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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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Systemic Constellations – Register now!

For the ninth time, the certificate course ‘Systemic Constellations’ will start in November 2025 under the course leadership Dr Andrea Berreth. The course starts on 27 November and registrations are still possible until 2 November 2025.

This practice-oriented, part-time continuing education programme is aimed at individuals who are familiar with systemic thinking and now want to professionalise their existing knowledge and experience. The programme can be completed with a university certificate.

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Seminar – Grief in the Workplace

It's not just colleagues who die; grief is also present in private life and an important topic that also influences work. Employees grieve for close relatives, parents, sometimes children, and not infrequently for clients, students, or even students. Beside great sympathy, there often remains a sense of shock and uncertainty. What helps colleagues and their families, and how can work be reorganised in a new and perhaps different way?

This one-day seminar will take place on 20/02/2026, and is aimed at human resources managers, executives, and all interested employees who would like to further their education in the field of grief and death. You can register until the 31st of January, 2026.

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Apply now - Kita Intensiv programme

The Kita Intensiv continuing education programme is aimed at educators and social pedagogues who already hold a management position in a daycare centre and provides practical knowledge, methods and tools to support them in their leadership and management tasks.

The continuing education programme takes place from 9 March to 25 September 2026. In three compact block weeks, theoretical basics are taught in various modules and reinforced through group work, practical exercises using case studies and contributions from the participants themselves.

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Obituary for Christa Heinrich

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…

Further education

Interview

30 years of the Centre for Further and Continuing Education (ZEW): Prof Dr Andrea Schmidt on the Development of the Continuing Education Master's Programme in Social Management

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.

Further education

Press release

30 years of continuing education at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences - anniversary celebration of the Centre for Continuing Education

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…

Further education

News

30 years of ZEW | 5% anniversary discount on our training courses in the month of September

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.

  • 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.

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    Family places on the FHP campus

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

  • 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.

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    DGWF

    Die DGWF ist die zentrale Plattform für wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung, Fernstudium und lebenslanges Lernen in Deutschland. Sie fördert die Zusammenarbeit und den fachlichen Austausch zwischen Hochschulen, wodurch wertvolle Impulse für die Qualität der Bildungsangebote entstehen. 

    Die Fachhochschule Potsdam ist in der Landesgruppe Berlin-Brandenburg organisiert und bringt sich aktiv ein, um die Qualität der Weiterbildung kontinuierlich zu stärken.

  • 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

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Head of the Further Education Unit (ZEW)
Coordination of the Further Education Unit (ZEW)
Coordination & Organisation ZEW
Central Recognition and Recognition Counselling & Coordination ZEW
Coordination & Organisation ZEW