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Here you can find information about current initiatives, projects as well as events from our various areas of work.
Please feel free to check back regularly for updates.
We are delighted that our new colleague, Julia Schander, joined the department as Quality Management Officer for Studies and Teaching on 1 April 2025, completing our team. Prof. Dr Anja Voss, Vice President for Teaching, Learning and Digitalisation (left), and Urte Böhm, Head of the Department of Quality Management in Studies and Teaching (right), warmly welcomed Julia Schander (centre) to ASH Berlin and to the team.
We look forward to a productive collaboration and wish Julia Schander a great start!
Alice Salomon Hochschule offers various programmes to support international newcomers in their studies and in starting a career in Germany. These offers range from counselling, support and empowerment to language and specialist courses, skills-oriented workshops and networking events.
Click through the offers and forward them to anyone who might be interested!
Language workshop on Wednesdays from 12 noon to 2 pm with Marlene.
Topics relating to academic work for all students whose first language is not German.
If you have any questions or requests, please write to Marlene: pardeller@ ash-berlin.eu
Online writing workshop on Wednesdays 10 am - 2 pm with Antea.
From 2 June, the online writing workshop will take place on Mondays 10 am - 2 pm
Registration: bachelortutorium@ ash-berlin.eu
Online bachelor tutorial every two weeks with Antea and Mahssa.
Registration: bachelortutorium@ ash-berlin.eu
Online text feedback with Mahssa.
Contact: textfeedback@ ash-berlin.eu
Individual writing counselling with Marlene.
Registration: pardeller@ ash-berlin.eu
The Pre-Study Programme at Alice Salomon Hochschule prepares interested students with international educational backgrounds for regular studies in the fields of social work, childhood education, health and nursing professions. As part of the ASH Pre-Study Programme, you will acquire all the necessary requirements for applying to a degree programme at ASH Berlin.
The application phase for the ASH Pre-Study Programme 2025/2026 runs until May 25th.
The placement test for the ASH Pre-Study Programme 2025/2026 will take place on May 27th 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on campus.
Please find further information here!
More information about the University Didactics Workshop Discussions can be found on the page of the University Didactics and Innovation Unit (page opens in new window, German language).
The innovation fund for students on the topic of practical teaching as well as participation and involvement for the implementation of the Learning and Teaching Mission Statement was successfully implemented in 2024. This fund enabled a total of 6 student projects to be implemented.
In the alice online magazine, three of these groups share exemplary insights into their project work
Silvia Ben Mahrez and Franziska Müller from the Quality Management and Development in Studies and Teaching (QMD SaT) are involved in the university's Internal Organisational Development Process (IOEP) Diversity and support the process with their expertise in the areas of anti-racism and anti-ableism.
As head of the department for opening up the university to discrimination and promoting educational biographies, Silvia brings many years of experience from the ASH Pre-Study Programme and Newcomer Office as well as from the Service Centre for Writing and Study Skills. The focus is on communicating the perspectives of international and refugee students and those interested in studying as part of the organisational culture working group.
As an expert in (digital) accessibility and as a representative for severely disabled employees, Franziska is particularly committed to the disability-critical perspective and represents this in the development of the diversity strategy, among other things.
The following training courses on the topic of AI in studies and teaching will be offered to lecturers at ASH Berlin in the summer semester 2025:
ASH AI 2: Prompts and Bots
Deepening knowledge of AI applications and developing programme-specific prompts (for beginners and advanced users)
Date: 25 June 2025, 13:30–16:00 (online)
This advanced training course provides lecturers with in-depth knowledge of effective prompt engineering and its application in academic and administrative contexts. A further focus is on working with specialised chatbots, for example as virtual teaching assistants or advisory bots for students. Practice-oriented exercises and case studies will support participants in applying what they learn to their own professional context.
Learning outcomes: Participants will be able to…
- develop, structure, and evaluate advanced prompts and prompt chains for text and analytical tasks;
- use “priming” and system prompts to create effective strategies for improving AI-generated outputs;
- implement and adapt chatbots as virtual assistant systems in teaching and advising, and assess their potential;
- independently design and plan programme-specific chatbots;
- reflect on institutional frameworks for using AI in their own practice (e.g. ASH AI Guidelines, EU AI Act).
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ASH AI 3: Assessment and AI
Designing competency-based assessments with AI integration; hands-on practice with the new AI declaration of independent work (for advanced users)
Three dates available:
21 May, 4 June or 2 July 2025, each from 10:00–12:30 (online)
This advanced training course provides lecturers with in-depth knowledge of effective prompt engineering and its application in academic and administrative contexts. A further focus is on working with specialised chatbots, for example as virtual teaching assistants or advisory bots for students. Practice-oriented exercises and case studies will support participants in applying what they learn to their own professional context.
Learning outcomes: Participants will be able to…
- outline the general challenges and opportunities of generative AI in relation to existing and new assessment formats;
- reflect on the ethical, legal, and technical implications of using AI in assessment processes;
- differentiate between the various uses of generative AI in written assessment formats and evaluate them in terms of their own assessment design;
- generate ideas for integrating generative AI into their own assessment formats;
- formulate, modify, and apply system prompts for assessment-relevant contexts;
- interpret and apply the ASH Berlin AI declaration of independent work in their own assessment design.
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All training sessions will take place online via Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided via Moodle upon registration. More detailed information on each course can be found both on Moodle and further below in this message. Each session is limited to 20 participants, so early registration is recommended.
Register via: https://moodle.ash-berlin.eu/course/view.php?id=17729#section-1
You can request the enrolment key from Dr Christoph Balzar.
For any questions about the courses, feel free to contact Dr Balzar directly.
Email:balzar@ash-berlin.eu
Urte Böhm and Franziska Müller have developed a comprehensive concept for a flexible, diversity-oriented and inclusive learning architecture for seminar rooms and self-study spaces in the new extension building at ASH Berlin.
Learn more about Learning Architecture (Page opens in new window, German language)
About Us
Our Vision: Quality Drives and Connects ASH
We view the university as a learning organisation and are committed to establishing a sustainable quality culture in studies and teaching. Various stakeholders are involved in this process at both central and decentralised levels. Quality cycles in studies and teaching are implemented in line with the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) model and play a vital role in ensuring and enhancing academic quality.
We contribute to shaping the profile of Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences in the areas of studies and teaching by embedding a university-wide culture of quality that aligns with both strategic and operational objectives.
Degree programmes should be manageable and fit for purpose. The relevance of course offerings should be ensured and, where needed, improved. For us, excellent teaching is practice-oriented, research-informed, interdisciplinary, international, and methodologically diverse.
The following strategic goals guide the work of QMD SaT:
- Aligning activities with the university’s mission and strategic direction
- Fostering future-oriented quality development in studies and teaching
- Focusing on student-centred learning and increasing student involvement
- Designing studies and teaching to be diversity-sensitive and inclusive
- Shaping teaching and learning collaboratively at both central and decentralised levels
- Recognising the university as a learning educational organisation
- Managing quality at three levels: 1. teaching and learning practices, 2. curricula, and 3. organisational structures and cultures
The unit Quality Management and Development in Studies and Teaching (QMD SaT) comprises both central and department-specific areas of responsibility. It is centrally based within the Office of the Vice President for Teaching, Learning and Digitalisation, and includes the following two key areas:
- Quality Management in Studies and Teaching (QMD SaT), including department-specific QM for Departments 1 and 2
- Quality Development in Studies and Teaching (QMD SaT), covering higher education didactics and innovation, digital media didactics, digital accessibility, and anti-discrimination work including support for educational biographies
We advise and support departments, study programmes, teaching staff and students, and develop and coordinate quality assurance and development measures in studies and teaching.
We act as service providers, initiators, and enablers of strategic and participative quality development in a future-oriented and operationally effective way.
We are committed to improving access and equity in education and to enhancing student engagement in shaping teaching, learning and the university itself.
We collaborate across the university and participate in national and international communities of practice and professional networks, drawing on current discourse and contributing to the advancement of the field.
Central and decentralised structures are interlinked in order to develop a cohesive quality culture. The aim is to create the greatest possible benefit for study programmes, departments, and the university as a whole.
As part of the development of QMD SaT, appropriate structures are being established in consultation with the deans, the Vice President for Teaching, Learning and Digitalisation, and the Head of QMD TaL. These structures ensure that stakeholders are engaged according to their respective roles and responsibilities.
A monthly jour fixe is held between the deaneries, the Vice President and the Head of the Unit.
Positioning within Integrated Quality Management (IQM)
In collaboration with the Process and Quality Management (PQM) unit, the Department of Quality Management and Development in Studies and Teaching (QMD SaT) is helping to establish an integrated quality management system.
We are united by the aim of developing a shared quality culture that ensures and enhances academic quality in the long term. Both PQM and QMD SaT work systematically, based on clear procedures and service-oriented principles. Together with members of ASH Berlin, we provide tailored solutions, foster exchange, and promote innovation.
Documents
Here you will find guiding principles, framework specifications and recommendations for QMD TaL:
- ASH Berlin (2009): University Mission Statement of ASH Berlin.
University Mission Statement on the ASH Berlin website (09.02.2024) - ASH Berlin (2023): Mission Statement of Learning and Teaching. An Orientation Framework for Quality Development in Studies and Teaching at Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin.
Mission Statement of Learning and Teaching as accessible PDF file in English language (30.01.2025)
- Berlin Higher Education Act (amended 10 July 2024).
Berlin Higher Education Act on the website of Berlin in German language (30.01.2025) - EHEA (1999): Bologna Declaration.
Bologna Declaration as PDF file in German language (30.01.2025) - EHEA (2024): Tirana Communiqué.
Tirana Communiqué as PDF file in English language (30.01.2025) - Framework Act for Higher Education.
Framework Act for Higher Education on the website Laws on the Internet in German language (30.01.2025) - HRK (2015): Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG).
Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) as PDF file in German and English language (30.01.2025) - Model Ordinance in accordance with Article 4 (1 - 4) of the Interstate Treaty on Study Accreditation.
Model Ordinance in accordane with Article 4 (1) - (4) of the Interstate Treaty on Study Accreditation as PDF file in German language (28.01.2025) - Berlin Study Accreditation Ordinance (BlnStudAkkV), incl. explanatory memorandum from 16 September 2019
Berlin Study Accreditation Ordinance as PDF file in German language (28.01.2025)
- German Council of Science and Humanities (2017): Strategies for University Teaching - Position Paper.
Strategies for University Teaching - Position Paper as PDF file in German language (09.02.2024) - German Council of Science and Humanities (2012): Recommendations on Accreditation as an Instrument of Quality Assurance.
Recommendations on Accreditation as an Instrument of Quality Assurance as PDF file in German language (30.01.2025) - German Council of Science and Humanities (2022a): Recommendations for a Sustainable Organization of Studies and Teaching.
Recommendations for a Sustainable Organization of Studies and Teaching as PDF file in German language (09.02.2024) - German Council of Science and Humanities (2022b): Recommendations on Digitalization in Learning and Studies.
Recommendations on Digitalization in Learning and Studies as PDF file in German language (31.01.2025)
- DGQ (2015): Quality Management for Universities - A Practical Handbook. 1st ed., Hanser, Frankfurt a.M.
- Nickel, S. (2014): Implementation of Quality Management Systems: Experiences from University Practice. CHE Working Paper No. 163 / May 2014.
Implementation of Quality Management Systems: Experiences from University Practice as PDF file in German language (30.01.2025)
Urte Böhm
Head of the Department of Quality Management and Development in Studies and Teaching
Consultant for Higher Education Didactics and Innovation
Room No. 107
Pronouns: she/her
Working Days: Monday - Friday
Appointments by Arrangement
Franziska Müller
Consultant for Digital Accessibility in Studies and Teaching
Room No. 413
Pronouns: she/her
Working Days: Mon-Fri
Dr. Christoph Balzar
Referent für Digitale Mediendidaktik
Room No. 423
Arbeitstage: Montag - Freitag
Termine gerne nach Vereinbarung
Julia Schander
Referentin für Qualitätsmanagement in Studium und Lehre
Room No. 107
Arbeitstage: Montag - Freitag
Termine gerne nach Vereinbarung
Mario Feist
Qualitätsmanagement in Studium und Lehre / Fachbereich I
Room No. 507
Pronomen: er/ihm
Arbeitstage: Montag - Freitag
Termine gern nach Vereinbarung
Magdalena Kaufmann
Qualitätsmanagement in Studium und Lehre
Fachbereich II
Room No. 310
Pronomen: sie/ihr
Arbeitstage: Montag - Freitag
Termine gerne nach Vereinbarung
