Certificates

Open up areas of knowledge that complement your studies and are relevant to your profession, acquire new competences and strengthen yourself for the future - with the certificates of the heiSKILLS Competence and Language Centre, it is possible to individually expand your own qualification profile in your studies, in university teaching and in your profession.

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) for Masterstudents / Doctoral Candidates

Cognitive Science

The CAS in Cognitive Science focuses on human cognition and bridges to computational approaches and artificial intelligence.

Digital Editing

The CAS Digital Editing program provides in-depth knowledge of analog and digital editing—from manuscript studies to XML/TEI markup and digital publishing.

Digital Humanities

The CAS on Digitality and Digital Methods in the Humanities introduces participants to the fundamentals of research using digital methods.

Gender & Queer Studies

The CAS Gender & Queer Studies program aims to enable students to apply theoretical and methodological approaches from gender and queer studies to various topics, recognize mechanisms of discrimination, and address and communicate gender-related issues in an interdisciplinary manner.

Sustainable Leadership

The CAS Sustainable Leadership aims to promote a sustainable leadership culture in companies and public institutions. It teaches approaches and methods for ensuring long-term corporate success on a socio-economic and ecological level.

Science Communication

How can we present complex scientific concepts and findings to an interested audience in a way that is understandable and engaging?

Heiskills Certificates for Students

Entrepreneurial Skills

Entrepreneurial skills help you start your career, climb the ladder, and implement your ideas—anywhere where initiative, creativity, and strategic thinking are required.

Data Literacy

Includes technical skills in the areas of data collection, processing, evaluation, and storage.

International Language Certificates

CELI, DELE, CELPE-Bras and TOEFL

Basics in Applied Business Administration

The certificate in “Basics in Applied Business Administration” offers two areas of specialization, “Human Resources” and “Marketing,” providing an excellent opportunity to acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of business administration.

Heidelberger Teaching Certificate for Tutors

In addition to subject-specific knowledge, teaching tutorials also requires communication and teaching skills. Our modular training program will help you develop these skills.

Certificates for Lecturers

Baden-Württemberg Centre for Higher Education Didactics

The Baden-Württemberg Certificate for Teaching and Learning at University Level is made up of different modules. It offers a didactic combination of workshops, practical consulting and classroom observation and is based on international standards with regard to its requirements.

Website of the Baden-Württemberg Centre for Teaching and Learning (HDZ)

The Baden-Württemberg Centre for Teaching and Learning (HDZ) was founded in 2001 by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts (MWK) and the nine Baden-Württemberg state universities. In 2007, funding was taken over by the universities.

Certificate and Training for Professionals

heiGRADE Program

heiGRADE is the brand for certificate programs in continuing education and life long learning at Heidelberg University.

heiGRADE Brand

Our service for institutes and departments at Heidelberg University is to advise and support them in the transfer process: from the initial idea and conception to the planning and implementation of scientific continuing education and life long learning offers.