Artificial Intelligence for Academia
Traget group: PhD candidates and postdocs, qualifying professors, science managers
Language: German
Duration of the program: 6 month
The application period for the new 2025 round is open! Application deadline: February 26, 2025.
Please note that the program will be held in German.
Program Overview
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers great potential to simplify and improve scientific research, university teaching and university management. With AI, we can analyze data, use Chatbots to individualize learning experience and develop systems to optimize study processes and program.
The program provides an introduction to the three relevant forms of AI: Machine Learning, Generative AI and logic-based systems of symbolic AI. Subject-oriented self-study units and a learning platform accompany the thematically oriented workshops.
With this AI program, the Potsdam Graduate School (PoGS) offers you the opportunity to strengthen your AI skills. The focus is on the fundamentals of AI, the different types of AI and their areas of application. Information theory fundamentals, statistics, logic and algorithms are taught in order to develop a sound and critical understanding of AI.
Program goals
Understand the basics of AI technologies in order to
- identify areas of application for AI in their own work,
- be able to understand AI results,
- be able to make informed decisions about the use of AI,
- be able to plan your own in-depth (in-depth?) further qualification and
- to be able to act as a multiplier in your working group and the student body.
Conditions of participation & additional information
A prerequisite for participation in the program for PhD candidates and postdocs at the University of Potsdam is membership in the Potsdam Graduate School, which you can apply for free of charge at any time here. Please refer to the table below for the program costs applicable to you.
| Who? | PhD candidates | Postdocs, Qualifying Professors & Science Manager |
|---|---|---|
| University of Potsdam (UP) | 94 EUR | 141 EUR |
| Postdoc Network Brandenburg1 | / | 141 EUR |
| from partner institutions of the PoGS | 2.530 EUR | 2.530 EUR |
| external participants (neither UP nor partner) | 3.035 EUR | 3.035 EUR |
1PostDoc Network Brandenburg: Film University Konrad Wolf, Viadrina University, TU Cottbus-Senftenberg.
During the in-person workshops, free childcare can be organized in Potsdam. Please contact us in case of need.
Application
Interested parties apply as follows:
- Fill out the registration form (online only).
Please also send all the following documents by e-mail:
- Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages), stating the following:
- to what extent your current role and work motivates you to pursue further education on AI,
- starting points and opportunities for using your newly acquired knowledge in research, teaching or your career,
- how and where you can and want to act as a multiplier,
- how you can integrate the program into your everyday work and create binding freedom for self-learning activities.
- the signed pre-participation confirmation/declaration of assumption of costs (see documents for download below)
Please combine all files into one pdf file and name it with your name. Send your complete application by February 26, 2025 to:
pogsuuni-potsdampde, subject: “Application AI for Science 2025”.
Participants will be selected by a group of reviewers on the basis of their motivation, expected commitment, compliance with the formal guidelines and completeness of the documents.
For detailed information, please refer to the call for applications.
Documents for downloads (in German only)
- Registration Partner (in German only) (PDF 664KB)
- Registration External (in German only) (PDF 664KB)
Contact person: Dr. Stefan Lindow
Dr. Stefan Lindow
Potsdam Graduate School
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