STEM offers for teachers
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Are you looking for offers for school classes or groups of pupils in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences or technology? Then you've come to the right place.
Here you will find offers from the University of Kassel as well as external offers (marked with an asterisk) in the Kassel region.
Mathematics
Offers in the field of mathematics
Student teachers come to the school for 3 days and work on exciting modeling tasks with the pupils in groups of 5-6.
Contact: Prof. Rita Borromeo-Ferri
On request, interested advanced math courses at the university can attend a selected lecture.
Contact: Prof. Andreas Meister
What should I bring with me to study mathematics? What does everyday life at university look like? The study ambassadors from the University of Kassel will answer these questions and more at your school. We can tailor the specific program from students for high school students to your specific circumstances.
Physics
Offers in the field of physics
In a one-day program consisting of lectures and laboratory tours, high school students in physics classes or advanced physics courses can get to know the Institute of Physics.
Contact: Andreas Hans
In a two-day compact seminar in January, students nominated by subject teachers receive lectures and laboratory tours on topics of current cutting-edge physics research.
Contact: Andreas Hans
What should I bring with me to study physics? What does everyday life at university look like? The study ambassadors from the University of Kassel will answer these questions and more at your school. We can tailor the specific program from students for high school students to your specific circumstances.
Biology
Offers in the field of biology
In specially designed 3- to 4-hour learning modules, the Biology FLOX experimental workshop offers school classes the opportunity to learn experimentation skills, scientific work and the use of laboratory equipment and software. The content and difficulty of the module is adapted to the class level.
Contact: Prof. Helge Martens(martens[at]uni-kassel[dot]de)
Students from the University of Kassel, who have learned about working at the apiary during the semester, pass on their acquired knowledge about biological processes and procedures to pupils.
Contact: Charlotte Wolff
The Department of Developmental Genetics provides various Drosophila melanogaster strains for genetic experiments in schools.
Contact: Tanja Wilhelm
Computer science & electrical engineering
Offers in the fields of computer science and electrical engineering
The Hessen SolarCup and RoboCup team offers interested teachers a school visit to help you or your pupils overcome the biggest obstacles on the way to the two competitions. Further training accredited by the state education authority is also offered annually.
Contact for the SolarCup: solarcup[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
Contact for the RoboCup: robocup[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
Engineering
Offers in the fields of mechanical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, etc.
What should I bring with me to study engineering? What does everyday life at university look like? The study ambassadors from the University of Kassel will answer these questions and more at your school. We can tailor the specific program from students for high school students to your specific circumstances.
On request, interested parties can receive a guided tour of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and its 22 specialist areas.
Contact: Karolin Gunkel
The Department of Technology and its Didactics develops topics from the areas of construction and housing, work and production, supply and disposal as well as forms and effects of energy and designs and tests corresponding teaching series. In a context related to research and teaching, the department cooperates with many elementary school in the Kassel area.
Contact: Prof. Heike Blümer
Interdisciplinary offers
Offers available for several STEM subjects or interdisciplinary offers
Laboratory tours, show lectures, workshops or exciting experiments: With our free, bookable STEM offers, we want to give school classes, advanced courses or interested groups an insight into the university and the diverse, exciting world of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology.
In addition to this offer, there is also the opportunity to get to know study programs, departments and current research areas at our institutes.
Be a student for a week, get a taste of lectures on your chosen degree course, attend seminars and lectures and come into contact with lecturers and students. This is exactly what the taster course at the University of Kassel offers, which always takes place in January.
Contact: Nils Heise(nheise[at]uni-kassel[dot]de)
Pupils from schools in North Hesse from year 5 to 13 work in teams to research real scientific problems: their own experiments and projects with a focus on physics, astrophysics, geophysics, chemistry, biology, technology, computer science and mathematics, up-to-date and practice-oriented. In addition to the open laboratory, workshops are also offered.
Further information at sfn-kassel.de
Nawi-Lola, a learning laboratory for girls and young women, offers workshops in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, technology and mathematics, which also aim to teach social skills. The workshops are interdisciplinary, bilingual and skills-oriented.
Further information at www.sabine-sauerwein.de
Contact: Sabine Stuhlmann(sabine.stuhlmann[at]mnu[dot]de)
Student counseling and career guidance
Offers for study counseling and career guidance
What should I bring to a STEM degree course? What does everyday life at university look like? The study ambassadors from the University of Kassel will answer these questions and more at your school. We can tailor the specific program from students for high school students to your specific circumstances.
In February, the University of Kassel will be providing information stands and lectures on the numerous study opportunities and vocational training paths. Insights into the content, structure and career prospects of the study and training courses on offer will provide initial impetus for decision-making.
Contact: Nils Heise(nheise[at]uni-kassel[dot]de)
The Visiting Days of the General Student Advisory Service of the University of Kassel offer school classes the opportunity to get to know university life better: visits to lectures, guided tours of the campus and the library as well as discussion rounds on the range of courses on offer, career fields and student life in Kassel are just some of the offers on the Visiting Days program.
Contact: Oliver Claves(oliver.claves[at]uni-kassel[dot]de)
Whether directly at your school, at the University of Kassel or via the university's own Zoom meeting rooms: the General Student Advisory Service offers orientation and information workshops where prospective students can find out about study options and prospects, applications and admissions as well as tips and pitfalls of student life. General orientation events, "Meet-a-Student" programs and information on study alternatives are also offered by the Student Advisory Service.
Contact: Oliver Claves(oliver.claves[at]uni-kassel[dot]de)
Our student advisors will be happy to come to your school on request, provide information about studying and answer any questions pupils may have. We adapt our visit to the conditions at your school, e.g. as a workshop, information stand at an event, panel discussion or group or individual consultation.
Contact: Oliver Claves(oliver.claves[at]uni-kassel[dot]de)
The student ambassadors answer the most important questions about studying at the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. To do this, they come directly into the classroom and talk about their experiences during their studies. They have also recorded interesting videos in which they present the degree courses in mathematics, physics, nanostructural sciences and biology.
Contact: studium-fb10[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
Four times a year, this study and career guidance newsletter provides information about: Event dates for prospective students, important deadlines for university applications and news from the field of study orientation.