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International Summer Campus – From Languages to Fake News to Sustainability

As the semester comes to an end, the University of Potsdam would like to announce its “International Summer Campus.” Students from Germany and abroad …
The Vestfold Campus

Between Regional Customs and International Research - Uni Potsdam Visits EDUC Partner University of South-Eastern Norway

From June 13 to 15, a six-member delegation from the University of Potsdam, led by Vice President for International Affairs and Fundraising Prof. Dr. …
Statue of Justice against blurred background.

Prohibiting the Truth by Law - Prof. Dr. Christoph Wagner on the Freedom of the Media and the Judiciary in the Russian Federation

In May, the non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders published its 2022 press freedom rankings, which compare the situation for …
Children at the Rahn Schools Cairo.

Going Abroad for the Internship Semester – Partner School in Cairo Is Latest Addition to Teacher Training Network

Internationalization of Potsdam’s pre-service teacher training programs is advancing: Thanks to a new cooperation project with the Rahn Schools in …
Humboldt Fellow Dr. Anuradha Samajdar

Fascinating Universe – Humboldt Fellow Anuradha Samajdar on Analysis of Gravitational Waves

Since January 2022 Dr. Anuradha Samajdar has been a Humboldt Fellow in the Theoretical Astrophysics research group at the Institute of Physics and …

EDUC Is Growing – Universities from Spain and Norway Join European University Alliance

The European Digital UniverCity EDUC is gaining new members: The European University Alliance, which is being coordinated out of Potsdam, has been …
Prof. Dr. Florian Schweigert, Dr. Manja Schüle, Prof. Dr. Károly Vajda (Rector of Budapest University of Jewish Studies ), Prof. Dr. Walter Homolka (from left to right).

Cooperation with Budapest University of Jewish Studies Expanded

The University of Potsdam and the Jewish Theological Seminary of the Budapest University of Jewish Studies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …

THE Ranking: Potsdam Ranks First among Young Universities in Germany / 28th Worldwide

The University of Potsdam solidifies its position in the top 30 of young universities worldwide.  It once again earned a spot at the top of the Times …
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mackert | Foto: Karla Fritze

Zeroing in on Science – Professor of Sociology Jürgen Mackert Supervised Several Scholars at Risk in His Working Group

Since 2015, scholars who can no longer work in their home countries because they are under threat or persecuted have had the opportunity to continue …
Short break and data recording in the Argentinean Puna, the second highest mountain plateau on earth and research site of the DFG Research Training Group “StRATEGy”.

A Trip through the Andes – Geoscientists on Excursion in Argentina

At the end of November 2021, PhD students from the international research training group “StRATEGy” and the dual PhD program of the DAAD-funded …