Autonomous Tutorial

With the autonomous tutorials we would like to offer you with the opportunity to make topics and content the focus of your educational and learning processes that go beyond the typical subject-specific curriculum of the university.

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What are Autonomous Tutorials?

In the winter semester of 2012/2013, the AStA (Student Union) introduced the "Autonomous Tutorials" project at Hochschule Darmstadt for the first time. As part of this pilot project, various tutorials were offered by students from different departments. After a pandemic-related hiatus, the tutorials were revived in the winter semester of 2022/2023.

Autonomous tutorials are forms of self-determined and self-administered teaching and learning, as well as free education. They are intended to be offered by students for students. The aim is to provide a diverse and interdisciplinary range of tutorials.

Beyond the pressure of grades and performance and the now predominantly job market-oriented study curriculum, education and self-determined teaching and learning can extend further. Many students have limited opportunities to look beyond the confines of their own disciplines and are primarily focused on completing the modules required for their respective degree programs.

The funding for the "Autonomous Tutorials" project is provided through central QSL (Quality of Studies and Teaching) funds.