Allgemeine Heilpädagogik
Theorie der Heilpädagogik und Rehabilitation

(Theory of Rehabilitation and Special Education)

News

Planned:

29.10.2026 - Lecture: Markus Dederich speaks about "Blindness as a philosophical and literary topos" at the conference "Philosophy and Literature. A Conference" at Witten Herdecke University.

19.11.-20.11.2026 - Tagung: Conference: DIFGB Annual Conference in Cologne. “Between Inclusion and Exclusion—Questions About Assistance in the Context of Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy.” An inclusion-focused conference with translation into Easy-to-Read Language. For more information about the conference, click here.

25.11.2026 - Lecture: Markus Dederich discusses disability and vulnerability at the University of Bern.

Completed:

Book publication: Seitzer, Philipp/ Krebs, Moritz/ Rader, Timur/ Stöhr, Robert/ Dederich, Markus/ Zirfas, Jörg (2025): Pädagogik der Vulnerabilität. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa. Further information about the book can be found here.

October 2023: The new "Bachelor of Special Education" and "Master of Rehabilitation Sciences" degree programmes started at the University of Cologne in the winter semester 2023/2024. Our department is represented in two basic modules of the Bachelor's degree programme in Special Education (teaching focuses on ethics, profession, inclusion and participation in addition to the Introduction to Special Education lecture). In addition, our department now offers the "Master's in Special Education and Inclusion" as an independent subject within the 2-subject Master's in Rehabilitation Sciences.