Shaping the world of tomorrow

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam promises barrier-free studies with regard to diversity, competencies, handicaps, languages and origin: As a comparatively family university, we cultivate a personal and helpful interaction with students – but also among lecturers. This enables us to provide individual support throughout the course of study.

At the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam research, professional practice and teaching inspire each other and provide impulses for new approaches and ways of thinking. Components of teaching are the communication and application of current research findings, research-based learning and the facilitation of student research projects.

Personal development and civic engagement are important educational goals at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam promotes an attitude characterized by openness, cooperation and appreciation for fellow human beings and the environment. In doing so, we practice an inclusive attitude and develop practices of sustainable action. Departmental and university-wide semester themes and projects accompany us in this.

Digital teaching and learning formats are part of everyday life at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The digitalization of life and work is currently shaping a profound process of social change. The ability to critically question as well as the design of digital change and its social consequences are both teaching methods and content of our teaching.

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The study programs of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam see themselves as part of a network of regional as well as international partners and underpin the application orientation and practical relevance of the training with transfer projects and real laboratories. Mobility windows in the curricula promote the international exchange and intercultural experience of students as well as lecturers .

On the basis of secure professional knowledge and experience, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam opens up scope for interdisciplinary discourse and cultivates interdisciplinary thinking in various teaching and research formats. Only by connecting one's own expertise to other disciplines does one succeed in asking adequate questions and providing differentiated answers for dealing with the present.

We look forward to seeing you again at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam! Alumni enrich teaching, research, transfer and our academic community with their skills and professional experiences. Lifelong learning and academic careers continue at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam: we offer career options, a variety of continuing education opportunities, and the possibility of cooperative doctorates.

Mission Statement Teaching Long Version (PDF)