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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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Neuer Campus der Universität Lettlands
Photo: Toms Grinbergs/Universität Lettlands

German-Baltic Partnership – Interdisciplinary Center for German Studies Founded in Riga

Joint research and teaching on Latvian-German cultural relations in the past and present are the focus of the Interdisciplinary Center for German Studies, which was officially opened at the University of Riga on June 26, 2025.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/headlines-and-featured-stories/detail/2025-07-29-from-drammen-to-potsdam-how-the-educ-network-is-bringing-people-together
Kine Korsmo kam 2025 mit einem EDUC-Programm für Staff Secondments für mehrere Monate an die Universität Potsdam
Photo: Kevin Ryl

From Drammen to Potsdam – How the EDUC Network Is Bringing People Together

Science connects people – through learning, researching and working together. Sometimes digitally and from different parts of the world thanks to new technical resources and sometimes in person in a single place.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/headlines-and-featured-stories/detail/2025-07-07-im-netzwerk-gruener-wie-europaeische-hochschulen-gemeinsam-nachhaltiger-werden-koennen
Gemeinsam nachhaltig werden - Motto und Thema der EDUC-Staff Week
Photo: EDUC/Dávid Molnár

Greener networking – How European universities can become more sustainable together

Universities are places where new knowledge is created and taught, and they are increasingly becoming pioneers when it comes to putting this knowledge into practice.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/educ/index
EDUC Logo

EDUC – "European Digital UniverCity"

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

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Photo: Anja Linstädter

NamTip project fosters knowledge transfer in Namibia

How can desertification be tackled effectively? And how can scientific findings be translated into practical action on the ground? These questions were at the heart of the German-Namibian research project NamTip.

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Photo: Brankica Kubátová

Astronomy live – Workshop at the Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic

The oldest and largest observatory in the Czech Republic is located in Ondřejov near Prague. It is used for scientific observation of the sun and other stars, as well as for educational purposes.