Julia Rausenberger

Prof. Dr. Julia Rausenberger serves as Joint-Head of Higher Education and Professor for Applied Mathematics in Life Sciences at the School of Life Sciences (HLS) of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) since 2023 and 2020 respectively. She joined FHNW in 2010 as a Lecturer in Mathematics and held key roles including Student Projects Coordinator (2014-2020) and Equality Representative (2013-2016).

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Biomathematics, University of Freiburg (2005-2010)
• Post-Doc at ETH Zurich's Department of Biosystems Science (2010)
• University Didactics Certification, University of Basel (2014-2015)
• Mathematics Studies at Universities of Münster/Tübingen (1999-2005) with Pisa exchange (2002-2003)

Her research integrates mathematical modeling in life sciences with transformative educational approaches. She pioneers agile teaching methodologies, digital assessment tools, and contextualized mathematics instruction specifically for application-oriented universities. Her work addresses critical gaps in STEM education through functional thinking development and industry-aligned pedagogy, significantly enhancing student engagement in engineering and life sciences curricula.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strategic shift toward educational innovation since 2020, with dominant themes in agile methodology implementation, functional cognition in mathematics, and digital assessment design. These works consistently bridge theoretical pedagogy with practical classroom applications across chemistry, engineering, and life sciences contexts.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Teaching Award of HLS FHNW (2019)
• Teaching Award of HLS FHNW (2017)

Prof. Rausenberger has secured industry collaboration with AICOS Technologies AG (2017-2018) on digital statistics education and mentored numerous student projects as Coordinator (2014-2020). Her leadership in equality initiatives and current role shaping institutional higher education strategy demonstrates comprehensive academic stewardship.

As Joint-Head of Higher Education, she directs pedagogical innovation across HLS FHNW, establishing frameworks for digital learning transformation and faculty development in application-oriented mathematics education.