Prof Dr. Nicola Würffel has been Professor of German as a Foreign Language with a focus on
didactics/methodology at the Herder Institute of the University of Leipzig since 2016. Previously, she held the professorship for Didactics of New Media at the PH-Heidelberg. Her
research focus is on the digitalisation of foreign language teaching (including blended learning, virtual reality and virtual exchanges), cooperative learning, learning strategies and the professionalisation of future teachers. Her methodological focus is on language teaching and learning and educational media research. She has been an international trainer for many years in all areas of digitalisation of foreign language teaching, blended learning and virtual exchanges.