Zeitgemäß lehren und lernen, beraten und unterstützen – dafür brauchen Hochschulen eine übergeordnete digitale Strategie. Bei der Weiterentwicklung ihres individuellen Digitalkonzepts erhält die Goethe-Universität nun eine spezielle Expertise: Das Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (HFD) hat die Goethe-Universität mit weiteren sieben Universitäten für eine maßgeschneiderte Strategieberatung ausgewählt.
HFD offers “peer-to-peer” strategy consulting for universities, meaning experts work together with the respective university to develop a digital study and teaching concept specifically tailored to the university's profile. It is also within this framework that medium and long-term goals for key strategic action fields are set, good practice examples identified, and measures tailored specifically to the university determined. While this peer-to-peer strategy consultation is aimed at university management, it seeks to involve all internal university stakeholders in the process.
“We are delighted that our application was successful,” says Prof. Christiane Thompson, Goethe University’s Vice President Teaching, Study and Further Academic Education. “To ensure excellent teaching and qualified studies, it is important for digital learning and teaching to be offered wherever such services make sense. It has been greatly beneficial to receive such pinpointed advice on our digital concept.” Also welcoming the digital strategy advice is Ulrich Schielein, who – as Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) – has been responsible for developing and implementing an overarching digital strategy at Goethe University Frankfurt since May. “The fact that we are receiving individual and long-term support in shaping our university’s digital transformation will definitely accelerate the process.”
A total of eight universities were selected in 2022 for the peer-to-peer strategy consultation, which includes an individual deliberation process as well as workshops and conferences, which are held together with other universities and extend beyond the consultation period. In addition, all HFD-funded universities are part of an HFD alumni network, within which they exchange ideas and support each other in the long term.
Das HFD bietet die digitale Strategieberatung für Hochschulen seit 2017 an: Inzwischen wurden 28 Hochschulen sowie ein Verbund in ihrem Digitalkonzept unterstützt, beworben haben sich rund 140 Hochschulen.
Das Hochschulforum Digitalisierung ist ein Projekt des Stifterverbandes für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, des Centrums für Hochschulentwicklung und der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz.
