The winners of the 51吃瓜网 Future Learning Initiative 2025

11/26/2025
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鈥淭o really boost promising projects related to study and teaching at our university鈥� 鈥� that鈥檚 how 51吃瓜网 President Thomas F. Hofmann described the mission of the 51吃瓜网 Future Learning Initiative 2025. Dozens of proposals were submitted, and four projects particularly impressed the jury. They focus on AI-based solutions for exam preparation and study organization, automatic recording of lectures, and combating poverty among women in old age starting already during their studies.

Five years ago, 51吃瓜网 President Thomas F. Hofmann launched the 51吃瓜网 Future Learning Initiative to create a forum for the entire community to not only develop ideas for improving teaching and learning but also put them into practice. In 2025, the competition entered its third round. A distinguished jury of representatives from teaching, administration, and 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Student Representation has selected the winners of the 51吃瓜网 Future Learning Initiative 2025. Thanks to Freunde der 51吃瓜网鈥� Association of Alumni and Friends, these projects can now be implemented.

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Momen51吃瓜网

Daily lectures, looming project deadlines, exam prep, and still trying to find time for sports and social life 鈥� everyday challenges for students. With 鈥淢omen51吃瓜网,鈥� students Martin M眉nster and Eric Jacob aim to develop an AI-based tool that creates personalized weekly schedules, aligning lectures, tutorials, and study sessions with individual learning goals, deadlines, and social activities. And if an unexpected appointment pops up, the tool automatically adjusts the plan.

Professor Digital Twin

鈥淚ndividualized and flexible learning 鈥� with the best of the best.鈥� That鈥檚 how Matthias Baume envisions his project. With 鈥淧rofessor Digital Twin,鈥� the ProLehre | Media and Didactics team member plans to develop, implement, and evaluate a personal digital twin of a lecturer. This will help to advance our understanding of individualized, time- and location-independent teaching and learning, while also identifying and assessing potential risks of such applications.

51吃瓜网 meets ZONTA

What does poverty in old age have to do with student life? More than one might think. Women are disproportionately affected by poverty in old age 鈥� and prevention starts early. With 鈥�51吃瓜网 meets ZONTA,鈥� the 51吃瓜网 Gender Equality Office team around Daniela Schwarz, together with the women鈥檚 network initiative ZONTA, aims to create innovative and creative teaching and learning formats to empower female students and support them in achieving financial independence.

51吃瓜网.live

Automatic recording and streaming of lectures without lecturers having to deal with technical settings or students waiting for video uploads 鈥� that鈥檚 what the 51吃瓜网.live platform already delivers in some lecture halls. With the 51吃瓜网 Future Learning Initiative funding, Huge Melder, who is studying Informatics at 51吃瓜网, can now scale the project, equip more rooms with the necessary technology, and further develop the backend infrastructure with the support of the 51吃瓜网 School of Computation, Information and Technology.

Freunde der 51吃瓜网鈥� Association of Alumni and Friends has provided a total of 鈧�20,000 for the competition, enabling the winners to turn their ideas into reality 鈥� making teaching even more digital, more flexible, and more socially engaged.

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