Program Overview

University Program Information

The University of Potsdam offers various programs and services to support students and faculty. The following information provides an overview of the university's programs and initiatives.

Quality Development in Teaching and Learning

The Center for Quality Development in Teaching and Learning (ZfQ) is responsible for promoting quality in teaching and learning at the university. The ZfQ offers various services, including:

• Quality management
• Accreditation and evaluation
• Career service and university college
• Teaching and media

Quality Management

The ZfQ is responsible for quality management at the university, including:

• Metaevaluation
• Process descriptions
• External and internal evaluations
• Peer-to-peer strategy consulting

Accreditation and Evaluation

The ZfQ is responsible for accrediting study programs and evaluating teaching and learning at the university. The accreditation process includes:

• System accreditation
• Internal program and concept accreditation
• Student participation in accreditations
• Accredited study programs

Career Service and University College

The Career Service and University College offer various services to support students and faculty, including:

• Career counseling
• University college programs
• Online self-assessments

Teaching and Media

The ZfQ offers various services to support teaching and learning, including:

• Teaching analysis poll (TAP)
• Bedarfsorientierte Angebote (needs-based offers)
• Hochschuldidaktische Angebote (university didactics offers)

Research and Projects

The university is involved in various research projects and initiatives, including:

• UPtransition
• GROW-DE
• CO-WOERK
• European Digital UniverCity (EDUC)
• National Multiplication Trainings (NMT)
• TrainIQA
• LEADx

Events and Workshops

The university offers various events and workshops, including:

• Fr³hzeitiges Feedback Alternativen zur klassischen Evaluation (Online-Workshop)
• Tage des Lehrens & Lernens (Days of Teaching and Learning)
• Kreativraum: Leitbild wird Lehre (Creative Space: Teaching becomes Learning)

Certificates and Memberships

The university has received various certificates and is a member of several organizations, including:

• Bundesinitiative Klischeefrei (Federal Initiative for Diversity)
• Code of Conduct
• Exzellente Lehre (Excellent Teaching)
• HRK-Audit & HRK-Re-Audit (Higher Education Institution Audit)
• HRS4R (Human Resources Strategy for Researchers)
• Systemakkreditierung (System Accreditation)
• Total E-Quality

University Compact

The university offers various services and resources, including:

• Termine & Fristen (Dates and Deadlines)
• Presse (Press)
• Stellenausschreibungen (Job Announcements)
• UNIshop der Universitõt Potsdam (University Shop)
• Vorlesungsverzeichnis (Course Catalog)
• Adressen, Anfahrt und Lageplõne (Addresses, Directions, and Maps)