Cooperation and Networks
Photo: Henrik Schipper
CATALPA is convinced that excellent scholarship can only be achieved through open exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration. That is why, in addition to our existing partnerships, our research center is constantly working to establish collaborations with other universities and selected relevant institutes. In this way, CATALPA complements the currently available research expertise and enables other institutes to take advantage of the outstanding research environment at the FernUniversität in Hagen. Only by working together can we increase the scientific impact on improving university teaching.
Existing partnerships with universities
- German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) | more
- German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning (DIE) | more
- Leibniz-Institut for Research and Information in Education (DIPF) | more
- Delft University of Technology | more
- Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) Dresden | more
- University of Eastern Finland | more
- Open University UK | more
- University of Oslo | more
- University of Melbourne | more
- University of Wisconsin-Madison | more
Organizational Membership in Networks
- Leibniz Forschungsnetzwerk Bildungspotenziale (LERN) | more
- Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) | more
Networks and Platforms
- Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), Fachgruppe Bildungstechnologie (Dr. Niels Seidel, Spokesperson working group Learning Analyticts) | more
- Gesellschaft für Sprachtechnologie und Computerlinguistik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Zesch, spokesperson advisory board) | more
- Bavarian Learning Analytics Network (Dr. Lyn Lim) | more
- Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), Arbeitskreis E-Assessment (Paul Christ) | more
- SUBSES - Influences of the social environment on educational processes of students from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds (DFG) (PD Dr. Laura Froehlich) | more
- Netzwerk Datenbanklehre (NeDa) (Paul Christ, Mitgründer/Sprecher) | more
- Task Force "AI in Science Communication" (Sandra Kirschbaum) | more
- Task Force "Policy Engagement" (Christina Lüdeke) | more
- Task Force "AI in Education" (finished) (Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich Hesse, member for the field of higher education) | more
- Global Learning Council (GLC) (Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. Hesse) | more
- Exzellenz-Graduiertenschule "Learning, Educational Achievement, and Life Course Development: An Integrated Research and Training Program (LEAD) at University of Tübingen (Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. Hesse, honorary member) | more
Research Center CATALPA
| 16.04.2026
