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Further Education and Study While Working

In a rapidly changing world of work, lifelong learning is of great importance in order to expand your professional opportunities in a targeted manner and to develop personally. Benefit from recognised and certified continuing education programmes and courses of study as well as the professional expertise of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Bring your skills up to date. We support you in realising your individual learning goals.

29 years
Experience
300+
Seminar days per year
700+
Participants per year
> 98 %
Recommendation rate

These are your advantages

Our lecturers are renowned professors and experts with profound practical experience – and professionals in their subject areas.

The course contents are geared to your requirements and are explained in an understandable way

The focus is on the application in practice – with case studies, practical elements and, above all, the application of the contents taught.

High value of the certificates awarded by the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Study in small groups: Learning success and individual learning development are ensured by a compact group size

We accompany you: benefit from personal contact persons and individual support

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Study Social Management – Register now!

We offer the option of flexible learning: instead of the complete degree programme, you can take modules individually and complete them with a certificate of attendance or university certificate - so that you can tailor your qualification requirements to what is important to you at the time.

Would you like to complete the entire degree programme later? No problem, because we can recognise your academic achievements.

Registration & Information

Kinderbetreuung Kita Management Weiterbildung

Kita Management – Register now!

You will learn how to successfully manage a day care centre and which professional skills are required for this in our in-service training kita management. The further education programme will start for the 18th time at the end of November 2024.

The programme is aimed at daycare centre managers as well as educators who aspire to a management position. Participants acquire a scientifically sound, up-to-date and, in particular, application-oriented professional qualification for the management of day care centres or comparable facilities. Under the academic direction of Prof. Dr. Claus Richter and the social and educational sciences department at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, the further education can (but does not have to) be completed with a university certificate.

Register now, the registration deadline has been extended to 30/09/2024.

Registration & Information

Hände und Figuren erklären eine Aufstellung

Systemic Constellations – Register now!

For the eighth time, the certificate course "Systemic Constellations" will start in September 2024 under the academic direction of Dr. Andrea Berreth.

The practice-oriented and in-service training is aimed at people who are familiar with systemic ways of thinking and now want to professionalise their existing knowledge or experience. The further education can be completed with a university certificate.

Further information and registration

Dates

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Further Education Info Event
05/12/2024, 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm

Info Evening for Further Training in Mediation & Conflict Management 2025

Info Evening Mediation & Conflict Management 2025
Zielgruppe: Prospective students
Location: Online

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Aufgeklappter Laptop mit Analyse-Dashboard
Further education

News

New Google Analytics (GA4) Training starts in March 2025

The training course "Google Analytics for non-profit organisations & small businesses" starts for the first time on the 4th of March 2025. Lecturer Maria-Lena Matysik is experienced in using the latest version (GA4) of the well-known web analytics tool and will show participants in just five…

Zwei Hände schreiben in einem Notizbuch
Further education

Press release

New seminars on occupational health management and generation management in social organisations

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is expanding its continuing education programme and is now introducing two new seminars designed specifically for professionals in social institutions. The seminars were developed under the direction of Prof. Dr. Birgit Wiese and are dedicated to the…

Prof. Knoesel mit Blumen und Mustafa Turna Frontalaufnahme
Further education

News

Prof. Dr. Peter Knösel ends his many Years of Work in the Daycare Centre Training Courses

After more than three decades of dedicated work, Prof. Dr. Peter Knösel, academic director of the daycare training programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, is retiring.

Abschlussfoto Social Justice and Diversity Training
Further education

Retrospective

Successful Conclusion: 21st Social Justice and Diversity Training with University Certificate and Satisfied Participants

The 21st round of social justice and diversity training was successfully completed. The practical training promoted intensive dialogue and was very well received by the group.

  • Person mit Rucksack am Gleis Zug Deutsche Bahn

    Your special conditions with Deutsche Bahn

    Thanks to the cooperation between ZEW and Deutsche Bahn, you can travel to and from further education courses in a comfortable, environmentally friendly, flexible and cost-effective way.

    DB event ticket

  • Studierende sitzen vor der Mensa in der Sonne

    Eating & drinking on campus

    The canteen and cafeteria in the main building offer a variety of meals, snacks and drinks at reasonable prices from Monday to Friday. Coffee and other drinks are also available in the casino in building 17. There are also several bakeries, snack bars and restaurants around the university.

    Canteen

  • Keyvisual der Landingpage "Fachhochschule Potsdam – Ein Ort für Familien"

    Family places on the FHP campus

    Lots of little family places for parents and children, to be found on our well-being plan.

    Family locations

  • Computer-Arbeitsplätze in der Bibliothek

    Library

    The main building houses the academic library of the University of Applied Sciences with extensive analogue and digital offerings for all departments. Numerous (computer) workstations are available at your disposal.

    Library

  • 90 Prozent

    Directly and practically applicable

    What makes ZEW courses stand out?
    90 % of our participants confirm: The skills acquired in the courses can be applied immediately in everyday working life.
    Further training that makes an impact!

The further education unit team

ZEW – Further Education Unit

Room 1.10
Mustafa Turna
Head of the Further Education Unit (ZEW)
Beatrice Jurth, M.A.
Coordination of the Further Education Unit (ZEW)
Anna Scheller
Coordination & Organisation ZEW
Stephanie Teichler
Coordination ZEW & Project Recognition and Crediting
Fedor Zatchinaev
Coordination & Organisation ZEW

Student employees

Maximiliane Kirchner

Julia Spehr

Martin Meretz