The University of Potsdam is a public university founded in 1991 across three Potsdam locations: Am Neuen Palais, Golm and Griebnitzsee. Its broad academic profile includes a Digital Engineering Faculty, computer science programmes, natural sciences, economics and social sciences, and humanities.
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3 years
German and English
October (winter semester)
Potsdam, Germany
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The University of Potsdam is a public university founded in 1991 across three Potsdam locations: Am Neuen Palais, Golm and Griebnitzsee. Its broad academic profile includes a Digital Engineering Faculty, computer science programmes, natural sciences, economics and social sciences, and humanities. This record covers two six-semester Bachelor of Science computer-science offerings.
The University of Potsdam operates at Am Neuen Palais beside Park Sanssouci, Golm in the region's science-park environment, and Griebnitzsee near Babelsberg. The official 2024 facts sheet lists 2,709 international students from 118 countries, 34 international degree programmes and a 217,582-square-metre total area. Computer-science students use different locations: Informatik/Computational Science is based at Golm, while IT-Systems Engineering is taught at the Hasso Plattner Institute on the Griebnitzsee campus.
Informatik/Computational Science
IT-Systems Engineering
Computer Science
Day-to-day life for Indian students pursuing this program at University of Potsdam in Potsdam, the country. This covers accommodation, food, campus environment, safety, and the student support systems available to you during your this program years.
Campus environment
The University of Potsdam operates at Am Neuen Palais beside Park Sanssouci, Golm in the region's science-park environment, and Griebnitzsee near Babelsberg. The official 2024 facts sheet lists 2,709 international students from 118 countries, 34 international degree programmes and a 217,582-square-metre total area. Computer-science students use different locations: Informatik/Computational Science is based at Golm, while IT-Systems Engineering is taught at the Hasso Plattner Institute on the Griebnitzsee campus.
Accommodation
The University of Potsdam does not provide its own apartments, and its international office warns that Potsdam and Berlin housing is tight. The university lists furnished Studierendenwerk:West Brandenburg rooms at approximately EUR 300–400 per month, Studentendorf Schlachtensee from EUR 500, and furnished private rooms from EUR 550; availability is limited and applications should begin before arrival. Its current cost guide gives average monthly expenditure of EUR 943, including EUR 410 rent with utilities, EUR 198 food, EUR 100 health costs and a EUR 62 monthly equivalent for the EUR 372.80 semester fee.
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Daily living support
The university's published student budget allows EUR 198 per month for food, but it does not promise a specific dietary or national-cuisine service. Students can use campus food facilities and the wider Potsdam/Berlin food market; applicants with allergies, religious requirements or medical diets should check current canteen menus and nearby options after confirming their campus. Housing and food budgets can vary substantially from the university's shared-flat averages.
Safety and support
The University of Potsdam's international office provides guidance on visa and residence permits, registration, health insurance, housing and integration, while the Central Student Advisory Service supports applicants and students with academic and personal concerns. The university specifically warns about housing scams: do not transfer money before signing a contract or seeing the apartment, and do not send sensitive identity documents without checking the landlord. Students should keep emergency contacts and the relevant campus route accessible because teaching is distributed across three locations. International degree students can use the International Office for application, orientation, residence and integration questions, and the university recommends its Buddy Programme for local support. Central services include the Central Student Advisory Service, student mentors, faculty tutors, psychological counselling, accessibility guidance, language and key-competence support, the library and Career Service. The university also provides Study Preparation Brandenburg for some applicants with an indirect higher-education entrance qualification, including German-language preparation and a university entrance examination route.
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