Continuing education

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With its F.I.T. platform, the University of Hohenheim bundles all continuing education offers for students, scientists, employees, alumni, and the interested public. With the increasing academization of professions, it is important to offer opportunities for life-long learning to enable individual professional and personal development.

Course Overview
F.I.T. Seminars

Internal continuing education program winter semester 2024/25 (PDF)

Time off for educational purposes for employees in Baden-Württemberg

Interested employees in Baden-Württemberg can take part in the University of Hohenheim’s internal continuing education program while taking time off for educational purposes. more

Learning languages

At the University’s own Language Center, students and staff can choose from a selection of 11 languages.

As a special service, the directors of the various language areas offer personal advising in order find and register for the appropriate course.

Registration
Language Center

Cost reimbursement for language courses:
  • Non-scientific personnel: For regular participation, the Human Resources Department reimburses the costs. Please send an informal request with a copy of the certificate of participation and your bank account information to Ellen Olpp.
  • Scientific personnel: Please make individual arrangements with your institute or institution.

Additional offers for

Internal courses

Personnel development

The internal qualification and development offers aimed at non-scientific personnel is shown in the area Personnel Development (the page is currently under construction).

Stays abroad

As a measure of the internationalization of the University of Hohenheim, members of staff have the possibility to attend continuing and further education courses at a university or a company in another country. All staff members of the central units, institutions, and faculties are eligible for funding. Additional information


External services

In addition to the internal offers, there are a number of external further education possibilities. In particular, the University of Hohenheim cooperates with the following organizations. In principle, however, the numerous other offers to be found in the continuing and further education industry may be used. We would be happy to advise you.

When using, please note the special registration process for using external continuing and further education offers.

Training for University employees in the professional use of HIS software.

The Leadership Academy charges a € 20 processing fee for seminars that are also offered by the Academy of Administration and Business Administration!

  • Introductory qualification for the higher service in the state administration

Training opportunities for civil servants in the state of Baden-Württemberg:
Newly recruited civil servants in the higher civil service with permanent contracts learn the basics and change processes of the administration in the introductory training for civil servants in the state of Baden-Württemberg. They also deepen their knowledge in the areas of self-management, meetings, and leadership skills. The individual topics are modular and can be taken in any order. Typically, the Personnel Development Unit will write directly to the target group, but you are also welcome to write if you are interested: irena.rathgeb@verwaltung.uni-hohenheim.de. Registration takes place once a year via Ms. Rathgeb.

You can find further information at https://t1p.de/ifhb.

Take part in the program offered by the Coordination Office for Scientific Further Education at the University of Stuttgart.

Registration process for external courses
  • Staff members in the University Administration and Staff Council

Registration and payment of the seminars is done centrally via the Human Resources Department.

Registration (PDF)

  • Staff in all other University of Hohenheim institutions regulate the registration and payment independently.

Internal courses

With the establishment of an academic human resource development and career promotion plan, the University of Hohenheim offers researchers a program specifically directed at them for their professional development. more

The Office for University Didactics supports lecturers who want to further develop their teaching competencies and shape the conditions in the area of teaching and learning such that their own teaching competencies can be fully used. more

As part of the Erasmus+ program, visiting lecturers at Erasmus+ partner universities are supported as well. German universities also have the possibility to receive funding for teaching measures from members of foreign companies. more


External services

Take part in the program offered by the Coordination Office for Scientific Further Education at the University of Stuttgart.

The continuing education courses from the ZWM are aimed at knowledge managers and scientists of all disciplines who have management tasks.