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Instructors
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier, Faculty Spokesperson & Klaus Rohwer, Faculty Spokesperson
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier:
What do you teach?
Klaus Rohwer:
Mostly physics—at the Women’s and Men’s Academy as well as at the Aicher-Scholl College. The content changes every semester, usually covering the fundamentals. At the Aicher-Scholl College, I can go into more depth, as the participants come straight from their A-levels. I also teach jazz—that’s my hobby.
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier:
Are you a physicist?
Klaus Rohwer:
Yes. I studied physics in Hamburg and worked for many years in industry. After retiring, I joined the vh. In fact, it has been part of my life all along: even as a school student, I attended courses there, including physics. At some point, I realised I was good at delivering lectures. I enquired—and was told, ‘We urgently need physicists.’ Before I knew it, I was teaching at all three academies.
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier:
I have two lives. Earlier, in Argentina, I was a PE teacher; today I am a passionate Spanish teacher. In 1998, I hosted a Spanish-language radio programme here. When the moderator left, I took over his group. I spoke very little German, so I taught the course entirely in Spanish—the course was a huge success.
Klaus Rohwer:
Was there a particular experience that stands out?
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier:
Yes. A very quiet woman spoke perfect Spanish. Later, I learnt that Magdalena Kopp, the spouse of Carlos the Jackal, the internationally wanted terrorist, had been in my class.
Klaus Rohwer:
This kind of thing happens here.
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier:
What do you wish for the vh on its 80th anniversary?
Klaus Rohwer:
That it lasts a long time.
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier:
And that it stays open—no ID, no permission required. ‘Interference desired.’
We are many—and we are proud of that. People who share their knowledge with enthusiasm teach at the Ulm Adult Education Centre. They come from all kinds of professional backgrounds and often bring decades of experience from internationally active companies. This knowledge flows directly into the practical aspects of our courses. Different generations meet here—this is exactly what makes vh Ulm vibrant. Learning arises through exchange, active participation, and mutual inspiration. In 2025, 915 instructors were active at vh Ulm. The longest teaching career spans over 50 years. The youngest instructor was born in 2003, the oldest in 1943—exactly eighty years apart. A wide variety of life paths, experiences, and perspectives come together in the community of 340 male, 573 female, and two non-binary instructors.
Would you like to be part of this community? Become an instructor at vh Ulm and inspire learners in areas such as languages, creative arts, health, digitalisation, society and the environment, or professional skills.
»This atmosphere, this openness, it gives me something special.«
Maria Magdalena Parra-Allgaier, Faculty Spokesperson
