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Extension of the Social Fund Statutes: more Support for Students with Child(ren)
From the summer semester 2026, it will be possible to receive full or partial reimbursement of additional costs from study-related use of the FAMteam's childcare services due to a change in the social fund statutes.
Mobile Family Location in the Outreach Hub Luckenwalde
From now on, the Outreach Hub Luckenwalde also has an offer for families: a handcart with stimulating play materials invites children and adults to read, play and linger.
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…
"To Curate is to Mediate" - Review with the Participant Dr Yvonne Pauly
As coordinator of the School Lab for the Humanities at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , Dr Yvonne Pauly deals with questions of mediation on a daily basis. In our interview, she explains why she decided to take part in the "Curating 101" training programme, what ideas she…
Consolidation of Transfer Formats: What remains after "Innovative University"?
How can successful transfer formats be stabilised when the funding ends? At the IHS World Café organised by "Zukunft findet Stadt" and "InNoWest" at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, stakeholders from science, practice and politics discussed precisely this question. Both joint projects are currently…
Understanding Dementia. A Series of Workshops for Family Carers.
The FAMteam's series of workshops on the topic of "Caring for relatives" is being expanded to include a free, external programme. Find out everything you need to know about dementia and how you can deal with your family members appropriately.
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…
Bookbinding as a Method for Creative Educational and Social Work
Lea Giesecke talks about the new training programme "Bookbinding as a social practice" and shows how it can be used in working with people.
The Campus will Change in April - Start of Construction for New Building "V"
On the 20th of April 2026, construction work will begin on the new building "V" on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The construction site is located between the Kiepenheuerallee access road, House 17/Casino and the solar pavilion.
Security in Dealing With a Sensitive Topic
In this interview, Prof Dr Karin Borck provides insights into the new training course "Grief in the workplace" at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and shows why uncertainty in dealing with grief is so widespread.
How Founding Drives your Own Transformation - Laura van Altena on the Podcast: Gründungsgeist Berlin-Brandenburg
How do you start a business when your everyday life has long been full but you still don't want to give up anything? Laura van Altena talks to Doreen Löwe about the challenges of self-employment, being an employee and voluntary work and how the EXIST Women's Scholarship helps her to focus.
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.