Teaching

Philosophy: The fundamental principles of interactions between colleagues and students are trust, honesty and equity. As a consequence, our interactions and our behaviour are respectful, inclusive and non-judgemental, regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status.

The Role of Teaching: Each teacher was once a student. I am extraordinarily grateful to all my teachers, friends and colleagues who happily shared their knowledge with me and who supported me in learning and growing. The positive experience I made, I try to pass on to my students. In my lectures I always try to create an open-minded, friendly and generous environment for the students. Spontaneous brainstorming is encouraged, mistakes are considered as part of the learning process and contributions from students are appreciated. I consider it as my obligation to share the knowledge that I gained through the years of research. I always enjoyed teaching and the contact with students. In my scientific work my interdisciplinary research orientation always required me to listen, to learn, and to communicate across disciplines.