fachübergreifendem

Fachübergreifend is a German adjective and adverb describing approaches or activities that span or integrate multiple disciplines or subjects. The base form fachübergreifend is used in most contexts, while inflected forms such as fachübergreifendem appear in phrases depending on grammatical case and noun gender. It derives from Fach (subject or field) and übergreifend (spanning across). In practice, fachübergreifend corresponds to the English terms interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary.

In education, fachübergreifende Ansätze are used to teach competencies that cross subjects, such as critical thinking, problem solving, and project work that integrates mathematics, science, and language arts. In higher education and research, teams with a fachübergreifender or fachübergreifender orientation collaborate across departments to address complex problems in areas like sustainability, health, or data science.

Challenges include aligning curricula and assessment across subjects, coordinating time and resources, and balancing depth in individual disciplines with integration. Benefits include a more holistic understanding, transfer of knowledge between fields, and preparation for interdisciplinary workplaces.

Related concepts include interdisciplinarity, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and transdisciplinarity, which adds non-academic stakeholders. The term fachübergreifend is widely used in German-speaking education and research to denote collaborative, cross-subject work.