Cutting-Edge Innovation in Health & Medical Education

Dr. Herwig Rehatschek studied Computer Science and Electronics and received his M.Sc. and his Ph.D. from the University of Technology, Graz. From 1997 until 2008 he worked at the non-profit research company JOANNEUM RESEARCH. His main emphasis was on eLearning and digital media analysis. He participated in many international EC projects and also managed and co-ordinated some of them. In 1999 Dr. Rehatschek won the Austrian state price in the category learning, knowledge and culture. In 2008 he joined the Medical University of Graz with the main responsibility for the development of the eLearning platform of the university. Since then he was actively involved in the set-up and implementation of the LMS, the development of eLectures, the introduction of a new virtual microscope and the design of a teacher training course (eDidactics – http://www.edidactics.at). He won in 2012 the Dr. Michael Hasiba price for innovative teaching and in 2017 the Austrian state price „Ars Docendi“ for innovative teaching in the category “innovative teaching models having a huge number of students” by implementing a non-linear-story telling concept within first aid and emergency medicine. In 2017 he started a pilot trial with a new lecture recording system. Until begin of 2018 one hundred recordings were online and available to all students of the university. In 2019 a new software platform for the lecture recording system was introduced which also offered a video portal functionality. In 2020 subtitles were added. In 2021 the system was extended by livestreaming including a chat backchannel. By begin of 2023 more than 1600 recordings were available. In 2022 he started with the project "Virtual Anatomy", which combines classical anatomy teaching with 3D representations of anatomical structures. The project is a cross collaboration between two universities in Austria.

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I am currently a Professor of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, a role I've held since 2019. Before that, I served as an Associate Professor in the same department from 2009 to 2019.

My educational background includes a PhD in Educational Sciences and Audiology, which I earned from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet in 1993. Prior to that, I completed a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences at Stockholm University in 1989. My career in the field of audiology began even earlier when I qualified as an Audiologist at the University College of Health Sciences in Gothenburg in 1987.

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to lead and manage 16 large-scale international research and development projects, funded by organizations such as the EU, Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency), the Swedish Institute, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). These projects have taken me across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, where I’ve collaborated with diverse teams to drive innovation in technology, education, and digital transformation.

One of my greatest passions is guiding the next generation of researchers and professionals. I’ve had the privilege of supervising 12 PhD students and mentoring over 300 bachelor’s and master’s students throughout their academic journeys. It’s incredibly rewarding to see their growth and the impact they go on to make in their fields.

My research focuses on the intersection of technology and learning, with interests in technology-enhanced learning, capacity-building, digital transformation and sustainability, e-Health, e-Learning, culture and digitalization, and AI. I’m driven by a vision of how technology can be harnessed to create innovative solutions that promote digital inclusion and support sustainable development on a global scale.

Nicola Vollmar is working as a Consultant at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund to draft new scientific further education projects. She was also working for the University at their Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and Living Domains (IDiAL).
Bio: She started as a trainer and lecturer in adult education in 2003 while incorporating the experience from her former employments in national and international management contexts. Her portfolio has gradually developed concerning means and methods of learning and she advises nowadays also as an Expert on New Learning Technologies. The strategic approach to the subject matter L&D is based on her Master degree in Leadership and Management and she additionally holds a license for KODE® (competence diagnostics and development).