CAS in Higher Education – Academic Teaching and Research-Based Learning

The CAS in Higher Education is a part-time continuing education program covering all the relevant aspects of current university teaching and learning. It is an opportunity for instructors to receive a basic grounding and continuing education in teaching and learning, and acquire a qualification documenting their university teaching achievements.
Participants will learn how to plan and conduct skills-based courses and assess their teaching appropriately. They'll be introduced to innovative teaching models and approaches to evaluation.
The program is offered in a blended learning format combining a variety of teaching and learning settings: alongside in-class sessions, participants will put together a teaching portfolio, be observed by experts, take part in peer observations, and try their hand at peer counseling.
At the end of the CAS in Higher Education, participants independently carry out a teaching project.
Booklet CAS in Higher Education (PDF, 1 MB)

To meet the individual needs of instructors in different teaching contexts and subjects, it is possible to choose a programm focus. Participants can choose one of the following:

• Research-Based Learning
• Digital Competences

It is also possible to participate without a focus.

• Plan and implement their teaching in a high-quality, competence-oriented manner so that teaching/learning settings and assessment content and forms are systematically linked to the learning outcomes.
• Adapt complex teaching settings to their own teaching.
• Independently realize a project in teaching.
• Reflect on and appropriately fulfill the different role requirements in teaching regarding leading, counseling and supervising.

For each course the number of participants is limited to 16-20 persons. Please register early.

English or German (see "Dates" for details). Individual modules are generally in English. Assessments may be submitted in both German and/or English.

Intermediate-level language skills in the stated course language with regard to understanding, speaking, and reading are required to participate in the program.

The course takes place on site. Online participation is not possible.

Start Fall 2025 (in English)
Basics of Course Planning: 27/28 August 2025 and 03 October 2025
Competent Teaching Practice in Complex Teaching Settings: 29/30 January 2026 and 13 March 2026
Elective Module: Individual
Teaching-Learning Portfolio: 31 July 2026 (Deadline)
Teaching Innovation: 11/12 June 2026 and 21 August 2026
Leading, Counseling, and Supervising in Teaching: 04/05 February 2027 and 09 April 2027 and 13 May 2027
Teaching Project and Final Colloquium: 08 June 2027
Flyer CAS 2024 (PDF, 250 KB)
Flyer CAS 2025 (PDF, 488 KB)

CHF 8700,- for external participants

For internal participants (UZH employees):
CHF 4350,- without a qualifying position
CHF 1000,- with a qualifying position
(for doctoral candidates without a qualifying position see Regulation and Implementation Provisions)

Opens in January 2025

With their application participants agree to attend the entire course. A cancellation after the end of the cancellation period, no-show without indication of unforeseeable or unavoidable reasons or incomplete participation can result in consequences for the participation in other courses (detailed information about the terms of participation).

Program management
Anja Pawelleck

Program coordination
Lisa Gubler
e-mail: hdinfo@wb.uzh.ch
Tel.: +41 (0)44 634 29 84