Potsdam University was founded in 199 1, located in the historic city of Potsdam. It is the youngest and most beautiful institution of higher learning in Germany, adjacent to the famous German Palace Sansusici. In just ten years, it has developed into a comprehensive and world-famous institution of higher learning, with 15000 students studying here. Its predecessor was Brandenburg State College, which was founded in 1948. In the early 1950s, this college was renamed Karl Liebknecht Teachers College, which is the largest normal college in East Germany.
Potsdam University places special emphasis on the combination of learning and application, and considers students' future work direction. This university has always maintained close ties with the business community and the job market. For example, the university cooperated with SAP, a world-famous software company, to set up a software technology department, which became the most ideal institution for training computer software development talents. The university also has close ties with scientific research institutions and business circles outside the Berlin-Brandenburg Economic Zone, which provides broad prospects for students' future employment, interdisciplinary study and scientific research.
The university has five faculties: the first and second faculties of philosophy, the faculty of mathematics-natural sciences, the faculty of economic-social sciences and the Jewish college. Universities pay special attention to the construction of interdisciplinary departments and research institutes, especially in the departments of Mathematics-Natural Science Academy, Economic-Social Science Academy, Management Department, Cognitive Science and European Cultural Comparative Institute. Universities also pay special attention to the training of primary and secondary school teachers, which is closely related to the academic circle of primary and secondary schools. Potsdam University is second to none in the world in mathematics, bio-food science, language science and psychology, and is a partner of the German Scientific Research Foundation. Potsdam University also attaches great importance to international cooperation, and has cooperative relations with scientific research institutions in Western Europe, North America, Australia, Israel and many countries in Eastern Europe.
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New school
The new school in Potsdam, Germany is a full-time complete middle school under the ASB Public Welfare Education Co., Ltd. in Saxony, Germany. The middle school is located in Potsdam, Berlin, 30 kilometers away from the center of Berlin, surrounded by lakes. The school fully embodies the characteristics of secondary education in Germany-high school students can obtain dual qualifications: one is to enter the university's high school diploma (Abitur); The other is the vocational certificate of labor qualification obtained through vocational and technical training during school. Its advantage lies in that students have mastered the basic knowledge of a certain field in theory and practice before entering the university, so that they have a deeper understanding of this field from the perspective of perceptual and rational cognition.
The new school in Potsdam, Germany, based on the German Basic Law, Brandenburg Constitution and various subsidiary legal documents, provides the highest standards and the most meaningful support for students to successfully complete secondary education, support personality development and acquire more effective knowledge and skills in professional fields. The school has standardized management and strict requirements, and has rich experience in "international class" education and teaching.
Other schools and research institutes
In addition, there is a German Film Academy founded in 1954, which was renamed as Potsdam Film and Television Academy in 1985.
Potsdam College is a relatively new institution of higher learning.
Hasso-Plattner-Institut is a private school that trains bachelors and masters in software system technology.
In addition, the following research institutions are located in Potsdam: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Flawn Hof Institute of Applied Polymers, Max Planck Institute of Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Institute of Plant Molecular Physiology, Potsdam Geological Research Center and some institutions of Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences.