The Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) was founded on January 1, 2001 as new non-university research institute. It belongs to the private, non-profit foundation “Medien in der Bildung”
Highlights of the institute since 2001
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2001
Foundation: Institut für Wissensmedien (Knowledge Media Research Center)
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2002
Cooperation with the Universtiy of Tübingen
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2003
Establishment of e-teaching@university (today e-teaching.org)
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2004
Task Force “New Media in School”
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2005
Visit of Annette Schwan (former Federal Minister of Education and Research)
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2006
Project “Learning in Museums”
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2006
Evaluation by the Leibniz Association
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2007
IWM at Second Life
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2008
Start of the Leibniz Graduate School for Knowledge Media Research
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2009
Foundation of the Leibniz-Wissenschaftscampus “Informational Environments”
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2010
Start of the joint project MIRROR and NEXT TELL
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2011
Joint project “EyeVisit”
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2011
Renamed in “Leibniz-Institut” für Wissensmedien
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2012
Moving into the former women’s hospital
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2012
Start Graduate School LEAD
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2012
Junior Research Lab Neurocognition (today Neuro-cognitive Plasticity)
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2012
Joint research within the Leibniz Association
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2012
Certificate for child-career compatibility
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2013
Junior Research Lab Social Media
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2013
Evaluation as excellent by the Leibniz Senate
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2014
New corporate design
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2016
Tübingen Digital Teaching Lab
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2017
Transfer of office: New director
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2017
Alumni meeting
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2018
Inauguration TÜsch (OB Palmer at IWM)
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2019
Foundation of the Research and Transfer Center TüDiLB
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2020
3rd Evaluation of the IWM
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2021
20 Years IWM
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