Private University of Education in the Diocese of Linz

Pedagogical University of the Diocese of Linz (2011)

The Private Pedagogical University of the Diocese of Linz (PHDL) is a pedagogical university supported by the Diocese of Linz , which is dedicated to the training and further education of elementary , secondary and special school teachers as well as religious teachers.

Architecture and art in construction

The low, terraced university building and an irregular floor plan with striking shed roofs and skylights and a monumental outside staircase was built from 1970 to 1975 according to the plans of the architects Franz Riepl and Othmar Sackmauer. The internal structure and design is in the style of postmodernism. The winding access routes over two floors are connected by several stairs. The construction element was made of exposed concrete. The round elevator shafts and spiral staircases were made in red.

The auditorium as the largest lecture hall is a bright room with the shed roofs.

In contrast, the square chapel was under a tent roof with skylight openings, which deliberately illuminate the chapel little. On the inside of the roof in 1970 the painter Giselbert Hoke painted the subjects of the Tower of Babel, Crucifixion, Last Supper and Mary. The rural-style lecture cross was designed by the sculptor Jakob Kopp .

In the foyer there is a multi-part abstract mural without a title by the painter Alois Riedl from 1985.

Fields of study

• At the University of Education there are training courses in elementary education, primary level teaching, secondary teaching and religion teaching.
• A special feature of the university is that religious education is also taught in the form of predominantly distance learning with few face-to-face events. The course lasts six semesters (180 EC) and leads to the degree " Bachelor of Education " (BEd.). The admission requirements include the final examination of an AHS or BHS , a passed university entrance qualification test and general suitability for the teaching profession as well as mandatory study advice.
• In addition, the university is also home to some schools: the practice elementary school, the practice secondary school , a Sozialpädagogisches College and the School for social occupations Caritas.
• The university also serves as a conference location, for example e-education conferences are held here. In 2008 the long-term IMST project (Innovations Make Schools Top!) Met here.

organs

The founding rectorate consisted of:

• Rector Hans Schachl
• Vice Rector Berta Leeb (responsible for the training of literary teachers, the further training of all teachers and members of other educational professions)
• Vice Rector Franz Keplinger (responsible for the training of religious education teachers and the advanced training of all teachers and members of other educational professions)

Franz Keplinger has been Rector of the institution since 2012. Vice-rectors are Berta Leeb and Gabriele Zehetner.

The University Council consisted of the chairman Kunigunde Fürst (General Superior of the Franciscan Sisters ), Karl Aufreiter (Director of the Education Office ), Fritz Enzenhofer (Executive President of the State School Council for Upper Austria), Erich Peter Klement, Ilse Kögler (Vice Rector of the Catholic Theological Private University ), Severin Lederhilger ( Vicar General ), as well as Rudolf Mattle (State School Inspector)

Pedagogical universities of the dioceses of Austria

Other Catholic-Church-sponsored pedagogical universities in Austria are the KPH Graz , the KPH - Edith Stein (of the dioceses in western Austria: Innsbruck, Salzburg, Feldkirch) and the KPH Wien / Krems (the dioceses of Vienna and St. Pölten ), at the the Evangelical and Orthodox Churches are also involved.

literature

• The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Linz 2009 . Linz, Linz outside areas between the Danube and Traun, buildings in the street association, Salesianerweg No. 27, Pedagogical Academy of the Diocese of Linz, p. 431.

Web links

• Private University of Education in the Diocese of Linz
• Report on the establishment
• Studies with distance learning components
• Practice School - New Middle School of the Private Pedagogical University of the Diocese of Linz
• LinzWiki on the subject of PHDL
• Practical school: Adalbert Stifter practical elementary school of the Pedagogical University of the Diocese of Linz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See http://www.imst.ac.at/

Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 49.8 "  N , 14 ° 16 ′ 23.7"  E