with this process. How AI can support everyday student life is also a topic.
  
  
      
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