Central Institutions

The Central Student Advisory Service (Zentrale Studienberatung - ZSB) is a general advisory service for prospective and current students and your point of contact for all questions concerning your studies. At the moment, the advisors are at your disposal mainly by phone or e-mail. In addition, ZSB offers regular information events as well as group and advanced education programs and, of course, tips and tricks for the digital semester.

Website:  https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/studium/advising-and-services/zsb
E-Mail: studienberatung@uni-potsdam.de
Phone: +49 331 977-1715

PULS stands for Potsdamer Universitätslehr- und Studienorganisationsportal, or the University of Potsdam portal for organizing teaching and studies. You can use PULS to plan and organize your studies.

It is possible to:

• create a personal course schedule and register for courses
• register for examinations and see your grades
• create important documents
• generate new iTANs
• manage your personal data

In the following two videos, we introduce you to the most important features of PULS and show you how to use it. And if you still have questions, feel free to contact us at puls-team@uni-potsdam.de.

We advise students and doctoral candidates on how to organize their studies or internship abroad. We offer international students and applicants support for questions regarding applications, general orientation at the university, and all questions relating to university studies, legal provisions for internationals, and personal questions.

As part of the European Digital UniverCity - abbreviated EDUC - the University of Potsdam belongs to a European university alliance that enables students, researchers, teachers and staff to use the services and advantages of no less than eight universities at once. The future is flexible, multilingual, virtual and, above all, European. Together, the partners of the EDUC Alliance are creating a new academic space that allows you to move freely between universities and their offerings and decide for yourself what, when, where and how you want to study, research, teach or further your education. Along the way, you will acquire transcultural and digital skills that are becoming increasingly important for the future world of work.

The University Library provides literature and other information resources for your studies at each of the three university locations. In the Departmental Libraries you will find the book and journal collection, computer workstations as well as copiers, scanners and printers. You can borrow media for free and your student ID card (PUCK) serves as your library card.

You have access to a large number of e-books and e-journals from any location, in the campus network via WiFi or from home via VPN.

Our Library Introductions can help you find your way around the library and provide you with information on the current library services and tips for literature searches.

The Zessko offers a wide range of courses as well as the opportunity to learn languages self-directed with learning guidance or cooperatively in language tandem. In addition, there are offers in the areas of writing advice, lecture coaching as well as the media libraries as places for self-learning. As part of the key professional competencies (Studiumplus), you can acquire the additional certificate "Intercultural Competence in Study and Work" or help to design student projects.

Our business areas are:

Languages | Key Competences / Studiumplus
The Introductory Study Phase | Independent Study

You can find more information on our website.

The Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss (AStA)is at the heart of student government. We take care of students’ concerns and represent them in dealing with the university administration and the the state government. AStA is currently made up of 12 sections and is elected by the student parliament. It is the students themselves that finance AStA. With this money we try to enable students to form their own opinions, to promote political education and the students’ willingness for active tolerance and to be aware of their cultural and social concerns. In addition, AStA provides a range of free (legal) advisory services.

The student cultural center [KuZe] has been run since 2005 by the Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss (AStA) of the University of Potsdam in cooperation with the Offener Kunstverein e.V. [OKeV] and the ekze e.V. in the Hermann-Elflein-Straße. In its fifteen years of existence, KuZe has established itself, with its wide range of cultural offerings, as a prominent institution in downtown Potsdam. Students and other people interested in culture do not only enjoy a varied program of events and the unique atmosphere in the KuZe pub, but also a wide range of opportunities for active participation and self-experimentation in the numerous projects that are based here. To find out more about KuZe, visit www.kuze-potsdam.de!

The University Sports Center offers high-quality sports and exercise programs adapted to the everyday life of students for members of all Potsdam institutions of higher education and the cooperating institutions. You can build your individual program from over 500 weekly courses in more than 120 different sports. We offer an extensive range of activities, from various sports courses, trips & excursions, massage facilities and a fitness club to a variety of workshops.

You can also participate in numerous competitions, events and fun tournaments organized by the University Sports Center throughout the academic year. In addition to the recreational sports program, you can acquire interdisciplinary key competences with us and obtain valuable credit points for your studies.

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The Coordination Office for Equal Opportunity, under the direction of the Central Equal Opportunity Officer, provides information, advice and raises awareness on university policy equality issues and diversity. We actively work to reduce all forms of discrimination, offer advice and support during studies, and regularly invite students to events.
You can find more information about our work, concrete offers and current events on our homepage: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/gleichstellung.
An overview of the counseling services in case of discrimination at the UP can be found here: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/diskriminierungsfreie-hochschule/

The STEM area of the study orientation is committed to the enthusiasm of all genders for STEM subjects and their promotion. We achieve this through the following projects, among others:

•     STEM career and study orientation course
•     Workshops with a focus on "Roberta and Calliope programming"
•     Potential assessment procedure "tasteMINT"
•     and more

For study orientation in the STEM field, we are looking for enthusiastic students who enjoy communicating their passion for the subject. Get to know us at the "Market of Opportunities" or on our website. We look forward to meeting you!

The "Career Service and University College" department in the Center for Quality Development in Teaching and Learning is concerned with shaping the transitions in the course of studies and supports students in successfully mastering the exciting phases of entering and leaving their studies. The University College is the point of contact for the start of studies, the Career Service for the transition from studies to professional life. Practical orientation, however, plays an important role throughout the course of your studies - even at the beginning of your studies. Thus, we work together to accompany you through your studies in a motivated and goal-oriented manner.

We support you with concrete offers in your professional orientation and in strategically and individually shaping your career entry. In this way, you can shape your studies in a practical way and discover your personal career path.

Further information about our work and concrete offers can be found at: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/zfq//warmup-2021-careerservice-unikolleg