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Training and further education programmes

Lifelong learning. Discovering potential. Promoting potential.

Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences attaches great importance to the further education and training of its employees and offers them the opportunity to expand their professional and social skills through the following programmes.

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Offers of the Thuringian School of Administration

The Thuringian School of Administration (TVS) is the training and further education authority for the administration of the Free State of Thuringia. With its programmes, it imparts practice-oriented knowledge and equips public administration employees with the necessary skills. 

Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences is treated as a member of the TVS in terms of fees. Information on the Thuringian School of Administration can be found at tvs-weimar.de.


If you are interested in participating in the seminars, please contact chancellor@hs-nordhausen.de.

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Offers university didactics

There is an annually changing further education programme for lecturers at the university. In cooperation with the Thuringian eTeach network Lunch lectures, e-talks or didactic method workshops are offered with varying amounts of time, focussing on media-related skills.

On the side of the Department for Studies & Teaching the current offers are listed. Do you have any questions about the offer? Send an e-mail to teaching@hs-nordhausen.de.

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Participation of employees in HSN courses


Participation in courses with professional reference to the service tasks


Participation by employees in individual courses at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences is considered internal continuing education after prior consultation with their supervisor. The status of guest auditor is not required. The time spent is counted as working time.



Participation in courses without professional reference to the service tasks


Employees of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences can apply for guest lectureships and attend them for a fee and outside working hours.


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International Office

The Erasmus+ programme combines lifelong learning with mobility opportunities. All employees of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences who would like to experience the world from a different perspective by exchanging ideas with colleagues from other countries can take advantage of the staff mobility programme. The aims include international networking and professional exchange with colleagues from other European universities, strengthening intercultural skills and improving foreign language skills.

Within the framework of Staff Weeks/Days, for example, short stays for further education and training purposes (including participation in certain language courses abroad) can be subsidised. In addition to information on offers from partner universities in the newsletter and by e-mail, you will also find Europe-wide offers to choose from. Teaching staff also have the opportunity to receive funding for short teaching mobilities for teaching purposes abroad.


Detailed information on the topic Erasmus Mobility can be found on the pages of the International Office.


Do you have any questions about the offer? Please send an e-mail to: international@hs-nordhausen.de

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Intercultural training for employees - current basic, advanced and advanced training courses

This year, the International Office is once again offering the opportunity to take part in an intercultural training course run by our long-standing partner Ms Eva Hartwich from the organisation Embrace Differences in Jena.

The training offers the ideal opportunity and space to discuss and reflect on the potential, but also the difficulties and problems of international/intercultural communication and cooperation, and to jointly develop approaches and strategies for dealing with spontaneously arising uncertainties in heterogeneous contexts - these occur in both national and international contexts.


On Thursday, 18.04.24 from 13:00 - 17:00 there will be a basic training and on Friday, 19.04.24 8:30-12:00 an advanced training. You can register under the following link: https://moodle.hs-nordhausen.de/course/view.php?id=10444 Anonymised example situations from practice can also be used to exchange ideas with other colleagues. Participation in the training will be recognised for a forthcoming "Certificate of Intercultural Competence (ZIK for Employees)". You will also receive a certificate of attendance.


Take advantage of the opportunity offered by this year's 26th International Project Week (IPW) with 18 projects and 22 (guest) lecturers to network professionally and internationally or simply chat in English. You can drop by the Coffee Room (H19 SR 4) at any time - alone or in groups. As in the previous year, there will also be German-speaking colleagues.

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Offers of the Language Centre

The Language Centre offers employees and lecturers at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences the following Language courses in the summer semester 2024:

1 English for Lecturers


M. Roche

house 19, SP01

Tuesday, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.


2. English for Staff - Beginners


A. Aberle

house 19, SP03

Tuesday, 08:30 - 09:30 a.m.


3 English for Staff - Advanced


A. Aberle

house 19, SP03

Thursday, 08:30 - 09:30 a.m.


You can join or have a taster at any time.

Do you have any questions about the offers? Please send an e-mail to: spz@hs-nordhausen.de

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TMIK e-learning programme

E-learning programmes are an opportunity to take part in seminars from the comfort of your workplace or mobile working.

Registrations for the annual e-learning seminars must be submitted by mid-March using the registration form sent by the Registrar to chancellor@hs-nordhausen.de to be sent. A maximum of two applications per person are possible after consultation with the line manager. In addition, the seminars applied for in the previous year - insofar as there were registrations - must also be completed or reasons given as to why processing was not possible.