Courses by month
In the following page, you will find a chronological listing of current continuing education programs. Do you want to complete continuing education courses when it works best for you? Our online independent learning programs offer maximum flexibility.
Table of contents
Current courses
For courses and workshops offered by the Graduate Academy, please visit the GA qualification program website.
08.01.2025
Media Training Science Communication for Press and Public Relations
Day 1: Online / Day 2: Presence for TU Dresden employees
14.01.2025
Medical Officer and psychological services offered by the TUD Health Service (GER)
Lecture "University as a workplace"
16.01. - 17.01.2025
Project management - basics (GER)
Face-to-face workshop for TU Dresden employees
20.01.2025
Collegial case consultation for women in leadership positions (GER)
Peer case consultation in presence for managers
20.01. - 19.09.2025
Certificate - Good advice at TU Dresden (GER)
Certificate program for employees of TU Dresden who work in an advisory capacity
21.01.2025
Recognizing and dealing with psychological stress among employees (GER)
Face-to-face workshop for managers at TU Dresden
21.01.2025
Company integration management (BEM) at TU Dresden (GER)
Lecture "University as a workplace"
28.01.2025
Last aid course - Knowing how to do it in the end (GER)
Face-to-face workshop for TU Dresden employees
28.01.2025
Offers of the University Health Management of the TUD (GER)
Lecture "University as a workplace"
03.02.2025
Gallery tour: Diversity TU Dresden (GER)
Presence workshop for employees of TU Dresden
04.02. - 05.02.2025
Language and Behavior Profiling - recognizing and understanding the other person (GER)
Presence workshop for employees of TU Dresden
04.02.2025
Counseling in focus - Impulses for practice: How do I find a good conversation starter? (GER)
Lecture “University as a workplace”
07.02.2025
Collegial case consultation for managers without authority to issue directives (GER)
Peer case consultation in presence for managers
10.02.2025
Examination law at universities - basics (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
11.02. - 04.03.2025
Preparing conflict discussions according to the Harvard principle (GER)
Presence workshop for employees of TU Dresden
11.02.2025
Examination law at universities - current case law (GER)
Attendance workshop for TU Dresden employees
24.02. - 26.02.2025
Confident and effective communication with academics (GER)
Online workshop for TU Dresden employees
12.03. - 13.03.2025
Creating accessible digital documents - basics (GER)
1st day: Online / 2nd day: Presence
12.03. - 13.03.2025
Confident and quick-witted argumentation (GER)
Face-to-face workshop for TU Dresden employees
13.03. - 14.03.2025
Project management - basics (GER)
Face-to-face workshop for TU Dresden employees
28.03.2025
The annual meeting (GER)
Face-to-face workshop for managers at TU Dresden
01.04. - 15.04.2025
Positive Psychology - Guide to positive attitudes and feelings (GER)
Online workshop for employees of TU Dresden
03.04.2025
Everything about committees - useful information and practical tips for successful work in and with committees (GER)
Online workshop for professors at TU Dresden
03.04. - 04.04.2025
Agile working - methods for effective team collaboration (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
04.04.2025
Argumentation training against slogans (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
04.04. - 23.05.2025
Microtraining for stress reduction (GER)
Online workshop series for TU Dresden managers ( TU Dresden management program )
07.04. - 08.04.2025
Crash course in leadership - leading successfully without authority (GER)
Face-to-face workshop for (prospective) managers at TU Dresden ( TU Dresden management program )
07.04. - 08.04.2025
Targeted communication for successful projects (GER)
In-person workshop for employees of TU Dresden
08.04.2024
Rights & duties for managers: Recruitment procedures at TUD (including residence law issues) (GER)
Online lecture for managers at TU Dresden(TU Dresden management program )
10.04. - 11.04.2025
Systematic project management - successfully managing risks, resources and stakeholders (GER)
In-person workshop for employees of TU Dresden
15.04.2025
Raising awareness of export control risks and dual use in international scientific collaborations (GER)
Online lecture for employees of TU Dresden
24.04.2025
Gender and diversity aspects for excellent research - from theory to practice (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
30.04. - 25.06.2025
Crash course train-the-trainer for TUD experts (GER)
In-person workshop series for employees of TU Dresden
05.05. - 19.05.2025
Conducting targeted and fair discussions (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
06.05.2025
Counseling in focus - Impulses for practice: Good question! Questioning techniques in counseling (GER)
Online lecture for TU Dresden employees as part of the lecture series "In focus - University as a workplace"
08.05.2025
The Chair - Rights and Duties of Professors (GER)
Online workshop for professors at TU Dresden
08.05. - 09.05.2025
Project management basics (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
09.05.2025
Ensuring good scientific practice for professors (GER)
Online workshop for TU Dresden professors
09.05.2025
Dealing with suicidality - a workshop for counselors (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
13.05.2024
Rights & duties for managers: Getting started with classification (GER)
Online lecture for TU Dresden managers ( TU Dresdenmanagement program )
14.05. - 15.05.2025
Conflict management: First aid kit for conflicts (GER)
In-person workshop for employees of TU Dresden
16.05.2025
Implementing sustainable micro-projects - how do we get into action (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
21.05.2025
Delegating and managing tasks effectively (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden managers (TU Dresden management program )
23.05.2025
Collegial case consultation for professors (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden professors
23.05.2025
Anti-discrimination and prevention of violence at the university (GER)
Online workshop for TU Dresden employees
23.05.2025
The Chair - labor law in the context of personnel responsibility (GER)
Online workshop for TU Dresden professors
23.05.2025
The annual review (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden managers ( TU Dresdenmanagement program )
27.05. - 28.05.2025
Voice and presence - strengthening my impact (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
03.06.2025
Strengthening decision-making skills in complex leadership situations (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden managers ( TU Dresdenmanagement program )
03.06. - 04.06.2025
Making participation meaningful - new ways to make decisions together (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
17.06. - 18.06.2025
Enhancing Leadership Skills in Academia (EN)
In-person workshop for (prospective) TU Dresden managers ( TU Dresdenmanagement program )
18.06.2025
Formulating image descriptions in an understandable way (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
13.06.2025
UniSAFE - Dealing with genderbased harassment, discrimination and violence at the university (ENG)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
24.06.2024
Rights & duties for managers: Basics of level determination (GER)
Online lecture for TU Dresden managers ( TU Dresdenmanagement program )
11.08.2025
Diversity-sensitive language
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
12.08.-13.08.2025
Argumentation and action training against inhuman statements
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
03.09. - 17.09.2025
Positive psychology - guidance on positive attitudes and feelings (GER)
Online workshop for TU Dresden staff
04.09. - 05.09.2025
Project management basics (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
12.09.2025
The annual meeting (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
12.09.2025
Project management basics intensive for managers (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden managers
15.09. - 16.09.2025
Voice and presence - strengthening my impact (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
17.09. - 18.09.2025
How to improve your conversational skills - Respectful Communication (ENG)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden staff
24.09. - 25.09.2025
Creating accessible digital documents - basics (GER)
Day 1: Online / Day 2: In-person for TU Dresden employees
25.09.2025
More than just a compulsory program - rethinking and effectively shaping committee work at universities (GER)
Online workshop for TU Dresden professors
25.09. - 26.09.2025
Arguing confidently and effectively (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
28.10. - 29.10.2025
Crash course in leadership - Successful leadership without authority (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden managers
29.10.2025
Time and self-management (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
04.11. - 05.11.2025
Agile working - methods for effective team collaboration (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
06.11. - 07.11.2025
Project management basics (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden employees
24.11.2025
Safeguarding good scientific practice for professors (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden professors
21.11.2025
The annual review (GER)
In-person workshop for TU Dresden managers
Independent learning
University and media didactics
Independent learning course on inclusive university teaching
This independent study course teaches the fundamentals of inclusive higher education in a way that is both easy to follow and practical. After completing the course, you will be able to incorporate accessible teaching materials and tools for inclusive teaching into your day-to-day teaching.
Required learning time: 5 modules, each lasting 90 minutes
E-Learning:Introduction and design
The first steps of how to creating a course in OPAL.
The fundamentals of e-teaching
In this independent study module, participants learn about media didactic basics and can select two of the following topics to work on independently: Teaching and learning organization, using media to relay information and using computers to communicate
Supervision of seminar papers and final theses online course
Required learning time: up to 60 work units (1 work unit = 45 minutes), participation can be recognized as AKTive Lehre as part of the Saxon Higher Education Didactics Certificate
You will also find the initial video recordings (each lasts 90 minutes) on “Portfolio in Higher Education” and “Holistically Integrating Writing as a Learning Tool” in the Writing Center’s new OPAL area for teaching staff.
“E-Learning at TU Dresden” info area on OPAL
Various video recordings of online workshops and independent learning modules on (media) didactic topics as well as instructions on how to use the e-learning tools at TU Dresden.
Info area on OPAL for the introduction to e-learning scenarios and for the demonstration of course components
First steps and insight into the OPAL's features as well as a presentation of usage scenarios, tips and potential ways of configuring individual OPAL course modules.
Copyright law in university teaching and classes
Educational resources on copyright in higher education from a teacher's perspective. This course focuses on sharing short videos and on the provision of and handling of Open Educational Resources (OER).
Compensation for disadvantages in exams – what teachers need to know
Presentation by Dr. Maike Gattermann-Kasper (Representative for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses – Universität Hamburg)
Online course on data protection for staff of TU Dresden:
This online course on data protection explains the basics of the data protection regulations in force at TU Dresden as well as issues of data protection using practical examples.
Required learning time: 30–40 minutes
Vocational education
E-Learning: Konfliktarten kennen und erkennen
In German, required learning time: 60 minutes; with certificate of attendance
E-Learning: Konfliktlösung unter Kolleg:innen nach dem Harvard-Konzept
In German, required learning time: 50 minutes (plus individually required time for processing the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance
Toolbox Unconscious Bias
The toolbox offers helpful and interesting information as well as impulses in the form of link collections to videos and further (learning) offers.
Online lecture in German: Virtuell kommunizieren! 7 wirkungsvolle Impulse für die erfolgreiche Online-Kommunikation
E-Learning: Lateral Leadership - Leading Effectively Without Being a Supervisor
50 minutes (plus individually required time to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance
E-Learning: Die Führungskraft als Coach und Personalentwicklerin In German, required learning time: 50 minutes (plus time required individually to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance
E-Learning: Change Management - Veränderungsprozesse erfolgreich gestalten:
In German, required learning time: 60 minutes (plus time required individually to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance
Online-Schulung zur präventiven und repressiven Korruptionsbekämpfung (in German)
The online training on preventive and repressive anti-corruption was designed for all employees of the Free State of Saxony and has been part of the self-learning modules from the continuing education program of the Meißen University of Applied Sciences (UAS) since 2015.
There is a module with basic knowledge and an in-depth module. If you wish to participate, please send an informal e-mail to the Anti-Corruption Officer Ms. Felicitas Roth, who will then send you the link to the module.
E-Learning: Klassisches Projektmanagement - Projekte erfolgreich planen
In German; required learning time: 90 minutes (plus individual time required to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance
E-Learning: Klassisches Projektmanagement - Projekte erfolgreich steuern
In German; required learning time: 80 minutes (plus individual time required to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance
E-Learning: Agile Project Management - Basics
In English, required learning time: 70 minutes; with certificate of attendance
Continuing education and networking formats in the field of process management in university administration
Link to the offers
E-Learning: Unconscious Bias (EN) Required learning time: 50 minutes (plus time needed individually to complete the transfer tasks
E-Learning: Bias in the Interview Process Required learning time: 50 minutes (plus time needed individually to complete the transfer tasks
E-Learning: Fit für die Gleichbehandlung (in German)
Offered by the Meissen Continuing Education Center (FoBiZ).
Required learning time:
- Basic module (for all employees) 60 minutes; with certificate of attendance
- Advanced module (for managers) 30 minutes; with certificate of attendance
SAP 0 Einführungskurs - E-Learning for employees of the TU Dresden
(advanced courses are offered in presence)
Required learning time: 60 - 90 minutes; with certificate
As a rule, each supervisor is responsible for safety in the workplace and fire safety in their area of responsibility. However, staff are also required to keep themselves up to date about health and safety measures at work. To this end, there is wide range of materials as well as multimedia libraries and interactive learning modules available. Website with work safety resources
Health and balance
With our popular training videos on exercise breaks, you can complete simple, varied, and effective exercises right at your desk whether at home or in the office.
This service for the prevention of headaches includes informative resources, access to certified apps, webinairs, and supplementary media on the topic of headaches and migraines. These can be alleviated or even stopped altogether by using the right preventative measures.
Does healthy eating need to be expensive, or is it possible to maintain a healthy and balanced diet on a budget? Find the answers in the online presentation on healthy eating on a budget.
Contact
Center for Continuing Education
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Fritz-Foerster-Bau, Room 143 Mommsenstr. 6
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Zentrum für Weiterbildung
01062 Dresden