Leadership Program "Successful Leadership at TU Dresden"

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    1. Certificate program "Leading Successfully at TU Dresden"
      1. Program structure
    2. Continuing education and advice
    3. Additional programs
        1. Independent learning
        2. Continuing education for professors
        3. Continuing education for doctoral students and postdocs
    4. Contact
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With the “Leading Successfully at TU Dresden” program, we would like to support you in your leadership role at TU Dresden as you navigate your day-to-day tasks.

The aim of the program is to strengthen and further develop your leadership skills with specific further training and consulting offers as well as networking opportunities, and to make the TUD's leadership guidelines known and encourage their implementation in everyday working life.

In addition, you have the opportunity to acquire a certificate as part of the training program in order to be able to deal even more comprehensively with your leadership role and to be accompanied in the transfer to your everyday working life.

Please note that most of the program is in German language.

Certificate program "Leading Successfully at TU Dresden"

The certificate program...

  • is diverse: You will receive a wide range of coordinated workshops, lectures, e-learning courses and individual coaching.
  • has a multiplicative effect: All further training courses are designed in accordance with the leadership guidelines as a result of the TU Dresden leadership culture project and thus contribute to the implementation of the guidelines and the further development of the leadership culture.
  • contributes to career advancement: You will receive a certificate for participating in the program. (Note: Further training courses already attended can be credited!)
  • is sustainable: Participants in the program are professionally and individually supported in transferring the acquired skills to their everyday work.

Program structure

The program consists of the basic module Leadership Skills or the Crash Course Leadership, in-depth workshops and lectures, a reflection task and consulting services. You will receive all the information about the certificate and discuss your individual requirements in a consultation.

The basic module is offered annually alternating set groups for professors and for all other executives at TU Dresden. It consists of three courses, which focus on the basics of team leadership and development as well as leadership communication. Participants complete all lectures in a set group. This achieves continuity in learning and supports networking with colleagues. As such, the basic module also serves to develop and expand active networking within TU Dresden. An introduction to peer advisory schemes encourages the participants to continue their discussion beyond the foundation module.  

The leadership crash course is designed especially for executives who have no authority to issue instructions to other employees (e.g. project leaders) and provides insight into leadership basics and peer advidory schemes.

The advanced workshops provide application-oriented instruction on concrete leadership topics. You can register for individual workshops as suits your needs. Please note workshops are held in German.

As part of a reflection task, you will reflect on aspects of your leadership behavior that are relevant to you and set yourself goals for your day-to-day leadership. You will reflect on your results with an external coach in an individual coaching session.

The Center for Continuing Education will support you during the certificate program and is available for advice.

Further details on the certificate program can be found in the internal area.

Continuing education and advice

Leadership – Foundation

Leadership Skills (in English language)

Enhancing Leadership Skills in Academia, Workshop in presence: 17.-18.06.2025

Leadership Skills basic module (in German language)

The foundation module comprises the following three German language workshops:

  • Management tasks in a university setting
  • Leadership communication in a university setting
  • Follow Up:                                                                                                                         Reflection and application to everyday work incl. an introduction to peer advising

Basismodul Staffel 27: Leadership Skills für Professor:innen, Presence workshop series: 10.03. - 24.06.2025

Basismodul Staffel 28: Leadership Skills für Führungskräfte mit Weisungsbefugnis, Presence workshop series: 24.03. - 26.06.2025

Crashkurs Leadership (in German language)

Crashkurs Leadership - Erfolgreich führen ohne Weisungsbefugnis, Presence workshop: 07.04.-16.06.2025

Advanced workshops on the topic of leadership
Rights and obligations for executives

The online lectures  in German are offered in cooperation with Department 2 as a result of the leadership culture project.

Coaching, mediation and peer advising

As part of our leadership program, we offer individual or team coaching with external coaches, mediations with third-party mediators, and we also organize peer advisory schemes:

  • Individual coaching is an advisory service tailored specifically to your personal goals and needs, which are discussed in a confidential environment where you develop custom solutions with the coach.
  • You also have the opportunity to participate in team coaching together with your team. An external coach will support you and your team as you reflect on potentials and opportunities as well as challenges, and plan next steps. A comprehensive needs assessment is conducted in advance so that we can match you with the appropriate coaches.
  • Peer advising refers to consultation sessions among colleagues in which specific professional problems are discussed within a predefined structure, and approaches and ideas for solving the problem are discussed . In contrast to informal discussions, the focus in peer advising lies on a targeted and systematic discussion. We offer short trainings in German to get to know the method. In our OPAL course you'll find dates and detailed information (in German): Kollegiale Fallberatung am Zentrum für Weiterbildung.
  • In mediation, specially trained, independent third-party mediators help you resolve conflicts constructively. They are neutral and support both sides, creating a safe space where each perspective is given equal and appropriate consideration. The objective of mediation is to reach a mutual agreement that meets the needs and interests of all parties and thus allows them to constructively move forward. The process itself is confidential.  Occupational Health Services and the Center for Continuing Education have teamed up in an effort to advance conflict management at TU Dresden, creating a pool of mediators who can be requested as needed, in addition to existing services.

We are happy to advise you on issues related to your daily work as a leader and to work with you to develop ideas and measures that you can put into practice. We are here to advise you on qualification opportunities for you and your employees, team development and solving conflicts within your team. In a face-to-face meeting, we will identify which support services are available and which tools could be best suitable for you.

Additional programs

Independent learning

Do you want to complete continuing education courses on the topic of leadership when it suits you best? Our online independent learning programs offer maximum flexibility.

Communication

E-Learnings in German:

Leadership

E-Learnings in German:

Online-Schulung zur präventiven und repressiven Korruptionsbekämpfung 

Die Online-Schulung zur präventiven und repressiven Korruptionsbekämpfung wurde für alle Bediensteten des Freistaates Sachsen konzipiert und gehört seit 2015 zu den Selbstlern-Modulen aus dem Weiterbildungsprogramm des Fortbildungszentrums der Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Rechtspflege Meißen (FH). Bei Teilnahmewunsch senden Sie bitte eine formlose E-Mail an den Antikorruptionsbeauftragten, der Ihnen dann den Link zum Modul zusendet.

Legal Basis

Export Control in Science and Academia
E-learning on terms, definitions, structure of export control as well as practical examples and sanctions in the event of misconduct.
Duration: 3 modules, each lasting approx. 20-30 minutes
Completion: Certificate of attendance

Copyright law in university teaching and classes (GER)
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 (GER)
Presentation by Dr. Maike Gattermann-Kasper (Representative for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses – Universität Hamburg)

E-Learning: Fit for Equal Treatment (GER)
Offered by the Meissen Training Center (FoBiZ)

  • Basic module (for all employees) 60 minutes; with certificate of participation
  • Advanced module (for managers) 30 minutes; with certificate of participation
Project Management

E-Learning: Classic project management – planning projects successfully (GER)
required learning time: 90 minutes (plus time needed to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance

E-Learning: Classic project management – managing projects successfully (GER)
Required learning time: 80 minutes (plus time needed to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance

E-Learning: Agile project management – the basics
Required learning time: 70 minutes, with certificate of participation

Didactics

E-Learning: Didactic foundations for the effective transfer of knowledge
Required learning time: 60 minutes (plus time needed to complete the transfer tasks); with certificate of attendance

Digital literacy

Continuing education for professors

The Center for Continuing Education (ZfW) provides continuing education and advice specifically for professors.

Continuing education for doctoral students and postdocs

Graduate Academy qualification program for doctoral students and for postdocs.

Contact

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