Teaching & Learning

The central quality management and the Reutlingen Didactics Institute support faculties and central institutions in all matters relating to quality development in studying and teaching. Please feel free to contact the Quality in Studies and Teaching Office. 

Reutlingen University evaluates all courses according to the requirements of the evaluation statutes.

Based on the central evaluation

• survey procedures and contents are standardised where appropriate,
• the process is made transparent for all involved,
• the workload for both schools and instructors is minimised,
• the collection of high-quality data is being guaranteed.

The aim of the course evaluation is to

• to allow students to participate in designing their courses through feedback.
• to give instructors an opportunity to optimise courses through student feedback and thus improve the students' learning outcomes.
• Further information can be found in the Intranet

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The evaluation software Evasys can be used for various surveys in the area of quality in studies and teaching. The aim of the surveys is to obtain information about internal areas of improvement or to identify specific needs.

Depending on the purpose, the results of the surveys are compiled in reports and made available to the "client".

At Reutlingen University, all study programmes of the Schools of Informatics, Life Sciences, Engineering, Textiles and the continuing education institution "Knowledge Foundation" are programme-accredited. ESB Business School is system-accredited.

The Foundation "Akkreditierungsrat" (Accreditation Council) is responsible for all accreditation decisions. It is a joint institution of the federal states for quality assurance in teaching and studying at German universities. For further information, please visit the Intranet. 

Reutlingen University interviews all graduates in different ways:

1. There are graduation surveys which all graduates receive after completing their studies and which are conducted by Reutlingen University itself.
2. There is the annual survey of all graduates of the preceding examination year concerning their completed studies at Reutlingen University and their (professional) career. Reutlingen University and many other universities in Baden-Württemberg commission the Institute for Applied Statistics (ISTAT) to conduct this graduate survey.

This information is of great importance to the university and its quality management. The experiences of former students can significantly contribute to the further development and systematic improvement of the degree programmes.

Among other things, graduates are surveyed on the following topics:

• Satisfaction with their studies at Reutlingen University
• Career entry and current employment
• Application of the qualifications acquired during their studies

In addition to the regular teaching evaluation and other surveys during and at the end of the degree programme, the graduate survey is another tool for quality assurance in studying and teaching and is operationally implemented by the Quality Management Office for Studies and Teaching.

Your data will be handled in accordance with the data protection declaration for the graduate survey (PDF). 

Since 2021, the graduate survey at Reutlingen University has been part of the nationwide "Kooperationsprojekt Absolventenstudien" (KOAB-Projekt) and is coordinated by the Institute for Applied Statistics (ISTAT). The KOAB project is a scientific research project in which about 60 universities participate and in which the questionnaire of the graduate survey was developed.

Within the framework of the project, about 70,000 university graduates are interviewed annually about their career paths. Each participating university receives its own individual results and national comparative values.

Graduates of the examination year 2023 with a graduation date between 01.09.2022 and 31.08.2023.

This link will take you to the questionnaire via a data-secure and anonymous online access. You can take part in the survey using the personal access code provided in the e-mail cover letter. It is possible to interrupt the answering of the questions at any time and continue at a later time. The access code must be kept for this purpose.

The survey will be open until 14 February 2025.

Survey results of the 2022 examination year at Reutlingen University

Of the 1223 graduates of Reutlingen University who successfully completed their studies in the 2022 examination year, 350 (29%) took part in the KOAB survey.

Overall, 76% of respondents stated that they were (very) satisfied with their studies at Reutlingen University.

When asked whether they would choose the same degree programme again, 76% of respondents said "very likely". 74% of respondents would very likely study at Reutlingen University again.

86% of respondents rated the combination of theory and practice at Reutlingen University as very good to good.

Almost 37% of respondents had spent time abroad during their studies. Almost 87% of them used their stay abroad for their studies; almost 21% of them for a compulsory internship.

For 75% of respondents, the search for their first job lasted between 1 month and 3 months. Most respondents are currently in permanent employment. A very high level of satisfaction with their current professional situation can be seen in 84% of respondents.