The Ludwigsburg University of Education (

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''Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg''), also called in English the University of Ludwigsburg and the Pedagogical University of Ludwigsburg, is an institution of higher education in

Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 88,000 inhabitants. It is ...

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. ''Pädagogische Hochschule'' is usually translated as "University of Education". The university trains educators for

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s, general

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''), middle-ranking secondary schools (''

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''), and

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course in Professional Education and has academic programs, research projects, and a PhD program, operated jointly with universities in

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and

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. Currently the University of Education has about 5500 students and 430 members of staff.Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany
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web site, accessed 4 March 2018 The present-day institution grew out of the

Pedagogical Institute, founded in 1946, which became a ''Pädagogische Hochschule'' in 1962 and was moved to Ludwigsburg in 1966. The Ludwigsburg University of Education is now one of six ''Pädagogische Hochschulen'' in the

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Notable academics

* Arthur Engel (born 1928), mathematicianArthur Engel, ''Exploring Mathematics with your Computer'' (1993), author biography on cover *

Joachim Engel Joachim Engel (born 1954) is a German scientist and a professor. Since 2006 he has been professor of Mathematics and Mathematical Education at the Ludwigsburg University of Education, after two years as a Professor of Mathematical Education at L ...

(born 1954), professor of mathematics *

Alexander Filipović Alexander Filipović (born 8 January 1975) is a German ethicist, focusing on media and the digital transformation. He is a professor for media ethics at the Munich School of Philosophy and co-director of thCenter for Media Ethics and Digital Socie ...

(born 1975), professor of ethics * Thomas Knaus (born 1974), professor of education * Laura Martignon (born 1952), professor of mathematics

Notable alumni

* Rainer Arnold (born 1950),

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External links

Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg Website

— index page of web site in English
Ludwigsburg University of Education Academic Year 2009/2010
(PDF) at shawnee.edu Ludwigsburg Education schools in Germany Universities and colleges in Baden-Württemberg {{BadenWürttemberg-struct-stub