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.
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.
On April 1, 2025, the German University of Digital Science (German UDS) launched its teaching and research operations as Germany’s first fully digital university. One year later, the numbers speak for themselves: more than 100 students from over 20 countries, 17 professors, and a course portfolio of four master’s programs and two MBAs, with an additional five planned.
The German University of Digital Science (German UDS) and heise media group have agreed on a strategic partnership for IT continuing education. The cooperation combines practice-oriented IT video courses from the heise academy with academic recognition through ECTS credits, creating a novel educational offering for IT professionals.
With open.German-UDS, Germany's first digital university, the German University of Digital Science (German UDS), offers a free, digital learning platform for lifelong learning and digital literacy. The platform is aimed at students worldwide and includes high-quality, tutored online courses on key topics of digital transformation. No formal prerequisites are required for these courses.
The German University of Digital Science (German UDS) is expanding its shareholder base with the addition of digital entrepreneur and serial founder Patrick Gruhn. He will also actively contribute to teaching with a startup seminar and invest up to $1,000,000 in promising student ideas through a startup program. A trained lawyer and software developer, Gruhn has founded numerous companies, which h
To conclude his digital policy summer tour, Digitalization Minister Dr. Benjamin Grimm is visiting the German University of Digital Science (German UDS) in the media city of Babelsberg today. This fully digital and English-language university serves as a prime example of innovative educational formats in the digital age.
Located in Potsdam, German UDS is one of Germany's first purely digital un
The German UDS is thus the first state-recognized university in Europe to offer a full-fledged German university degree exclusively digitally. With its innovative concept of fully digital teaching, the university is aimed at students worldwide and enables academic education regardless of location.
Minister of Science Dr. Manja Schüle emphasized the importance of this milestone:
"With the Ger