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At the symposium "#FormingSociety in the Digital Age", academics and practitioners discussed topics relating to digitalisation in social work and related professions and disciplines.

In 2004, the first childhood education degree programmes were created, including the degree programme in Early Childhood Education at the Department of Social Sciences and Education. The conference, which was organised by the Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, was intended to take stock…

Accessibility at universities is of central importance in order to provide all students, staff and visitors with equal access to the campus and to education. This starts with good orientation on campus.

85 years after the beginning of the Second World War, on the occasion of Anti-War Day on the 1st of September 2024, the Interreligious Forum Potsdam and the Ecumenical Preparatory Committee invited people to the Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam for the opening of the Intercultural Weeks 2024. The…

Call for Participation! Planned Job Shadowing by Alumnae/Alumni for Students shows Career Prospects at close Quarters.

With the publication of the new education plan "The extended principles of elementary education" by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MBJS), Brandenburg is sending a strong signal in favour of child-oriented and scientifically based early childhood education. The education plan was…

Prof. Dr Franziska Geib, born in 1987 in Alfeld an der Leine in Lower Saxony, has been a professor in the Department of Social and Educational Sciences since 1 April 2024. She is Professor of Inclusive Work with People with Disabilities and Diversity and the Anti-Discrimination Officer at Potsdam…

On 4th of July 2024, the symposium "Addiction self-help in open men's and women's prisons" took place at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences. The occasion was the publication of a qualitative study on addiction self-help in open prisons, which was carried out at the University of Applied…

Hadi Daaboul, a student on the "Childhood Studies and Children's Rights" Master's programme at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, was awarded the DAAD Prize 2024 for his outstanding achievements and remarkable social commitment.

Sustainability is an important social issue and concerns everyone. More and more companies are therefore also focussing on sustainable development within their management. Job applicants with the relevant qualifications can increase their chances through further training programmes such as those…

From 18th to 21st of June 2024, an international research workshop on "Remembering Genocides and Violent Conflicts: Intergenerational Memory and Post-History in Contemporary Societies" took place at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences.

Job qualification next level: The Work@Heart certificate programme increases students' chances of successfully starting a career – flexibly, sustainably and parallel to their studies. Interested parties can ask their questions in an online information session on the 9th of July from 12 to 1 pm.