University education prepares students to meet the global challenges of today and tomorrow. The Technical University of Braunschweig meets this demand through interdisciplinary teaching and research approaches, making it an attractive choice for a new generation of students. Our graduates do not merely enter the workforce; they are shape change. They are the changemakers of tomorrow.
As the next generation of professionals, they question existing processes, think interdisciplinary, and seek innovative solutions to complex challenges. They bring up-to-date knowledge and a willingness to embrace change to the workplace, and are living in an era shaped by digitalization, sustainability, diversity, and global change.
They will therefore play a key role in the workplace of tomorrow:
• They drive innovation and digital transformation.
• They foster new forms of collaboration and corporate culture.
• They provide impetus for sustainable and socially responsible business practices.
• They combine technical expertise with creativity, a willingness to learn, and adaptability.
The project, funded by the Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education under the call for proposals “Teaching Architecture: Shaping the University of the Future” with a total budget of 6.3 million euros, “Explorer Master: Learning Through Curiosity” therefore pilots innovative degree program structures and promotes research-oriented teaching. It strengthens synergies between the university and research institutions and creates innovative learning locations.
The goal is to develop transformative and future-oriented skills through new methodological and pedagogical teaching and learning formats that emphasize inquiry-based learning processes.
In addition to the Explorer Master program, which is designed to support student research, learning spaces will be transformed into Explorer Places - innovative learning and research hubs - and an Explorer Network will be established to foster cross-institutional (inter)national collaboration.
All faculties at TU Braunschweig are involved in the development of Explorer Master specialisations. At the same time, collaborations within the region are being strengthened, and (inter)national learning and research hubs are being embedded within the curriculum to facilitate the integration of teaching and research in learning and research settings (beyond the lecture hall or laboratory).
To pursue program development in a holistic and focused manner in line with the principle of research-based learning, several key institutions—in addition to the faculties—are involved in the design, development, and implementation of the new master’s model:
The project is scientifically supported by the Department of Continuing Education and Media at the Institute of Education.
The Explorer Master programme addresses a gap in the recruitment of emerging researchers and prepares students for academic career paths as well as for specialisation in fields outside of academia.
Project Leadership:
Prof. Dr. Knut Baumann
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Teaching
Technische Universität Braunschweig
vpl(at)tu-braunschweig.de
TU Braunschweig
Projektkoordination:
Technische Universität Braunschweig:
Anja Veckenstedt
Deputy Director, Projekthaus
+49 531 391-14076
anja.veckenstedt(at)tu-braunschweig.de
Projekthaus – TU Braunschweig