Digital Strategy

The Digital Strategy of the University of Hamburg is the result of a year-long strategic process conducted in 2022 at the University of Hamburg. The strategic objectives and fields of action developed as part of that process are based on a holistic understanding of digitalization. Digitalization is understood as a complex, technology-driven, and culture-shaping change process which encompasses the entire university along with all its functional areas, study fields, and associated members.

Digitalization should be applied where it is purpose-driven and meaningful, where it can create added value, and where (international) collaboration and participation can be facilitated. At the same time, the culture of physical presence and personal interaction should remain a core aspect of our university's self-understanding in the future. The digital strategy is divided into a digital strategy for the UHH and four area-specific digital strategies for research, study & teaching, transfer, and administration.

Guiding the development of the digital strategy for studies and teaching at the UHH is a holistic digital vision of education in times of digitality, which integrates various perspectives:

1. The University as an Institution
2. Instructors as guides and as designers of learning spaces
3. Students as learners and co-creators of learning spaces.

Digital tools and scenarios should be used in a way that enriches studies and teaching, contributes to a quality enhancement with exemplary character, and fosters digital and data literacy. The diagram identifies the strategic objectives and action fields of the Digital Strategy for Studies and Teaching:

To download the Digital Strategy (PDF, accessible, available in German & English)