DHBW Prof Campus Insights

DHBW Prof Campus Insights is a digital media and storytelling format founded and produced by Prof. Dr. Zeynep Tuncer. The initiative provides authentic insights into academic life, innovative teaching, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world student projects at DHBW Mannheim. Through reels, short videos, interviews, behind-the-scenes content, and project showcases, the format highlights the people and ideas shaping the university environment — including professors, students, researchers, partner companies, and external collaborators. The initiative focuses on:

insights from professors and academic staff,
innovative teaching approaches and digital education,
interdisciplinary student projects,
collaborations with companies and institutions,
research, UX, AI, accessibility, and future skills,
as well as creative media productions and campus experiences.

The goal is to make academic work more transparent, relatable, and accessible while strengthening the connection between higher education, industry, and society. Many featured projects are developed in collaboration with students and partner organizations, reflecting the practice-oriented learning culture of DHBW. A special focus is placed on authentic storytelling and showcasing the real processes behind innovation, creativity, and collaboration within higher education. Several productions are developed within the U38 Media Lab — a multidisciplinary environment for digital media production, experimentation, and creative collaboration.
Vision
DHBW Prof Campus Insights aims to create a modern and human-centered perspective on higher education by combining academic expertise, digital communication, creativity, and real-world impact.

Future Skills in the Age of AI

When I was a student, the world of competencies seemed relatively straightforward: hard skills and soft skills. Today, we also talk about digital skills, meta skills, human skills, and future skills.
This shift reflects a fundamental change in the way we learn and work. In the age of artificial intelligence, knowledge and technical expertise remain important—but they are no longer enough.
The ability to learn continuously, think critically, adapt to change, deal with uncertainty, and remain capable of taking action is becoming increasingly important. Skills such as resilience, self-efficacy, AI literacy, and self-directed learning therefore play a key role in preparing people for an unpredictable future.
For me, this also raises an important question for higher education:
How can we prepare students not only for the jobs that exist today, but for a future that we ourselves cannot yet fully predict?
Perhaps the most important shift is this:
In the past, the focus was on what we know and what we can do.
Today, it is increasingly about how we deal with what we do not yet know.
In this edition of DHBW Prof Campus Insights, we share our perspective on Future Skills.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DZ7or5uJwAA

Why Choose a Dual Study Program?

🎓Today, we are changing perspectives. 👀
When we talk about dual study programs, we usually hear from those right at the heart of the experience: our students. But what do the people who accompany them throughout their studies think—the professors who teach them, challenge them, support them, and witness their development over several semesters?
🎤 That is exactly what we asked our professors:
Why should students choose a dual study program?
Many professors. Different perspectives. Different experiences. Yet one thing quickly becomes clear: the unique combination of academic learning and real-world professional experience is what makes the dual study model so special. ❤️
A big thank you to all my colleagues who took the time to step in front of the camera and share their personal perspectives on dual education with us. 🙏❤️
Why would you recommend a dual study program to the next generation of students?
#DualStudies #DHBW #HigherEducation #TheoryAndPractice #CampusLife #Career #NextGeneration #StudyInGermany

Endless scrolling

You just wanted to check your phone for a minute.
Now an hour is gone. 👀
🤯 Endless scrolling
🤯 Infinite content
🤯 “Just one more video…”
That is not an accident.
That is infinite scroll.
Together with Prof. Dr. Gerald Lembke and Kim Lucy Endler, we explored how digital platforms are designed to capture attention — and why Digital Wellbeing matters more than ever.
💭 When was the last time you spent one hour thinking deeply without scrolling?
Special thanks to Gerald Lembke and Kim Lucy Endler for the collaboration 🙌
#UXDesign #DigitalWellbeing #AttentionEconomy #InfiniteScroll #DHBW

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/Z-PFpp9Jnl8?si=2NyKGIEFJ0B0tGxf

She is to blame.

When women experience violence.
When they build careers.
When they do not have children.
When they do.
When they take on care work.
Or simply because of how they look.
Victim blaming is not an individual issue. It is a societal narrative repeated across generations. For International Women’s Day, we created the short video:
“She is to blame! A centuries-old story.” Together with Prof. Dr. Sabine Moebs and Kim Lucy Endler, we explored how these narratives continue across different areas of society. 💜 Stronger together: Women shaping knowledge, equity, and the future.
#InternationalWomensDay #GenderEquality #StopVictimBlaming #WomenInScience #DHBW #Empowerment