Archives are the memory of society. During your studies, you will learn to evaluate analog and digital products based on their relevance for the future and make them accessible to interested parties in a user-friendly manner. Your future field of work is diverse: whether in a public archive or a private company, the expertise and methods you acquire will be in demand in the job market.

Application period: 15th of June ¨C 15th of August (no admission restrictions)

Libraries consolidate large volumes of diverse information and make it accessible to their users. In doing so, they make a valuable contribution to understanding the past, present, and future.

As a library scientist, you not only hold the key to this knowledge but also create it and actively shape the transfer of information.

Application period: 15th of June ¨C 30th of September (no admission restrictions)

In the Bachelor's program in Information and Data Management, you will learn to organize large and complex datasets and present them in a user-friendly manner. Various methods and tools are used to analyze and manage information processes. As a trained data and information specialist, you will be employable wherever information and data need to be managed.

Application period: June 15 ¨C September 30 (no admission restrictions)

Upon graduation, you will be qualified to assume a leadership position in archival management. You will possess competencies in archive management and project management within archival tasks, particularly in records management, digital long-term preservation, marketing, and public relations. You will be equipped to handle archival tasks amid changing professional and societal demands.

Application period: 22nd of May ¨C 30th of June in odd-numbered years (restricted admission)

Note: This degree program will no longer be offered starting from the summer semester of 2024.

The professional world is undergoing rapid change, irreversibly triggered by digitization. With the Master's program in Digital Data Management (DDM), you are optimally qualified for this future. You systematically expand your professional skills, which will propel your career forward successfully and sustainably.

DDM is an exclusive training program for the next generation of data managers.

Note: This degree program will no longer be offered starting from the winter semester of 2022/23.

The internet never forgets - or does it? How do fake news come about, and what can be done about them? Why is "information" so crucial everywhere, even though no one can explain what it is? What should be preserved in the Digital Age? The Master's program in Information Science offers an integrative, scientifically oriented qualification with a strong focus on practical application for professional fields dealing with information and knowledge.

The goal of the Koordinierungsstelle Brandenburg-digital (KBD) is to improve the digital presentation of cultural assets from the state of Brandenburg. By increasing the digital visibility of individual institutions and holdings, a very real and substantial contribution is made to increasing the digital visibility of Brandenburg as a cultural state.

The Landesfachstelle f¨¹r Archive und ?ffentliche Bibliotheken Brandenburg is affiliated with the Information Science Department at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. As an institution of the University, one of the tasks of the Landesfachstelle is to support the transfer of knowledge between the university and archival and library practice in the state of Brandenburg.

The Vernetzungs- und Kompetenzstelle (VuK) Open Access Brandenburg is the central point of contact on the topic of Open Access and for related areas of open science in the state of Brandenburg. It was established in 2021 at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam as part of the implementation of the state's Open Access strategy.