Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät at the Uni Potsdam

Institut für Mathematik

Uni Potsdam

Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25
14476 Potsdam
Phone: +49 331 977-1028

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Basic information

Total number of students	290
Number of master degree students	27

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

9/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	not calculated, less <10 graduates/year; source: department survey
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	not calculated due to <10 graduates/year in the surveyed period

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	1/9 points
International orientation, master's	6/9 points

Research

Third party funds per academic	33.2 T€
Doctorates per professor	0.5

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	less than 15 answers
Support in studies	less than 15 answers
Courses offered	less than 15 answers
Study organisation	less than 15 answers
Exams	less than 15 answers
Research orientation	less than 15 answers
Support for stays abroad	less than 15 answers
Rooms	less than 15 answers
Library	less than 15 answers
IT-infrastructure	less than 15 answers
Overall study situation	less than 15 answers

Students' assessments on Teacher Qualification degree courses

Teacher support	2.1
Support in studies	2.3
Courses offered	3.0
Study organisation	1.9
Exams	2.0
Schoolpractice	3.0
Rooms	1.9
Library	1.6
IT-infrastructure	1.5
Overall study situation	2.3

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	no survey
Support in studies	no survey
Courses offered	no survey
Study organisation	no survey
Exams	no survey
Transition to Master's studies	no survey
Research orientation	no survey
Job market preparation	no survey
Support for stays abroad	no survey
Rooms	no survey
Library	no survey
IT-infrastructure	no survey
Overall study situation	no survey

Degree courses with details

Teacher qualification

Teacher qualification students	320
Teacher qualification programmes	teacher qualification degree courses are offered
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Excellent tutor-student ratio, small exercise groups.
Special features regarding the international orientation
(i) ICIMAF (Institute for Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics) in La Havana, Cuba. Topic: Mathematical Statistics, Probability Theory and all other areas of Mathematics (ii) Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the University of Taras Shevchenko in Kiev, Ukraine. Topic: All areas of mathematics (iii) Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University in Nakorn Pathom, Thailand or Topic: All areas of mathematics
Special features regarding the equipment
Latest software and hardware in 2 air-conditioned pool areas with LAN and WiFi. Software includes Mathematica, Matlab, Maple, Geonext, Geogebra, Latex, Maxima, Octave, Animato, Cinderella, R, scilab. Computer cluster. video conference room.
Support for founders
Support for business start-ups is provided at university level through Potsdam-Transfer: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/wirtschaft-transfer-gesellschaft/gruendung-und-transfer/gruendungs-und-transferzentrum/gruendungsservice.html
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Special curricula and hardship exemptions for students with health problems are drawn up and implemented without any bureaucracy as part of the applicable study regulations in close collaboration with the university's central representative for the severely disabled.
Characteristics of diversity advancement
diversity management is institutionalised at university level through the Equal Opportunity Coordination Office; at faculty level, decentralised equal opportunities representatives are available as advisers; concrete measures to promote diversity at faculty level for students: link programmes and open MINT room to eliminate subject-related and methodological deficits; concrete measures to promote junior academics: fund to support parents during their qualification phase; concrete measures to support staff members: Many options for continuing education.
Other special features
The Department of Mathematics is very active in promoting women in mathematics. A thematically related exhibition ‘Women of mathematics throughout Europe. A gallery of portraits.’ (womeninmath.net/) has already been shown in more than 50 locations.
Further information on research activities
www.math.uni-potsdam.de/professuren/