Continuing Education

University continuing education

Shape the Future. Think Ahead. Drive Change.

Continuing Professional Development at the University of Freiburg – your gateway to innovation, career and personal growth.

Knowledge should make an impact. At the University of Freiburg, we combine academic excellence with practical solutions – for those who don’t just want to learn, but to question, challenge, and transform: update your expertise, expand your career horizons through practice-oriented and research-backed education, or embark on an entirely new professional path

Benefit from engaging with experts at the University of Freiburg – one of Germany’s leading research universities – and networking with peers in your field. State-of-the-art infrastructure (labs, libraries, digital tools) and inspiring learning environments – whether on campus in Freiburg or online – ensure meaningful connections and exchange.

Investing in continuing education pays off. Start now and actively pursue your career goals! Have questions? We’re here to help.

Eine Personengruppe feiert mit Sektgläsern die Zertifikat-Erhaltung.

Continuing education offerings

Professional Development Programs

Flexible learning for your career goals:

Certificate courses – Fast, targeted qualifications for immediate impact.

Part-Time Degree Programs – Designed to fit seamlessly into your work and life.

Microcredentials – Compact, flexible learning units with direct real-world application.

Choose Your Path:

> Upskill with expert-led programs tailored to industry demands.

> Explore academic topics without formal enrollment

For Professionals and Executives

Programs for Guest Students

Projects and publications

Financial support within the framework of projects helps us to develop new offerings, including personnel and concept-development.

You will discover current projects, partnerships and publications.

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About us

Here you will find contact persons, contact details, and publications.

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News

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Conveying Sustainability

University Report 2025 on Sustainability

According to the report, there are ever more high‑quality continuing‑education offerings on biodiversity and global health. Certified programmes include four CAS in the field of Planetary Health, seven CAS in Solar Energy Engineering, and two micro‑credentials at the Institute for Forest Management. Several certifications in species knowledge (field botany) are aimed at biodiversity assessors and are aligned with the requirements of the nationwide Working Group of Environmental Education Centres (BANU). The offering has been expanded to cover the area of grasses.

Conclusion: As noted in the University of Freiburg’s Sustainability Report 2025 (p. 43), the continuing education programme is providing important impulses for sustainable development.

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Supporting Teacher Health

Preventive and health‑promoting programmes for teachers in the state’s schools are more necessary than ever. A new offering from the Freiburg Institute for musicians medicine FIM, culminating in a Certificate of Advanced Studies, will train qualified professionals from the fields of speech‑language pathology, psychology, education and medicine starting in September 2026. Those graduates will then be able to lead workshops or pedagogical days at schools as well as professional development sessions for teams in social pedagogy, youth education and adult education.

The aim is to convey research‑based and practice‑tested strategies for vocal and mental health in all teaching professions, thereby easing career pathways for educators.

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Our partner Thales-Akademy

Seminar Day “Medical Humanities” 03/26

What does it mean to be a doctor? What does it mean to be a female doctor? Anyone working in clinical settings knows that this question is anything but trivial. The medical role consists of technical‑practical, communicative, caring, and organisational tasks. Formulating a professional identity can therefore be challenging, especially as unspoken hierarchies and power structures are at work. (Continuing‑medical‑education credits, german-speaking seminar)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Martina King, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Date: 14 March 2026
Cost: € 590

Information und Anmeldung

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Digital Brochure

Together for the Future

In the new digital brochure „Gemeinsam für die Zukunft – Die ressortübergreifende Weiterbildungsoffensive 2021-2025“ (“Together for the Future – The Cross‑Departmental Continuing‑Education Drive 2021‑2025”) the Ministries of Economy, Education & Culture, and Science jointly present a selection of practical examples and measures of the continuing‑education initiative. Scientific Continuing Education is also featured with several contributions – among them insights from Südwissen.de, the work of regional and subject‑network coordinators, and the particularities of scientific continuing education in Baden-Württemberg and Germany.

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Geschäftsstelle Südwissen stärkt wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung 09/25

Hochschulen, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft profitieren künftig noch stärker von gebündelter Expertise zur Wissenschaftlichen Weiterbildung. Im Netzwerk Südwissen kooperieren alle 48 staatlichen Hochschulen des Landes: neben Universitäten auch Angewandte, Pädagogische, Duale, Musik- und Kunsthochschulen.
Angesiedelt ist die Geschäftsstelle an der Universität Freiburg.

www.suedwissen.de