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66 - Undergraduate Research in Germany

A Renewed Tribute to Wilhelm von Humboldt

from Part IV.4 - Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Kerrin Riewerts  and
Susanne Wimmelmann
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

In Germany, learning through research has experienced a great upswing in the last decade, especially through project funding and research within the framework of the national “Quality Pact for Teaching” (QPL, Qualitätspakt Lehre). Forschendes Lernen – as the concept is called in German – was developed in Germany about fifty years ago. In the last twenty years, this teaching and learning concept has been adapted to current conditions and challenges through the commitment and creative ideas of various university players. Forschendes Lernen became the foundation for undergraduate research in Germany.

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GermanyForschendes Lernenundergraduate researchuniversity systemQuality Pact for TeachingQualitätspakt LehreWilhelm von HumboldtBildung durch Wissenschaftresearch-based education
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 599 - 606
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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