Flexcellence
Enhancing the flexibility of degree programs and of teaching and learning structures
Flexcellence – Enhancing the flexibility of degree programs and of teaching and learning structures
– gives students more freedom to achieve their academic goals and promotes innovative teaching methods.
The Flexcellence project – Enhancing the flexibility of degree programs and of teaching and learning structures – is one of two subprojects contributing to the goal of “new approaches to study and teaching” within the overall TExAS project.
The goal is to modernize degree programs and teaching/learning structures at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences through scalable pilot projects in order to create more freedom for students and make the academic experience more attractive and future-oriented overall.
Through innovative approaches, students will not only be better prepared for the job market, but research talent will also be identified and nurtured early on, and degree programs will be more closely linked to the university’s research and knowledge transfer themes.
This increased flexibility applies to both curricular content and learning formats in terms of time and location. In the future, students should have greater autonomy to decide what, how, when, and where they learn. This new flexibility will enhance the appeal of the degree program and foster a culture in which students can learn independently.
This creates a university education that views transformation as a learning principle – practical, individualized, and seamlessly connected to research, knowledge transfer, and society.
Measures
The Flexcellence subproject – Enhancing the flexibility of degree programs and of teaching and learning structures – is implementing measures to ensure the long-term quality of teaching and the innovative strength of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. The focus is on scalable pilot projects that test changes in degree programs and in teaching and learning structures and develop transferable models for the entire university. These include:
- an internal competition for the best ideas on how to enhance the flexibility of degree programs and of teaching and learning structures.
- Implementation of scalable pilot projects.
- Evaluation and documentation of the projects.
Current project status
Three scalable innovations for sustainable higher education teaching will launch in October 2026
A total of 17 innovative project proposals were submitted for the first call for proposals of the TExAS subproject “Flexcellence,” aimed at further developing study programs and teaching. The jury, consisting of deans of academic affairs and students, selected three initiatives that will serve as pilot projects to drive structural and pedagogical change: Flex³, FlexiBas, and FEiMS.
All three concepts combine innovation in content with organizational development—and are deliberately designed to be scalable. In this way, they create solutions that have the potential to have a university-wide impact and sustainably increase the appeal of higher education.