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  24 April 2026 13:33

  German UDS Celebrates its First Graduates

  The German University of Digital Science marks a historic milestone today by celebrating the first graduation ceremony in its young institutional history, honoring the graduates of the university’s first MBA cohort.

• German University of Digital Science Achieves Outstanding Results in New Ranking of Private Universities

  22 April 2026 15:10

  The German University of Digital Science (German UDS) has achieved an exceptional result in the newly published SZ Ranking of the Best Private Universities 2026. Just one year after its foundation, the fully digital university is already ranked among the top private higher education institutions in Germany, underlining the growing recognition of its innovative academic model.

  

• German UDS Appoints Three New Professors to Strengthen Digital Science and Innovation Leadership

  16 April 2026 12:00

  The German UDS is expanding its academic leadership with the appointment of three distinguished professors whose expertise spans human-centered AI, resource‑efficient machine learning, and high‑level science and technology policy.

  

• Malaysian Ambassador Visits German UDS Headquarters

  2 April 2026 08:32

  On 31st of March 2026, German UDS welcomed His Excellency Mohamad Razdan Jamil, Ambassador of Malaysia to Germany, to its headquarters for a high-level exchange on the future of digital education, lifelong learning, and opportunities for strategic cooperation between Malaysia and Germany.

  

• Empowering Skills for the Digital Age: German UDS at TRANSFORM Berlin

  31 March 2026 09:29

  The German University for Digital Science (German UDS) was proud to join the TRANSFORM event, which took place in Berlin from 18-19 March 2026, as a sponsor. TRANSFORM is the leading B2B event by Bitkom, Germany’s digital association.

  

• The Invisible Battlefield Shaping Modern Conflict

  30 March 2026 00:00

  Cyber warfare is increasingly redefining how modern conflicts begin and unfold. Unlike traditional warfare, which is marked by visible military action, cyber-attacks often occur without immediate detection. Disruptions to power grids, communication systems, or financial networks can take place long before any physical escalation becomes visible.

  

• German UDS and iSQI Announce Partnership for Software Testing Micro-Credential

  24 March 2026 11:53

  The German University of Digital Science (German UDS) and iSQI GmbH have entered into a partnership to offer a new micro-credential in Software Testing that combines academic learning with an internationally recognized industry certification. Learners can complete an e-learning program aligned with the ISTQB syllabus and take the official ISTQB® CTFL certification exam.

  

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Last week, 17 German UDS Professors from across the world gathered for two days to inspire new ideas and thoughtful dialogue. Not a conference. Not a PR event. A retreat - designed for academic reflection and renewal. On the agenda: - How should AI reshape the way we teach? - What do micro-degrees look like in practice? - How do professors inspire people to advance their academic journeys? - What does real academic governance look like for a digital university? Our CEO & President Prof. Dr. Mike Friedrichsen put it best: "Two days in Bad Saarow sparked something I didn't want to simply leave behind. The retreat raised questions that went beyond the agenda. Conversations that couldn't end." This is what it looks like when a university supports academic excellence 🧡 . #GermanUDS #Professors #OnlineLearning #DigitalUniversity #GermanEducation

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🚨 The panels you don't want to miss on May 28th. Day 1 at the 4th International Conference on Digital Science in Education brings two of the sharpest panel discussions of the year - and these are the people leading them. Panel 1: AI for Education - Learning Companion - Teacher's Assistant or the End of Academic Integrity? Periklis Papakonstantinou - Grady.ai Martin Ebner - TU Graz Florian Rampelt - AI Campus Panel 2: Redefining the Campus Experience in a Digital World Roland Klemke - Open University of the Netherlands Fridolin Wild - The Open University Daniele Di Mitri - #GermanUDS 28–29 May 2026 | Potsdam & Online 🎟 #EarlyBird tickets - 30% off until May 20th with code GUDS26 Register now! Link in bio. . #GermanUDS #InternationalConference #Panelists #AIinEducation #Potsdam

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🎤 Who's shaping the future of corporate learning? Day 1 at the 4th International Conference on Digital Science in Education kicks off with a session that brings the corporate world into the room - and these are the people leading that conversation. Johanna Heise - Head of Brand and Culture at @heise.group one of Germany's most influential tech media houses Jürgen Schulze - Author and thought leader in digital learning Nihel Chabrak - Founder of @visionnestllc & Climate Policy Advisor Jan Meyer - Global Head of Learning at @sap Four perspectives. One session. One question at the center of it all: what does corporate learning need to become in the age of AI? Session 1: Corporate Learning Perspective 🎟 Early bird tickets - 30% off until May 20th with code GUDS26 Secure your spot now. Link in bio. . #GermanUDS #CorporateLearning #InternationalConference #AIinEducation #OnlineLearning

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🌏 Recently, we had the privilege of welcoming Prof. Dr. Dacheng Liu - Executive Vice Dean of the China Institute for Industrial Development at @tsinghua_uni - to German UDS. This week, we also welcomed a student delegation from Tsinghua and hosted a full two-day Sino-German Academic Exchange on Digital Education, AI and Design Thinking. Our Presidents, Prof. Dr. Mike Friedrichsen and Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel warmly welcomed the delegation - and over two days, we exchanged ideas on AI in education, Design Thinking, Industry 4.0, and our University as a Service model. The kind of exchange that makes the future of global education feel very real. 👉 Swipe to see the highlights from both visits. . #GermanUDS #TsinghuaUniversity #AIinEducation #FutureOfLearning

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Early bird tickets for the 4th International Conference on Digital Science in Education. Offer ends on May 15th, 2026. If you are planning to attend - in Potsdam or online - this is the window. Use code 𝐆𝐔𝐃𝐒𝟐𝟔 at checkout for 30% off. The agenda covers AI in education, immersive learning, future skills, ethics, and accessibility. Two days. International speakers. Peer-reviewed proceedings published in Springer CCIS. - Conference date: 28-29 May 2026 - Location: Potsdam & Online 🎟 Register now. Link in bio. . #GermanUDS #InternationalConference #DigitalUniversity #EarlyBird #AIinEducation

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🎓 German UDS is growing - and we're bringing the best with us. At our first-ever Graduation Ceremony, we also welcomed three new professors at German UDS. 🏛️ Prof. Dr. Michael Bruno Klein - Transformative Digitalization. Former head of Germany's National Academy of Science & Technology. 🤝 Prof. Dr. Sinem Aslan - Human-AI Collaboration. Joins us from Google's XR Lab in the US - remotely, of course. 👨‍💻 Prof. Dr. Haojin Yang - AI Systems & sustainable AI. Also building startups that put LLMs in your pocket. Three appointments. Three fields shaping the future. All at one university. German UDS was built on the idea that world-class research and world-class teaching belong together. . #GermanUDS #DigitalUniversity #Professors #OnlineLearning #GermanDegree

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German UDS is proud to be a consortium partner in the Digital4Security Hybrid Master's in Cybersecurity Management and Data Sovereignty - a €20M EU-funded programme training Europe's next generation of cyber leaders. The key facts: - Hybrid format: online modules + short in-person intensives - 2 years | 120 ECTS | English language - Aligned to 8 official ENISA cybersecurity profiles - No purely technical background required Starts: 28 September 2026 | Applications close: 8 May 2026 If you're a professional or recent graduate looking to lead on cybersecurity, this is it. 👉 Discover more. Link in bio. . #GermanUDS #Digital4Security #Cybersecurity #MastersProgramme #HybridLearning

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🎓 A moment worth remembering. One year after opening our doors, #GermanUDS held its first-ever graduation ceremony and it looked exactly like what we set out to build. Global students. World-class professors. Education without borders. Congratulations again to Kamran Mir and Christian Lang our first graduates, and the pioneers of something that didn’t exist before them 👏

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🎓 Our first-ever graduation! Two students. One ceremony. A milestone that took exactly one year to reach. Kamran Mir (joining us from Dublin 🇮🇪) and Christian Lang (Vienna 🇦🇹) are the first MBA graduates of German UDS — and they attended the whole thing online. That’s not a compromise. That is the point. Kamran described the experience as “fully online, deeply human.” Christian said graduating just made him “hungry for more.” We couldn’t be prouder — and honestly, we couldn’t have asked for better first graduates. Here’s to the pioneers. 🥂 . #GermanUDS #Graduation #DigitalEducation #MBA #OnlineLearning

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Most companies don't have an AI problem. They have an organization problem. Recently, at the Trusted AI Summit, our Co-Founder & -President, Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel made this clear: AI isn’t coming. It’s already here. But most organizations still struggle to create a real impact. Why? Because AI is often pushed into IT. But value isn’t created there. It’s created where: Data is understood, processes are owned, and decisions are made. That’s where AI needs to live. At the German University of Digital Science, we focus exactly on closing this gap. Not just teaching AI as a tool, but building the capability to apply it in real-world contexts. 🙏 Thanks to MORESOPHY for hosting a conversation that moves beyond the hype. . #GermanUDS #AISummit #DigitalUniversity #OnlineLearning #AIEducation

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Digital education isn’t in crisis. It’s just badly designed. That was the opening shot from our Co-Founder & President, Prof. Dr. Mike Friedrichsen, on stage at Bildungskonferenz. He backed it with a number that should make every leader uncomfortable: Knowledge half-life in most industries → under 3 years. Average academic programme → 4–5 years. We’re training people for jobs that don’t exist yet — with methods from an era that doesn’t exist anymore. Mike’s diagnosis: three fracture lines breaking the system. ↳ The time break — companies need skills in weeks. Not semesters. ↳ The format break — 90-minute frontal lectures aren’t learning. They’re theatre. ↳ The relevance break — curricula updated every 5 years in a world moving in months. The fix isn’t more tools. It’s a new architecture. One built on Micro-Degrees — short, stackable modules you earn when you need them, and combine over time into a full Master’s. No wasted learning. No degree that expires the moment you graduate. That’s the ecosystem we built at German UDS. Modular, AI-personalised, and designed for real working life — not academic calendars. Because the best university of the future is the one that never stops! . #GermanUDS #Bildungskonferenz26 #Bitkom #InternationalConference #OnlineLearning

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Software testing is no longer optional. It’s foundational. And that is why, we are launching a new Micro-Credential in Software Testing at the German University of Digital Science in partnership with @isqigroup This self-paced academic program (3 ECTS) provides a structured introduction to Software Testing, quality assurance, and modern test thinking - designed for career switchers, junior IT professionals, and anyone seeking a solid entry point into the field. What makes this program different? It combines university-level learning with the globally recognized ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) exam. Applications are now open. 👉 Register now! Link in bio. . #GermanUDS #iSQI #SoftwareTesting #MicroCredential #OnlineLearning

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