Benno Volk

Benno Volk

Benno Volk is deputy head of LET and the head of the Curriculum & Faculty Development group. He is also in the consulting team (guidance of ETH faculty). His specialist areas are:

• University teaching / faculty development


• Curriculum development


• Competence development for academic staff


• Blended learning, mobile learning, distance education

Work experience

• At LET since February 2012


• Doctorate in 2011 from TU Dresden on the theme of 'Kompetenzorientierte Personalentwicklung fur das akademische Lehrpersonal als Grundlage fur innovative Hochschullehre' [competence-oriented personnel development for academic staff as the basis for innovative university teaching].


• 2010-2012: Head of 'IT further and continuing education' at the University of Zurich


• 2007-2010: Deputy head of the 'E-Learning Center' of the University of Zurich


• Earlier: Academic staff member at the universities of Potsdam and Heidelberg


• Many years' experience as an online trainer and tele-tutor, university instructor and continuing education course leader