Dr. Jona Garz

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jona T. Garz is a senior teaching and research assistant at the Chair of Inclusion and Diversity. He studied theology in Marburg and Berlin and completed his doctorate in 2021 with a dissertation on the history of knowledge regarding 'child idiocy', awarded the Dissertation Prize by the Special Education Section of the German Society for Educational Science. Currently, he is focusing on a history of learning in the 20th century, as well as historical knowledge practices between pedagogy, psychology, and medicine, the history of special and social pedagogy, and methodological questions of (historical) research, particularly knowledge history and participatory research.

Research Interests

Experience

Post-Doc

2022-01-01 — Present

Chair of Inclusion and Diversity, University of Zurich • Zürich, Switzerland

Research and teaching focus on inclusion and diversity in educational contexts.

Project Coordinator

2021-01-01 — 2023-01-01

NFP 76 Project "Grammar" • Zürich, Switzerland

Coordination and execution of research project investigating educational contexts from a historical perspective.

Project Assistant

2020-01-01 — 2021-01-01

Department of Historical Educational Research, University of Zurich • Zürich, Switzerland

Assisted in various research projects focusing on historical educational research.

Requirements for University of Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent from a recognized university Minimum 180 ECTS credits
Application Checklist
  • Matriculation certificate
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Copy of passport
  • Motivation letter
Specialization Notes

Department of Law