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Two paths, one goal: University of Applied Sciences Potsdam launches new degree programmes in Childhood Education
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is expanding its range of degree programmes in the field of early education: The Bachelor's degree programme Childhood Education (BA) and Childhood Education Dual (BA) are two pioneering degree programmes being launched. They qualify students for…
Premiere for Brandenburg: First endowed professorship in Social Work starts in autumn
In view of the rising numbers of children and young people in educational support centres and the increasing number of reports of child endangerment in Brandenburg, the need for well-trained specialists is becoming ever more urgent. The Großes Waisenhaus zu Potsdam Foundation is providing an answer…
Children's rights take centre stage: DGKiM annual conference at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Around 320 participants from the fields of education, social work, justice, paediatrics, paediatric and adolescent surgery, child and adolescent psychiatry, gynaecology and forensic medicine will come together at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam from 8 to 9 May 2026 for the 17th annual…
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in 2nd place in the Digital Campus Index 2026
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is one of the top three universities in Germany in the current Digital Campus Index 2026. The university was recognised as second best for its outstanding digital maturity and its particularly user-friendly digital services for students.
New impetus for data expertise: QUADRIGA presents further developed framework
The QUADRIGA Data Competence Centre, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), has taken another important step in its development: with the publication of the fourth version of its data competence framework, a revised and sharpened model for the systematic teaching of data…
Libraries and culture as strong partners against right-wing extremism and disinformation
How can libraries and cultural projects effectively defuse right-wing extremist narratives and disinformation? What role do education, Arts Management and Cultural Work and information literacy play in this? And what contribution can the Arts Management and Cultural Work and Library Sciences degree…
Prof Dr Helga Schmid becomes the new Dean of the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
On 1 April 2026, Prof. Dr Helga Schmid, Professor of Design Theory and Design Research, will take over the four-year position of Dean in the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. She succeeds Prof Wiebke Loeper, Professor of Photography.
Federal Cross of Merit for Prof. Dr. Knut Andreas
Minister Schüle presents award to Brandenburg musicologist.
Open Access Brandenburg participates in CoARA: Research Assessment as the Key to Open Access Transformation
Open Access Brandenburg is an associate member of the German National Chapter of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). Its participation emphasises Open Access Brandenburg's conviction that a reform of research assessment is a key prerequisite for the success of the Open Access…
Open Access in Brandenburg on the road to success: OA rate well above the national average
The Open Access Monitoring Report 2025 shows strong momentum, high visibility and the continuous expansion of freely accessible research.
Stone Days 2026 at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences: symposium on stone conservation
The Steintage 2026 will take place from 12 to 14 February 2026 at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP). The symposium of the Stone Conservation Section of the Association of Conservators (VDR) offers a central forum for professional exchange on current topics and challenges in stone…
Prof Dr Ulrike Wuttke launches science podcast on data tracking and digital sovereignty
On 1 February 2026, the new science podcast "Die Wissensarchitekt*innen" was launched, initiated and produced by Prof. Dr Ulrike Wuttke, digital humanities scholar and information scientist as well as professor of library science with a focus on strategies, service development and science…