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

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

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.

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

The world’s development is not a story of linear progress but rather a series of repairs. This is the premise of the new international Research Training Group Cultures of Repair, established by the University of Potsdam in partnership with the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. At the heart of the program is the concept of “repair” as an alternative paradigm for social and cultural change.

Dr. Mariana Chiuffo is an ecologist. She conducts research at the Institute for Research on Biodiversity and the Environment (INIBIOMA, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, CONICET) and teaches at the Universidad Nacional del Comahue in Argentina. Last year, she joined Prof. Damaris Zurell’s Ecology/Macroecology research group, on the grounds of the University of Potsdam Botanical Garden, as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow. 

The University of Potsdam is seeking to further expand its close ties with South America. To this end, a university delegation led by President Oliver Günther traveled to Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil in late February to meet with partner institutions. The delegation included representatives from the International Office, the Center for Teacher Training and Education Research (ZeLB), and researchers in Romance studies, military history, and business information systems.

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

Nearly seven years ago, six European universities came together to launch the European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) — a university alliance led by the University of Potsdam with an ambitious goal: to bring students, scholars, and staff across partner institutions into a shared academic community.

At the end of April 2026, 250 students from 34 European countries gathered in Strasbourg for the European Student Assembly (ESA) to discuss current issues and draw up policy recommendations for the future of Europe. Albin Babu, a student at the University of Potsdam, was there representing the University Alliance European Digital UniverCity (EDUC).