Cross-Campus Teaching and Learning: Mirrored Lecture Halls at RPTU
With the “Digital Learning Space Equipment” project, the RPTU is taking an important step toward future-proof higher education. One of the central elements—and at the same time a subproject—is the so-called “mirrored lecture halls,” which enable simultaneous, interactive teaching at both campus locations in Kaiserslautern and Landau.
Since 2023, the RPTU has brought together approximately 20,000 students across more than 160 degree programs—spread across two campuses located about 50 kilometers apart. To make the most of this structure’s potential, courses will increasingly be held across both campuses in the future. The goal is to strengthen the connections between faculty and students at both locations and to foster synergies in teaching and research.
The focus is on equipping two seminar rooms—which will be configured identically—with the necessary technical and instructional resources. This will allow courses to take place simultaneously at both locations—with minimal technical and organizational hurdles and high instructional quality.
The first courses successfully began in the summer semester of 2025—including cross-campus formats as part of the new joint degree program “Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior” in Kaiserslautern and Landau.
Summer School 2025: Practice Meets Innovation
A highlight is the Summer School on Teaching and Learning on August 29, 2025, under the motto “Connecting Spaces—Overcoming Distance.” The focus is on the practical testing of hybrid teaching formats in the mirrored seminar rooms.
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Project Leaders:
Monika Haberer and Johannes Straßner