EDUC-Kurse

The course aims to provide students with more opportunities to write poems in English, get feedback on them, and provide feedback on other people's poetry. As a powerful tool for personal growth, the course helps students to connect with others. It also helps them improve their English, have a better feeling for the language, and connect with other students who like creative writing.

Kursart: asynchron
Kurszeitraum: 2 h/ Woche
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/676
Anmeldefrist: 08.02.2026

Creativity is one of the most critical competencies in the 21st century. Many people believe that they are either creative or they are not. The course aims to show that anyone can be creative and that everyone can learn specific creative techniques and practices that can be applied to their educational situation or work practice.

Kursart: asynchron
Kurszeitraum: n.a.
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/677
Anmeldefrist: 08.02.2026

Regulations have tremendous impacts on economic growth and the well-being of humans. Indeed, they shape economic systems. It is thus required for policy makers and regulators to understand and gain a firm grounding in the key features of regulation:
Why are we regulating?
How should we regulate?
How regulation could fail?
How to design an institutional system which is capable of delivering good regulations?
How to assess regulatory quality?

Kursart: asynchron
Kurszeitraum: 72 h insgesamt
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/681
Anmeldefrist: 15.02.2026

The main objective of the course Luxury: social psychological approaches for professionals is to make students familiar with a social psychological perspective on the interactions in the world of luxury. The course addresses the social psychological interactions and processes that underlie the world of luxury, as well as professional contexts in luxury businesses such as hotels, resorts, restaurants, the fashion world, make-up universes, etc.

Kursart: asynchron
Kurszeitraum: 02.03.2026 - 15.05.2026, 54 h insgesamt
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/683
Anmeldefrist: 15.02.2026

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the international legal framework governing the use of force and the conduct of hostilities between states. It begins by examining war as a concept in international relations and explores the fundamental principles underlying the prohibition on the inter-state use of force. Students will study the key exceptions to this prohibition, including self-defense and other legally recognized justifications. The course then delves into the law of armed conflict - its history, sources, and the classification of conflicts - alongside the rules governing targeting and conduct during warfare. It further introduces the basics of international criminal law, the protection of human rights in armed conflict, and contemporary challenges such as targeted killings, the use of AI and cyber operations under international law. Drawing on Craig Martin’s notion of the “Laws of War,” the course aims to equip students with an understanding of how international law seeks to balance state sovereignty, security, and humanitarian concerns in times of conflict.

Kursart: asynchron
Kurszeitraum: 24.02.2026 - 26.05.2026
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/701
Anmeldefrist: 15.02.2026

The students of the Virtual Module of Future Europe, at the end of the course will get a general knowledge about the present and future politics of the European Union in a multidisciplinary framework. The course's aim is to give a basic knowledge that can help the students in understanding the functioning of the European Union and its action. The students will acquire the necessary tools to critically analyse the interaction between the EU and the international and global dynamics and present problems. Students will also master the historiographic and political debate concerning the European Union issues; and will be able to elaborate analytical interpretative and autonomous judgement on the international role of the European Union.

Kursart: asynchron 
Kurszeitraum: 18 h
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/135
Anmeldefrist: 28.02.2026

Delivered asynchronously, the course opens with a brief “zeroing” lecture that refreshes the essentials of public international law - actors, sources and dispute settlement - so that students from different backgrounds can start on common ground. It then unfolds in two parts. The first develops a solid foundation in international environmental law through a set of lectures that trace its historical evolution, unpack core principles, map global environmental governance and law-making processes, and examine judicial and compliance mechanisms. Building on that basis, the second part turns to selected contemporary issues. Students will explore environmental sovereignty in an interdependent world; the emerging right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment; sustainable development and the SDGs; the protection of future generations; the interaction between trade and the environment through sustainable development chapters in EU free trade agreements; and the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Assessment is by a short multiple-choice quiz (10 questions). The course is passed with at least 6 correct answers. The Course Learning Outcomes are as follows:

• Acquire knowledge about the historical evolution and foundational principles of International Environmental Law, including the development of global environmental governance structures and lawmaking processes.
• Demonstrate understanding of the key mechanisms for judicial review, compliance, and enforcement in the context of international environmental obligations.
• Develop the ability to analyze complex legal and institutional frameworks related to environmental sovereignty, the right to a healthy environment, and sustainable development.
• Evaluate the relevance and application of international legal instruments and mechanisms in protecting the rights of future generations and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Interpret and assess the environmental dimensions of trade agreements, particularly the Sustainable Development Chapters of EU Free Trade Agreements, and the implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
• Apply critical thinking skills to current debates and challenges in International Environmental Law, identifying both legal and policy responses to emerging global environmental issues

Kursart: asynchron 
Kurszeitraum: 20 h
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/569
Anmeldefrist: 28.02.2026

This course introduces students to the use of satellite technologies for understanding and addressing environmental and coastal change in a rapidly evolving global context. It covers fundamental concepts of coastal dynamics, climate-driven processes such as sea-level rise and coastal erosion, and the influence of human activities on shoreline systems. By integrating environmental science, remote sensing, and sustainability perspectives, the course promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of global environmental challenges. Students will work with open-access satellite data and digital tools to explore real-world examples of coastal change. The course emphasizes the role of digital innovation in supporting evidence-based decision-making for sustainable coastal management and climate adaptation.

Kursart: asynchron 
Kurszeitraum: 80 h insgesamt
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/724
Anmeldefrist: 28.02.2026

The main goal of the course is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, tools (theoretical and methodological) that will enable them to:

• Learn the strategic role of marketing for companies and organizations;
• Learn the evolving characteristics of corporate communication, with a specific focus on its strategies and tools;
• Learn the importance of digital platforms and social media for companies and organizations;
• Create and manage a digital communication project work, with a particular focus on social network sites.

Kursart: asynchron 
Kurszeitraum: 12 h insgesamt
Kurssprache: Italienisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/72
Anmeldefrist: 28.02.2026

The course aimed at providing students with basic knowledge, analytical and methodological tools, and notions about history and institutions of the Arab world. In the last part of the course, the topics of the current best-known debate will be focused, even by specific workshops. In accordance with the Dublin descriptors, at the end of the course, students will have to reach their intended learning goals by perfecting their knowledge and skills through the work of deepening and acquiring new fundamental tools for reading the contemporary Arab world, acquiring communication skills based on proper use of language and self-learning skills.

Kursart: asynchron 
Kurszeitraum: 12 h
Kurssprache: Italienisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/132
Anmeldefrist: 28.02.2026

If you're interested in an international internship and want to learn more about the European labour market, this course is for you. It will strengthen your profile and your career development skills for an international market.

Kursart: asynchron 
Kurszeitraum: 30 h ingesamt
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/679
Anmeldefrist: 31.03.2026

Discover research in its many aspects and start learning the basics of it. This course, created with the contribution of over 20 teachers, researchers and experts from all over Europe, is made up by 9 sections of specific themes with documents, lectures and activities to follow by yourself, at your own pace!

Kursart: asynchron 
Kurszeitraum: 30 h ingesamt
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/566
Anmeldefrist: 31.05.2026

Discover how Spain really works through its laws and Constitution. This course offers a clear and engaging introduction to the Spanish legal and constitutional system, explaining how the main institutions of the State operate — the Government, Parliament, Judiciary, and Constitutional Court — and how power is distributed among them. A special focus will be placed on the territorial organization of Spain, to understand the role of the Autonomous Communities and local governments in the country’s political and legal structure. Designed with a practical and accessible approach, it is especially suited for exchange students and residents in Spain who wish to gain a solid understanding of the legal framework that shapes Spanish society and public life.

Kursart: asynchron
Kurszeitraum: 30 h
Kurssprache: Spanisch und Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/656
Anmeldefrist: 31.12.2026

At the end of the course participants will:

• Understand how companies operate
• Understanding socio-economic organisations
• Adding value to research
• Employability of PhDs
• Project your skills as a doctor into the business world
• Knowing and understanding intellectual and industrial property mechanisms and regulations
• Gain a better understanding of the risks associated with entrepreneurship
• Get to grips with the concepts of project development
• Understand the importance of failures in the development of an entrepreneur (repositioning, project adaptation, maturity)
• Ideation and design thinking methods
• Understanding the soft skills of the entrepreneur
• Entrepreneurial posture

Kursart: asynchron
Kurszeitraum: 8 h insgesamt
Kurssprache: Englisch
Anmeldung: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/380
Anmeldefrist: 31.12.2026

Das Angebot im EDUC Kurskatalog ist sehr vielfältig und umfasst Kurse aus (fast) allen Fachbereichen sowie auf verschiedenen Studienniveaus. Das Kursangebot wird stückweise erweitert, es lohnt sich also, regelmäßig vorbeizuschauen.

Grundsätzlich stehen die Kurse allen Studierenden innerhalb der EDUC Allianz offen, so lange sie an einer der Allianzuniversitäten eingeschrieben sind. Es gibt bei einzelnen Kursen mit bestimmten Teilnahmevoraussetzungen, die in der jeweiligen Kursbeschreibung vermerkt sind.

Dies hängt grundsätzlich von der eigenen Studienordnung an der Universität Potsdam ab und muss mit dem Prüfungsausschuss des eigenen Studienfaches geklärt werden.

Grundsätzlich läuft der Anerkennungsprozess analog zu jenem regulärer Auslandssemester entsprechend des Leitfadens zur Anerkennung bzw. Fakultäts- oder Instituts-interner Regelungen ab.

Es ist empfehlenswert, vor Beginn des Kurses ein Learning Agreement abzuschließen, um die Anerkennung vorab mit dem hiesigen Prüfungsausschuss zu klären. Eine EDUC-Vorlage für ein Learning Agreement gibt es bisher nicht, weshalb die auf der folgenden Seite verlinkte allgemeine Vorlage des International Office genutzt werden kann.

Die den Kurs anbietende Hochschule erstellt nach erfolgreichem Abschluss zudem ein EDUC Zertifikat oder Transcript of Records, das ggf. die ECTS ausweist und die Leistung bestätigt. Ob die anbietende Hochschule dies ausstellt und in welchem Umfang, kann der Kursbeschreibung im EDUC Kurskatalog entnommen werden und ggf. mit der anbietenden Hochschule abgeklärt werden.

Tipp: Sollten die gewählten Kurse aus unterschiedlichen Fachrichtungen stammen, ist es empfehlenswert, die Kurse in separaten Learning Agreements zu listen, da jeweils nur ein Prüfungsausschuss unterzeichnen kann.