Office of the Vice-Rector for Teacher Education

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The Office of the Vice-Rector for Teacher Education at PH Zurich comprises six departments and trains future teachers in primary education, secondary education and vocational education, as well as lecturers in subject-specific pedagogy.

Our mission

Through its work, the Office of the Vice-Rector for Teacher Education contributes to the recognition and development of the teaching profession and the quality of schools and teaching. It is responsible for the education area of expertise. This primarily includes the qualification of teaching staff for primary, secondary and vocational high schools, and the training of lecturers at universities and universities of teacher education in selected subject-specific pedagogies. The study programme they undertake is fit for the future, science-based and practice-oriented, and takes place in close collaboration with schools.

The Office of the Vice-Rector for Teacher Education includes the following departments:

  • Department for Student Affairs and Cross-Departmental Services
  • Department for Pre-Primary and Early Primary Education
  • Department for Primary Education
  • Department for Lower Secondary Education
  • Department for Upper Secondary Education/Vocational Education
  • Department for Master’s Degree Programmes in Subject-Specific Pedagogy

Office of the Vice-Rector for Teacher Education organisational chart (only available in German)

Portrait photo of Prof. Dr. Silja Rüedi

+41 43 305 65 76

Portrait photo of Prof. Dr. Esther Forrer Kasteel

+41 43 305 68 43

Portrait photo of Dr. Kristel Ross

+41 43 305 54 41

Portrait photo of Prof. Dr. Christine Bieri Buschor

+41 43 305 56 86

Portrait photo of Dr. Silke Fischer

+41 43 305 55 02

Portrait photo of Prof. Dr. Michael Prusse

+41 43 305 56 12

Portrait photo of Prof. Bernhard Keller

+41 43 305 56 94

Contact

Office of the Vice-Rector for Teacher Education