Digital Skills

Strengthening Digital Skills

UZH pro­motes the use of data, digital tools and AI for both stu­dents and teaching staff.

Between 2021 and 2024, 23 new courses for stu­dents and 15 support services for teaching staff were created at UZH as part of the Strengthening Digital Skills in Teaching project. These courses teach digital skills in a practical, easily acces­sible and appropriate way. The four-year project is sup­ported by the Swiss govern­ment.

The content ranges from data manage­ment and analysis to open science and the digital trans­formation of society. Since the launch of ChatGPT, courses have also been de­veloped that focus on the use of AI tools in education, to support both teaching staff and students in their use of artificial intel­ligence.

From the start, the project had a strong focus on forming networks in the spirit of a com­munity of practice. Experts from almost all faculties at UZH were involved. Ex­changing know­ledge in a way that goes beyond the bounds of fa­culties proved to be parti­cularly valuable.

The project was success­fully brought to an end in 2024 and has had a lasting impact. A large part of the teaching materials de­veloped is still in use. Some formats have been inte­grated into the new Digital Skills minor program, while other courses will continue to be offered regularly thanks to alternative sources of funding. These are avail­able on the web­site of the School for Transdisciplinary Studies. Most of the new courses and programs are open to students and teaching staff from various dis­ciplines. Teaching staff also have access to support materials and insights resulting from the project via the Teaching Tools plat­form.

Further in­formation about the Strengthening Digital Skills in Teaching pro­gram is available on swissuniversities.