In the framework of the project “Digital Teaching and Learning in Historical Sciences,” Prof. Jenny Oesterle and Dr. Dani Nassif from the University of Regensburg organized a Summer School on 7–11 September 2022, under the title “Virtual Histories and Digital Platforms.” With the new role university professors are expected to play in society, moving from theory to practice, the summer school focused on how digital technology can offer history teachers the chance to engage their learners in a virtual experiential field. Nineteen Iraqi scientists from al-Nahrain University (Department of Applied Computer Science) and the University of Baghdad (Department of History) participated in the event, in addition to two scientists from the department of Medieval History at the University of Regensburg. The programme included a variety of activities and activities, from both the German and the Iraqi sides, such as plenary discussions of theory and practice, PowerPoint presentations, guided visits to Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte and Walhalla Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung, and training sessions in IT and Photography. The goal was to allow participants to brainstorm ideas and develop questions that feed into future projects.
The summer school was organized in cooperation with Prof. Dheaa Zageer (Al-Nahrain University) and Prof. Layth Shakir (University of Baghdad).
2 thoughts on “Summer School – Regensburg (07-11.09.2022)”
The summer school event organized by Regensburg was exciting. The presented lectures and associated discussions throughout the event days were very constructive and created a profound vision for a creative idea for future projects of history digitization. The Field visits to Regensburg city museums and historical places were amazing and left a wonderful impression in our minds. We have great confidence that this project will contribute to the development of digital applications that assist in the upgrading of methods of learning historical sciences. Also, act to attract the attention of those interested in the history of Mesopotamia to learn more about it in an interesting way through the use of digital technology. Many thanks to the kind team of Regensburg University.
Thank you for your very positive feedback, and encouraging words. It was our pleasure to host all of you for the Summer School, which we enjoyed so much and benefited from, and we will do our best to proceed with our future projects as discussed during the Summer School.
The summer school event organized by Regensburg was exciting. The presented lectures and associated discussions throughout the event days were very constructive and created a profound vision for a creative idea for future projects of history digitization. The Field visits to Regensburg city museums and historical places were amazing and left a wonderful impression in our minds. We have great confidence that this project will contribute to the development of digital applications that assist in the upgrading of methods of learning historical sciences. Also, act to attract the attention of those interested in the history of Mesopotamia to learn more about it in an interesting way through the use of digital technology. Many thanks to the kind team of Regensburg University.
Hikmat N. Abdullah
Al-Nahrain university, Iraq
Dear Prof. Abdullah,
Thank you for your very positive feedback, and encouraging words. It was our pleasure to host all of you for the Summer School, which we enjoyed so much and benefited from, and we will do our best to proceed with our future projects as discussed during the Summer School.
Dani Nassif
Universität Regensburg