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The Centre for Continuing Education (ZEW) celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. At the end of the year, we spoke to Mustafa Turna, Head of ZEW, about the past, present and future of continuing education at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Christa Heinrich, who played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam for many years. Her death has left a huge void in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to work…

Prof Dr Andrea Schmidt is the academic director of the Master's in Social Management. She reports on the start of the degree programme in 2016, its development and talks about her wishes for the future of ZEW in the coming years.

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) is celebrating a special anniversary this year: for 30 years, the Centre for Continuing Education (ZEW) has stood for practical, interdisciplinary and future-oriented continuing education. On 18 September 2025, members of the university, teaching…

The Centre for Further and Continuing Education (ZEW) at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025. The university is honouring its long-standing commitment to lifelong learning and professional development with a varied programme and special events.

In this interview, Prof. Dr. Susanne Freund talks about how the master's degree programme "Archive Science" and "Archives in the Information Age" came about at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. She also discusses what makes the programmes unique, and shares some of the success stories she…

This year's "Family Council Coordinator" training programme, led by Professor Hubert Höllmüller from the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, concluded on Saturday.

Leah Carola Czollek and Gudrun Perko are the founders of the "Social Justice and Diversity" concept. Since 2012, they and members of their institute "Social Justice and Radical Diversity" have been organising further training courses at ZEW in which participants are trained as "Social Justice and…

The Association of Business Archivists (VdW) and the Central Institution for Continuing Education (ZEW) at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences officially sealed their cooperation on 7 May 2025. By signing a cooperation agreement, both partners are laying the foundation for the future-oriented…

The project office of the distance learning programme "Archive" at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam informs: There are currently still a few places available on the renowned "Archive" distance learning programme. The further education programme is aimed specifically at media and…

As part of our anniversary series "30 years of ZEW", Malte Patriok - systemic coach, team developer and organisational consultant - talks about his journey with professional development at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. In the interview, you can find out why several courses at the FHP…

On the 17th of May 2025, the participants of the in-service training course "Social Justice and Diversity Training" celebrated their successful graduation.