The document discusses the iQu project at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. The iQu project aims to improve teaching quality across the university by linking various stakeholders through different action fields like academic feasibility, educational development, and eLearning. It provides general information about the university, including its founding date and faculties. Key aspects of the iQu project are increasing the use of digital technologies and online learning to enhance classroom teaching and provide more opportunities for independent study.

1. iQu – Integrated Quality Initiative at
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Presentation at LINQ-Conference, 17 May 2013

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Agenda
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1 General Information about the HHU Düsseldorf
2 The iQu-Project
3 Focused Action Fields
4 eLearning
5 Closing Remarks

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General Information about the
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
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Location
Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Düsseldorf

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General Information about the
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
 Foundation in 1965 (renamed in 1988)
 Around:
 20.000 Students
 1.700 Academic Staff
 900 Non-academic Staff
 Faculties:
 Medicine
 Mathematics and Natural Sciences
 Arts and Humanities
 Business and Economics
 Law
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http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/home/en/about-hhu/further-
links/facts-and-figures.html

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The iQu-Project
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 German acronym for
„Integrated Quality Initiative in Teaching and Studies“
 Funded by the „Quality Pact for Teaching“ by the German
Government
 One of the Main Goals:
Improvement of Teaching Quality
by interlinking a large Number of
relevant Players throughout the
University

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Focused Action Fields
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 Quality Improvement through Activities in different Action
Fields, for example:
 Academic Feasibility
 Higher Educational Development
 eLearning
 Installation of Experts throughout all Action Fields AND all
Faculties/Central Departments
 Cooperative Projects surpassing topic-related and
organizational boarders

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eLearning
 Fostering the Use of (webbased)
Technologies / Lerningplatforms / Digital Media
in Teaching and Learning Processes
 More Possibilities for Private Study
(online, e.g. Blended Learning or Recapitulation)
 Enrichment of Classroom Sessions
(e.g. Electronic Voting Systems, interactive Whiteboards)
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eLearning
Activities
 Networking and communicational efforts
 Incentives
 Academic Staff Development
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Closing Remarks
 Quote:
„Getting linked without getting chained!“
 Preliminary Outcomes
 Connections to the Topics of LINQ 2013
meinhard@hhu.de
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