Basic level – Fit for teaching in higher education – 5 ECTS | |||
| 1 September 2026 | Tuesday | 13.00 - 17.00 | Kick-Off event * |
| 24 September 2026 | Thursday | 09.00 - 17.00 | Learning and teaching at HSG * |
| 26 October 2026 | Monday | 09.00 - 17.00 | Designing courses * – hybrid1 |
| 13 November 2026 | Friday | 09.00 - 17.00 | Educational methods and (digital) tools * - hybrid1 |
| 10/11 December 2026 | Thursday and Friday | 09.00 - 17.00 | Designing assessments *2 |
2/3/4 February 2027 | Tue/Wed/Thu (1 day of your choice) | 09.00 - 18.00 | Microteaching *3 |
* Compulsory course / in person, unless otherwise stated
1 Participation in two hybrid courses, one in person and one online
2 10 December online synchronously, 11 December in person
3 The allocation will take place after the Kick-off. Please keep at least two dates free.
Advanced level – Teaching skills development – 10 ECTS | |||
| 23 March 2027 | Tuesday | 14.00 - 17.00 | Kick-Off event advanced level – online * |
| 14 April 2027 | Wednesday | 12.15 - 14.00 | Introductory event for mentors and mentees – hybrid |
| 23 April 2027 | Friday | 09.00 - 17.00 | Teaching innovation project – design workshop * |
| 27 May 2027 | Thursday | 09.00 - 17.00 | Professionalisation of learning and teaching * |
| 22/23/24 June 2027 | Tue/Wed/Thu (1 day of your choice) | 09.00 - 18.00 | Microteaching 2 * 3 |
* Compulsory course / in person, unless otherwise stated
3 The allocation will take place after the Kick-off. Please keep at least two dates free.
Join us for a no-obligation information session on
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, from 12.00
The event will be held in a hybrid format. In person in the Room A 24-3-201 in the Central Institute Building at Dufourstrasse 40a, 9000 St.Gallen, IWP-HSG, 3rd floor.
To help us organise the event, please let us know briefly if you plan to attend by emailing hdzhsg@unisg.ch. Thank you very much.
To join the information session please find here the Zoom link Topic: CAS HSG in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education 26/27 – Information Session
Classroom sessions usually take place in seminar room A 24-3-246 in the central institute building ZIG on the campus of the University of St.Gallen.
Centre of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
University of St.Gallen
Dufourstrasse 40a
CH-9000 St.Gallen
https://hdz.unisg.ch
For members of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) as well as lecturers affiliated with HSG, the programme fees are covered by the University of St.Gallen. For external participants without a teaching appointment at HSG, the fees are as follows:
Basic Level (5 ECTS): CHF 3'500.00
Advanced Level (10 ECTS): CHF 5'700.00
Please prepare the following electronic documents in advance:
Applications for both the Foundation Level and the Advanced Level must be submitted via the application form, including the required documents.
Application Deadlines:
Basic Level (starting in the Autumn Semester): 30 June 2026
Basic and Advanced Levels: 30 June 2026
Advanced Level (starting in the Spring Semester 2027): 30 November 2026
Upon receipt of your application, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt by email. Applications will be reviewed, and applicants will be informed of the admission decision after the application deadline has passed.
Places are limited.
Regulations governing the organisation and delivery of the CAS programme, as well as the attendence requirements, are set out in the HDZ information sheet on absence regulations.
