Top topics – chemistry degree programmes and university teaching
In lessons, teachers encounter fake news, scepticism towards science and misconceptions. Countering these usually requires interdisciplinary analysis – yet this seems to be almost entirely absent from chemistry teacher education. Why it makes sense to change this. Article by Christian Nadegger in Nachrichten aus der Chemie. (Access for members in the GDCh app at https://gdch.app/article/politische-bildung-fuer-werdende-lehrkraefte-egal-oder-essenziell-4148101)
The position paper, jointly published by DECHEMA, GDCh, GBM, VAA and VDI, calls on business, science and politics to take joint action to combat the shortage of specialists in STEM fields. It was presented on 12 June 2024 during ACHEMA in Frankfurt.
In a joint white paper, the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Conference of Chemistry Departments (KFC) express concern that the importance of experimental teaching in schools is declining. The white paper analyses the deficiencies in schools in Germany and proposes solutions for better support of experimental chemistry teaching in schools.
The position paper of the mathematical and scientific professional societies united in Wissenschaft-verbindet calls on policymakers and school authorities to provide teachers of mathematical and scientific school subjects with qualified continuing professional development opportunities and to make it easier for them to participate during regular working hours.
With this catalogue of topics, the Chemistry Study Commission of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) takes stock of the six-semester Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at universities and highlights future prospects. Recommendations
Publishers:Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie e.V. (BAVC), Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für physikalische Chemie e.V. (DBG), Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (DECHEMA), Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie e.V. (GBM), German Chemical Society e.V. (GDCh), Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE), Verband angestellter Akademiker und leitender Angestellter der chemischen Industrie e.V. (VAA), and Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI) Position paper
The GDCh and six other associations present their demands regarding teaching in grammar schools. Position paper
The results of the closed conference at the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing in September 2016 have been summarised in a brochure.
The catalogue of topics for the six-semester Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at universities contains an overview of the core content of a modern Bachelor’s degree in chemistry covering approximately four semesters, as well as optional curriculum components. Recommendations
Every year, the GDCh collects extensive data on the number of chemistry students in the various stages of their studies, the number of examinations taken, their assessments and the duration of study. Data on habilitations, habilitation candidates and junior professorships at German higher education institutions, as well as the proportion of female C3 and C4 professors, are also regularly collected. GDCh higher education statistics