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ELLpH - Factors influencing the implementation of new teaching-learning concepts at private higher education institutions

Final conference on 12 June 2026

We look forward to welcoming you to the ELLpH final conference on Friday, 12 June 2026 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Center for Higher Education at TU Dortmund University.

Please register by 15 May 2026 on our registration page.

(Please note that most of the conference will be held in German. However, the panel discussion will be held in English.)

Program

TimeTopic
10:30 - 10:35 Welcome
Prof. Dr. Uwe Wilkesmann
10:35 - 11:15Keynote: Wie besonders sind private Hochschulen?
Genese, Differenzierung und Wandel des privaten Hochschulsektors in Deutschland
Dr. Alexander Mitterle
11:15 - 11:30Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15Presentations: Key findings of the joint project
12:15 - 13:15Workshops on the subprojects:
TP1: Governance privater Hochschulen
TP2: Lehr-Lern-Formate an privaten Hochschulen
TP3: Erwartungen von Studierenden sowie Professor*innen an privaten Hochschulen
13:15 - 14:15Lunch
14:15 - 14:25Summary of the workshop results
14:25 - 15:25

Panel discussion (in English):
Different Missions, Different Innovations? Teaching in Private HEIs in Germany
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Liudvika Leišytė

  • Prof. Dr. Henrik Dindas
    (FOM)
  • Prof. Dr. Isak Frumin
    (Observatory on Innovation in Higher Education, Constructor University Bremen)
  • Dr. Joann Halpern
    (Hasso-Plattner-Institut New York)
  • Prof. Dr. Anastasia Hermann
    (IU Internationale Hochschule)
  • Prof. Dr. med. Irene Hinterseher
    (MBH Fontane)
  • Prof. Dr. Karin Kolstedt
    (Verband Privater Hochschulen (VHP), HSD Hochschule Döpfer)
15:25 - 15:30End of the event