Artificial Intelligence for Academia

Traget group: PhD candidates, Postdocs, Junior Professors, Tenure Track Professors, Science Managers
Language: German
Duration of the program: 8 month

Program Overview

Are you ready to build and expand artificial intelligence in your areas of work?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to make scientific research, university teaching, and academic management more in-depth, faster, and more flexible. New opportunities are emerging, such as the analysis of big data, the use of chatbots to individualize teaching, and support in writing academic papers.

The further education program “Artificial Intelligence for Academia” provides practical knowledge in various workshops on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Large Language Model (LLM) applications for your own work and/or research. It also addresses key questions related to AI ethics and AI law.
 

Program goals

The Potsdam Graduate School (PoGS) enables you to develop and strengthen your AI competencies through this program. The goal is to gain a well-founded and critical understanding of AI.

The program offers:

• Introduction to and advanced exploration of Generative AI and Machine Learning – hands-on workshops with experts, interactive exercises, and case studies in an academic context.
• Development of a concrete AI application – create a practical solution for your professional and/or research field and achieve directly implementable results.
• Discussion of ethical and legal aspects of AI – reflection on opportunities, risks, and responsibilities.
• Integration of AI tools into teaching and research – enhancement of teaching-learning environments and research processes.
• Presentation and feedback – showcase your own AI applications and receive constructive feedback.
• Tips for sustainable implementation in everyday work – strategies for the long-term use of AI in academic environments.

The program is designed to develop a solid understanding of Artificial Intelligence and to transfer this knowledge into practice in a targeted way. Throughout the program, you will work through the relevant content step by step.