Before an exam, worries and anxieties can become a burden. They become a problem when they lead to procrastination, avoidance behaviour or even mental blocks during the exam. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has compiled tips to help you deal with exam anxiety. Exam = exceptional situation An exam is an assessment situation … Continued
Failing an exam is an unpleasant thing. Suddenly, you find yourself in a situation in which you wonder: Why did I fail the exam? Did I study ineffectively? How can I motivate myself again? What can I do to pass the exam next time? With this article, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) wants to support … Continued
What exactly is resilience and how can it help students in their everyday life? In this article you can find tips and tricks to better deal with demanding situations and stress in your student life.
Delving into urban complexity by researching Superblocks, or Super-Grätzl, as coined in Vienna, underpins the need for inter- and transdisciplinary skills and in-depth knowledge about different methodologies for urban studies. Therefore, for the second year in a row, the Urban Studies working group at University of Vienna organised a 5-day long Spring School on transdisciplinary … Continued
You know the drill: At the end of the semester numerous e-mails reach your inbox asking you to evaluate a course. But why should you do a course evaluation? And what exactly is happening with your feedback? What is happening during a course evaluation? In every degree programme, the courses must be evaluated by … Continued
Sommerhochschule. A word I repeated incessantly in the weeks leading up to my flight to Austria. To some of my American friends, it was merely some gibberish that meant I would be unavailable for over a month. To my American professors, the word meant widening horizons, a great deal of learning, and elicited a hint … Continued
The University of Vienna has started a novel, international, interdisciplinary masters programme Philosophy and Economics in 2019. With the programme entering its 4th year, we have asked some of our students to share their experiences. “My first year at the University of Vienna has been overwhelmingly positive. From the first day of classes, the staff … Continued
Mark Scherner is studying Regional Research and Regional Planning at the University of Vienna and participated in in the univie: ARL International Summer School 2021. His conclusion: The four-day intensive dialogue on “Urban and Regional Infrastructures” will shape his ideas for future research.
Especially in an exam that is usually already associated with stress, you may experience a temporary lapse of memory. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has compiled helpful tips on how to best prepare for this situation.
As motivation is an essential prerequisite when preparing for exams or when writing academic theses, you can find some tips and tricks that help you increase your motivation.
In the following article, you can read about several tips for you so that you can succeed in holding your online presentation.
