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Partnerships

This site offers an overview of the university's partnerships.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/international/profile/international-calls

Calls for Proposals

This site offers an overview to all recent international calls for proposals and fellowships

International Students

Information for International Students

Are you interested in studying at the University of Potsdam or are you already a student here? These pages provide specific information to international students.

Stories of Internationalization

International Student of the Month

These pages offer you authentic insights into the everyday and student life of both international students here at the UP and Potsdam students abroad.

http://www.welcome-center-potsdam.de/index.php?sid=8&uid=&lang=eng

Welcome Center Potsdam

The Welcome Center offers service and support for international scientists and their hosts before and during their research stay.

Focus on

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University of Melbourne
Photo: Katharina Schmitt

The University of Potsdam is planning to expand its cooperation with Australian universities

The University of Potsdam is seeking to strengthen its good relations with Australian universities and further expand its internationalization

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/pressreleases/detail/2025-01-29-for-freedom-of-science-voltaire-prize-2025-goes-to-sociologist-rosario-figari-lay%C3%BAs
Voltaire-Preisträgerin Prof. Dr. Rosario Figari Layús mit dem Laudator Prof. Dr. Florian Schweigert (M.) und dem Präsidenten der Universität Potsdam, Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D.
Photo: Kevin Ryl

For Freedom of Science – Voltaire Prize 2025 Goes to Sociologist Rosario Figari Layús

Prof. Dr. Rosario Figari Layús dedicates her research to the defense of human rights, scientific enlightenment, and the promotion of justice and peace

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/international/international-at-home/international-events
Pinnboard mit internationalen Rezeptvorschlägen
Photo: Iris Dupont-Nivet

Recipes for an international campus

Following the successful kick-off at the Campus Festival, where the International Office gathered many exciting ideas from students on the topic of the international campus through the "Recipes for the International Campus" initiative, we are now continuing with our series "International Flavors."

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/educ/index
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EDUC – "European Digital UniverCity"

EDUC" stands for an innovative form of cooperation in the European Higher Education and Research Area.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/headlines-and-featured-stories/detail/2025-03-27-lehramt-international-daad-project-enters-second-funding-phase
60 Lehramtsstudierende aus dem In- und Ausland nahmen 2022 an der Summer School teil.
Photo: Ernst Kaczynski

"Lehramt.International" – DAAD Project Enters Second Funding Phase

Around 40 percent of pupils in German classrooms have a history of immigration. Many of them were born here, others have only been in Germany for a short time, have to learn the language, find their way in a new environment, and sometimes have to deal with their experiences of flight and displacement.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/headlines-and-featured-stories/detail/2025-06-12-Study-Trip-to-Namibia-Understanding-and-Managing-Tipping-Points-in-Dryland-Ecosystems
NamTip - Wissenschaftler*innen bei der Feldarbeit
Photo: Anja Linstädter

Study Trip to Namibia – Understanding and Managing Tipping Points in Dryland Ecosystems

From 16 to 26 June 2025, a delegation from the University of Potsdam will travel to Namibia to participate in a series of academic and stakeholder events alongside Namibian colleagues.