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The in-person event in Essen is organised by ORCA.nrw<\/a> in collaboration with the ORCA.nrw Legal Information Centre, the higher education teaching networks hdw nrw and Hochschuldidaktik NRW, the LMS competence centres Moodle.nrw and ILIAS.nrw, KI:edu.nrw, the Digital Accessibility Competence Centre.nrw, and the digiLL university network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Information:<\/strong> ORCA.nrw, in collaboration with the ORCA.nrw Legal Information Centre, the higher education didactics networks hdw nrw and Hochschuldidaktik NRW, the LMS competence centres Moodle.nrw and ILIAS.nrw, KI:edu.nrw, the Digital Accessibility Competence Centre.nrw and the digiLL university network, to the Unperfekthaus in Essen on 22 June. The programme on the NRW:Stage starts at 9.30 am and ends at 5.30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Location:<\/strong> Unperfekthaus, Friedrich-Ebert-Stra\u00dfe 18-20, 45127 Essen<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to get there:<\/strong> Keynotes<\/a> Silke Kirberg<\/strong> Serap Biligin<\/strong> Carsten Bender<\/strong> In addition to the stage programme of the NRW:Stage, you will have a wide range of opportunities throughout the day to get to know people and institutions involved in digital teaching and learning in North Rhine\u2011Westphalia. Numerous workshops invite you to find inspiration. The State Initiative for Research Data Management fdm.nrw will be present with an exhibition stand. In addition, the KlimaOER project will offer a hands\u2011on experience of climate change with its Climate Case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The community meeting of the Centre of Competence for Digital Accessibility.nrw is embedded in the day\u2019s supporting programme on the U:FF NRW:Stage in Essen and will take place in the morning. Four years of the Centre of Competence for Digital Accessibility.nrw also mean four years of networking among universities in North Rhine\u2011Westphalia to promote greater accessibility in teaching and learning. Within three networks, stakeholders regularly exchange good practice and explore synergies in the areas of accessible websites, digital applications in teaching and learning, and the use of assistive technologies. At the University:Future Festival, these networks will meet in person for the first time. The Centre of Competence is organising an exchange and workshop programme that is also open to interested visitors to the NRW:Stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the afternoon, we invite you to attend the Teaching Clinic<\/strong>: from 2:15 pm onwards, you can direct your questions related to teaching straight to the experts from KI:edu.nrw, Moodle.nrw, ILIAS.nrw, the hdw nrw network, the Network for Higher Education Didactics NRW, the Centre of Competence for Digital Accessibility.nrw, and the digiLL university consortium. You will have the opportunity to book time slots in advance of the event. In addition, the afternoon programme offers space for exchange and networking in the Wintergarten, our community space with a rooftop terrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By public transport: <\/strong>To get here, take public transport from Essen Central Station and alight at the \u201cBerliner Platz\u201d stop.
By car: <\/strong>Alternatively, you can park in the 24-hour car park on Weberplatz.
By bike:<\/strong> You\u2019ll find bike racks right outside the Unperfekthaus
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Head of the eLearning unit within the Department of Studies and Teaching at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences
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ORCA.nrw Legal Information Centre (Hagen Distance Learning University)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/CarsterBender-scaled.jpg\")
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Digital Accessibility Competence Centre.nrw (Dortmund Technical University)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nInteractive programme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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