Department of Interdisciplinary Work (IQT)

Sustainable innovation and development require interdisciplinary cooperation. With the Department of Interdisciplinary Work (IQT), interdisciplinarity is firmly integrated into the structure of Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST). Through the interaction of various disciplines, we can create something new together.

Societal and economic questions demand interdisciplinary solutions. The IQT researches and develops these for external partners by promoting interaction between different disciplines – in an innovative, practical and sustainable way. The solutions range from artificial intelligence-assisted physiotherapy, to participatory robots for elderly assistance, to multi-perspective services for communities.

The IQT supplies OST's schools, students, executive education course participants, alumni and third parties with specialist expertise and services. Thanks to the variety of expert knowledge and services on offer, the organizational units of the IQT play an active role in teaching, as well as in carrying out OST's mandate. This diversity, in combination with a deep-rooted interdisciplinary approach, makes the IQT unique.

Events and News of the organisational units of the IQT

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Organisational units of the department IQT

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IAF Institute for Ageing Research

ICAI Interdisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence

IGD Institute for Gender & Diversity

IKIK Institute for Communication and Intercultural Competence

KMN Competence Centre for Mathematics and Natural Sciences

OZG Centre for Municipalities

ZHB Centre for Higher Education

Teaching

IKTS Interdisciplinary contextual studies

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The three alumni organisations Alumni HSR, Club Alumni NTB and FHS Alumni have joined forces to form the new association «alumniOST».

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Get to know the department IQT

We are IQT

The IQT is the OST's specialist department for interdisciplinary issues. Through active dialogue and cooperation between the organisational units, the department IQT promotes and lives interdisciplinarity at OST.

But who is behind the department IQT? How are we involved in research and teaching? What services do we offer?

Find out in our video!

Dean, Department of Interdisciplinary Work

Prof. Dr. Sibylle Minder Hochreutener

Fachabteilung Interdisziplinäre Querschnittsthemen Leiterin Fachabteilung IQT

+41 58 257 17 10 sibylle.minder@ost.ch

Department of Interdisciplinary Work (IQT)

Events and News of the organisational units of the IQT

Current

Organisational units of the department IQT

Extended mandate

Teaching

Network

Topical cluster

Get to know the department IQT

We are IQT

Dean, Department of Interdisciplinary Work

Prof. Dr. Sibylle Minder Hochreutener

Heads of the organisational units

Prof. Oliver Augenstein

Prof. Heinz Bleiker

Prof. Dr. Alexandra Cloots

Simone Eicher

Alexandra Egger

Michael Federer

Damaris Hübner

Prof. Dr. Stefan Kammhuber

Claudia Moser-Klaus

Prof. Dr. Guido Schuster

Angelika Inge Studer

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