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University of Education Styria

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Main Campus

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We Offer

• Bachelor of Education (3 years, 180 ECTS credits)

• Master (2 years, 120 ECTS credits)• studies abroad - 30 partner institutions• teacher development (30 – 90 ECTS credits)• in-service teacher training - for all school types

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Profile

• research in the field of education• school practice • „Begabungsförderung“ based on the idea of

„Schoolwide Enrichement Model“ by J. Renzulli (not only for the gifted and talented, but focuses on the idea that all pupils should have the chance to develop their talents)

• life long learning• shift from reproductive learning to active

learning

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Facts and Dates• Start: 1.10.2007• 3 institutions become one university: 1. Pädagogische Akademie - teacher training

college for teachers in primary, secondary, special needs schools

2. Pädagogisches Institut – responsible for in-service training for all school types

3. Berufspädagogische Akademie - teacher training college for teachers in vocational schools

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Facts and Dates

1500 students 1500 students in teacher development 386 teaching staff 400 pupils in practice schools 70 administration, offices, library16 500 in-service teachers

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Practice Schools

Primary SchoolSecondary Lower School

• teaching practice• inclusion• model classes• European projects

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Primary School

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Secondary School

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Expertise - international

ERASMUS since 1991

2 partner institutions in 1991 30 partner institutions in 2007 Euroweek since 2002

270 outgoing students140 incoming students 50 outgoing teachers 50 incoming teachers

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ERASMUS

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Expertise - international

International Master

„Bildungsmanagement und Schulentwicklung“cooperation with University of Osnabrück(TRADE, BMSE)

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Expertise - international

GRUNDTVIG Learning Partnership

DYPATEC (2004 – 2006)Dyslexia – Parents‘ and teachers‘ collaboration

Austria, Turkey, Czechia, Luxemburg, Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain, Poland

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Expertise - international

COMENIUS 2.1

„TITANIA“ (1999 – 2000)Towards Increased Teacher Adoption of Non-instructional ICT-based Approaches, in-service course for school teachers in mathematics, science, foreign languages and mother tongue

Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, Slowenia

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Expertise - international

COMENIUS School Projects• „Drama as Communication“ (2002-2005)Italy, Austria, Germany, Romania• FREEDOM (2004-2007)„Future Raised through Environmental

Education – Development Of MethodsItaly, Greece, Germany, Switzerland

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FACE IT

International Module „Culture, Society and Education“(6 ECTS-credits) spring term 2008• comparison of European school systems• drama and communication• excursions, exhibitions, theatre, concerts• research, presentations, reports, talks,

articles, weblogs, podcasts, photos

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FACE IT

Euroweek 2008May 5th – May 9th 2008

host teachingtesting of courses and learning material

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Value of FACE IT

• attractive study programme for Incomings and Outgoings

• „motivation booster“ for internationalization at our instituion

• higher quality in international cooperation• students profit from various expertises• pool of partners

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Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark

Hasnerplatz 128010 GrazTel.: +43 316 8067 2201

susanne.linhofer@phst.at

Heiko.vogl@phst.at

http://www.phst.at

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