eduhub days 2025

Jacqueline Gasser-Beck, lic. iur. EMBA HSG is heading the "Teaching Innovation and Media Lab" at the University of St.Gallen. Her team supports lecturers in developing innovative digital teaching formats.

After studying law at the University of Zurich, she worked as a researcher at the University of St.Gallen and at Harvard Law School before working as executive director for the Programs in Law at the HSG for four years. In 2008 she joined "Swissnex Boston", developing events and projects in the field of science communication for Swiss universities. After this second period abroad, she returned to Switzerland to become the executive director of the "Institute for Law and Legal Practice". While working in the field of continuing education for lawyers she developed her passion for exploring new ways of teaching, finally leading to establish the Teaching Innovation Lab at the University of St.Gallen.

Jacqueline Gasser-Beck has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Higher Education.

Tereza heads the Digital Communication and Events Team (Marketing) at SWITCH.

Her second professional responsibility is managing the eduhub Community. In her role as eduhub Community Manager, she is responsible for the organization of the eduhub days, the coordination of all Special Interest Group Meetings, as well as the alignment of the Swiss Academic Moodle Community (SAMoo).

If she is not passionately working for the HiEd Community you can find her travelling through Portugal while knitting. 

Jean-François Van de Poël is Deputy Director for digital affairs of the Centre de Soutien à l'Enseignement at the University of Lausanne. He has been active in the field of educational technologies in higher education for 20 years. During this period, he has held various positions, including educational designer, virtual campus manager and MOOC project manager in several institutions. He holds masters degrees in educational sciences, educational technologies and higher education pedagogy, and is particularly interested in the fields of teacher professional development, educational multimedia and the hybridization of educational practices.

Dr James Lamb is a lecturer and researcher within the Centre for Research in Digital Education and the Edinburgh Futures Institute at the University of Edinburgh. He is particularly interested in the relationship between learning spaces and digital technologies. His published work has explored the ways that online students conceptualise the university, the influence of sound and music in creating personalised learning spaces, and mobile learning within the city. He is a co-author of the Manifesto for Teaching Online and leads the postgraduate courses, ‘Learning Spaces and Digital Technologies’, ‘Education and Digital Culture’, and ‘The Future of Learning Organisations’.

Thomas Matti M.A. in History is part of the Digital Learning Team at the Zurich University of Teacher Education with a focus on e-assessment. He develops digital learning modules and supports lecturers in the design of e-assessment and helps to continuously develop this area.

After studying history and biology at the University of Bern, he worked for several years at the Bern University of Applied Sciences for Social Work in the field of e-learning, teaching courses, researching the course of study and career entry of students and was involved in the development of innovative teaching units. Since January 2022, he has been working as a member of academic staff at the PH Zurich in the field of digital learning and is very interested in helping to further develop digital education at the university.

After working as a project manager for digitalization initiatives in several industries, Kevin committed to educating young people in the area of business information technology. His passion lies in providing learning environments, where technology can be leveraged to learn efficiently and effectively. The goal is not to use as much technology as possible, but rather about using suitable tools while keeping the needs of learners and educators in mind.

While studying political sciences and public law, Lisa discovered her passion for education. Since then, she has navigated various institutional landscapes, from advising further education programs to overseeing an office in the language travel industry. Later, she obtained a M.A. in educational leadership and management. Her journey led her to ZHAW in 2015, where she initially contributed as an e-assessment consultant—a domain she specializes in. Today, her team facilitates digital teaching throughout the university, offering comprehensive LMS consulting & development, training programs, and dedicated support in collaboration with experts from the ZHAW Schools.

Lisa Messenzehl takes pride in bringing the eduhub days to ZHAW, marking the university as the first University of Applied Sciences to host this conference. She stands as one of the initiators of the EduSpace Challenge, showcasing her dedication to innovative educational endeavors.

Dr. Patrick Hunger is heading the Academic Affairs unit in the President’s office of the ZHAW. His teams lead university-wide initiatives and innovation projects on the future of higher education with a special focus on learning technologies and pedagogies, curriculum development, lifelong learning, and organizational automation.

After studying law at the university and being admitted to the bar, Patrick Hunger held throughout his entire career in the financial industry various senior roles (e.g. Legal Counsel, Global Head Compliance, General Counsel, CEO, and COO) in companies such as the Swiss National Bank, Credit Suisse, UBS Investment Bank, and Saxo Bank. His subject matter expertise in law, technology and organizational transformation led him in 2022 to join ZHAW and to embark on a journey to transform with his teams and his stakeholders higher education to the benefit of lifelong learning and digital excellence.

Patrick Hunger has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of law, technology, and organizational transformation.

Rosan Bosch is Founder and Creative Director at Rosan Bosch Studio. Rosan is educated at the Hoge school voor de Kunsten in the Netherlands and the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona in Spain. She has worked professionally with arts, architecture, and design for more than 25 years. Rosan is an internationally coveted speaker and the author of several books and publications addressing how playful design can enhance motivation, human potential, and support life-long learning. Rosan has been the keynote at conferences around the world – including the IB Global Conference, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, the UNESCO forum, TEDxZaragoza, TEDxIndianapolis, among others.

Rosan Bosch Studio designs environments that empower and motivate learners across the globe. The studio draws on multiple scientific fields to create learner-centered design solutions that increase motivation and influence learning experiences positively. The studio looks to the built environment and its ability to support pedagogical methods rather than separating curriculum from the spatial experience. Based on six design principles for learning situations, the studio creates flexible, playful, and diverse learning landscapes. Located in Copenhagen and Madrid, the studio has transformed education for both public and private schools worldwide using playful design as a catalyst for learning.

After studying physics (M.Sc. – Univ. of Geneva), he worked during ten years for scientific culture events and museums in Europe while developing a thesis work about educational hypermedia applications (Ph.D. Science of Education - Univ. of Geneva).

Then in 2001, he moved to Fribourg as the responsible for pedagogy in the e-learning center of the University. In 2023, he joined the newly created “Service de didactique universitaire et compétences numériques” as a senior lecturer. Since more than 20 years, he is 1) developing (design, implement and test) the best pedagogical technology based solution for learning-teaching activities; 2) teaching students and training teachers about educational technology usages and 3) developing networking activities, in particular with the Eduhub of the Swiss universities.

Also he is developing an applied research activity about educational technologies: Competence Frameworks, Personal Learning Environment, Digital Skills in Higher Education.

Frank Richter is a journalist by education and worked as a multimedia producer for SRF from 2014-2019. He also worked as a freelancer for watson.ch, Blick and Tamedia - in other words, for any media company that had a penny to spare. In 2020, he switched to ZHAW digital and began producing videos on the topic of digitalization. He also moderated keynotes on artificial intelligence for ZHAW, even though he doesn't really know anything about the subject. His second foothold is in the entertainment industry. Frank hosts the weekly TV talk show "On the rocks" on blue, writes comedy for radio and TV programs and performs as a stand-up comedian in Germany and Switzerland.