In the extra-occupational certificate course "Digitalisation College: Progressive-Digital Province", you will acquire a range of valuable skills, which are of great importance for later professional life or for a possible start-up. You will receive a task based on a pratical "challenge" from business and politics representatives that you will solve in a team with the help of accompanying block lectures. Use your study time to develop as many practical problem-solving skills and gain broad knowledge of concept creation, prototyping, practical teamwork and project presentations. This will enable you to develop knowledge and expertise that will optimally support you in your personal development and improve your career prospects.
With the university certificate "Digitalisation College: Progressive-Digital Province", you have the opportunity to attend exciting seminars and courses in addition to the practical project and earn a certificate on the successful completion of the course.
The university certificate is aimed at students who are already enrolled in all degree programmes at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology and who are interested in applying their knowledge to a practical case and developing themselves even further in interdisciplinary teams. Participation in the certificate course is particularly interesting for those who are interested in founding a company but do not yet have a start-up idea or a team.
Formal requirements for participation in the university certificate "Digitalisation College: Progressive-Digital Province" are:
In exceptional cases, Bachelor's students can also be admitted before the 40 ECTS have been completed if sufficient practical experience (such as an apprenticeship or work experience), knowledge (programming skills, etc.) or previous studies can be proven.
Please note that it must be guaranteed that you will be on site in Germany for two semesters in order to be able to take this two-semester certificate (no semester abroad or internship during the certificate period).
Examination regulations (in German)
In the case of the compulsory modules 1 to 4, which run consecutively but in parallel and in support of the practical project work, all courses must be completed for the successful completion of the certificate course.
Day 1: Setting of tasks ("Challenge") by person from business, politics and/or science.
Day 2: Team building and creativity techniques, group work in a "World Café".
Day 3: Group work, presentation of the first ideas, pitches.
Module 2 is divided into two different phases in terms of content:
Here the students develop a theoretical concept for problem solving. They use it to work on their own problem-solving idea.
In between the days when all teams meet, they work independently (supported by the supervisors) on their own team projects.
Here the theoretical concept is developed further and something first tangible or visible is created. This can take the form of a prototype, a click dummy, a concept or other types of presentation.
In between the days when all teams meet, they work independently (supported by the supervisors) on their own team projects.
Module 3 provides the theoretical basis for the students' practical group work.
The following subjects are taught in each run, but the content can adapt in its application to the different over-topics of the runs. The lecturers can also change from run to run.
Block lectures are planned on the following topics:
The aim is for the students to practically apply their knowledge from the block lectures to the individual group projects. In the intermediate exams (= pitches / presentations), they have to apply what they have learned to the practical case.
Students from the first round of the Digitalisation College on the topic of "Energy" are taking part in the GROW4Energy Startup Summer School run by Prof. Dr. Javier Valdes together with students from Chile. The focus is on the development of joint ideas and the exchange of knowledge in topics such as solar, wind and hydro energy, energy from biomass and e-mobility.
The Summer School also includes pitch training and the execution of pitches, for example in front of challenge donors or potential customers.
In future rounds of the Digitisation College, other thematically appropriate existing summer schools will be integrated into the Digitisation College, or separate summer schools will be designed.
In the summer semester 2024 there will again be information dates for the digitalisation college.
Log in to the dates, we look forward to seeing you!
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Registration is always possible before the start of the semester and is very easy via the registration link.
We use iLearn to organise the course. You will be activated here before the course and will receive all important information and documents. After completing the modules, you will receive a certificate of participation.
If you are only interested in individual courses, please contact us.
All confirmations, invitations or other information will be sent exclusively by e-mail.
For individual enquiries, the coordination team is also happy to be reached at pdp@th-deg.de.
Registration is possible until 31 October 2023.
Every year, the exchange between German and Chilean students in two summer schools both in Chile (spring) and in Germany (autumn) is a highlight of the Digitalisation College.
The next German-Chilean "Game Changers" Summer School will take place at DIT in the last week of September (24 - 28 September 2024).
This will focus in particular on the topics of "Sustainable Energy", "Circular Economy" and "New Materials".
Participation in the Summer School is free of charge, students receive 1 ECTS point and a certificate after successful completion (in addition to many new experiences and many new international contacts). The Summer School is held in English.
The programme of the Summer School can be found below, and those interested can tune in to selected programme points in the live stream.
This project is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts
and coordinated by the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt).