The Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence 'Integrated Energy Systems' CINES is establishing a research group relating to science communication: the group led by Professor Hannah Schmid-Petri is extending the research performance of the excellence cluster by the central dimension of science and technology communication.
The project ISA:Dig "Internal Degree Programme Audits Before the Background of Digitalisation – Didactics in Higher Education as a Stakeholder in Programme Development and Evaluation" aims to develop and evaluate an audit procedure for degree programmes using an iterative approach.
In West Africa, migration is an integral part of everyday life. A research team at the Chair of Human Geography at the University of Passau is leading the joint international project MiTra-Wa, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), which aims to provide a systematic analysis of the relationships between migration and securing a livelihood and their social, economic and ecological consequences.
Increasingly, the globalised world is being organised in networks. The CLASSIC vhb course "Social Network Analysis (SNA) – methods, concepts, applications" from the Chair of Human Geography, aims to give students the empirical equipment to give them a better understanding of worldwide networking, the way it works, and the impacts it has.
Since the summer semester of 2018, the University of Passau has been offering two interdisciplinary English-language certificate programmes. Students of all faculties can apply to the Entrepreneurial Pathfinder and the Honours Degree in Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Since 2016, in the project 'Strategies for Skills Acquisition: Innovative Teaching and Consultation Concepts in Teacher Training' (SKILL), scientists at the University of Passau have been working to close the gaps between scientific discipline, teaching methodology and educational sciences.
Why do users hardly make any use of their right to data portability? The University of Passau is participating in the project 'amiDaPo', which is looking into this question from a psychological and technical point of view.
ERC Consolidator Grant „The Consequences of the Internet for Russia's Informational Influence Abroad“ 2019 – 2024: The research group analyses how political elites in Moscow can influence media audiences in Germany, Belarus or Estonia via new internet-based technologies.
A DFG research group is examining this question from various perspectives of psychology. Professor Susanne Mayr, psychologist at the University of Passau with a focus on human-machine interaction, is participating in the research.
Local government decisions are in a process of change and challenging municipalities close to the border in particular. Students from the universities of Passau and Budweis discussed the opportunities and risks of cross-border cooperation as part of a EUREGIO project in the Bavarian municipality of Haidmühle on the border to the Czech Republic.
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