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Continuing Education in Academia

Certificate Programs at the University of Mannheim

Strengthening your own potential, deepening your knowledge, finding solutions for the issues of the future – there are many good reasons to continue your education alongside your job or even during your studies.

At the University of Mannheim, you can acquire new knowledge flexibly and at university level – for example, in one of our certificate programs or courses.

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Studium Oecologicum

The need for sustainable global management is obvious. But how do you start living more sustainably? In our certificate course “Studium Oecologicum”, you will acquire interdisciplinary expertise that will help you to act ethically and make holistic decisions.

Zwei Studierende schauen auf einen Laptop.
Data Literacy

Competent handling of data is important for making informed decisions—whether in academia, business, or everyday life. In the certificate course “Data Literacy,” you will gain interdisciplinary insight into the world of data and learn about future employers and job profiles.

Zwei Studentinnen schauen gemeinsam in ein Tablet.
Part-Time Program DaF/ DaZ

With the part-time program German as a Foreign Language/ German as a Second Language at the University of Mannheim, you will benefit from a sound combination of scientific fundamentals and practice. After graduation, you will be qualified as a teacher in integration courses of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) or as a specialist for German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language.


Studierende sitzen auf einer Wiese vor dem Schloss und unterhalten sich miteinander.
International continuing education programs

Online courses, joint certificate programs, summer schools, master's programs – ENGAGE.EU offers all students a wide range of international continuing education opportunities at its nine partner universities.

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Contact for continuing education in academia

María Jesús Collado Gómez, M.A.

María Jesús Collado Gómez, M.A.

Head of Studium Generale
University of Mannheim
Service und Marketing GmbH
Studium Generale
L 9, 7 – Room 110
68161 Mannheim
Consultation hour(s):
By appointment