Potsdam receives new science campus: Focus on digitization!

Potsdam receives new science campus: Focus on digitization!

Today, June 2, 2025, a significant developmental thrust for the science location of Brandenburg and the Science City of Potsdam will be announced. The University of Potsdam (Up) receives a new campus on the site of the former state parliament on the Brauhausberg. In the next ten years, outstanding study and research conditions are to be created. These measures are accompanied by a declaration of intent between the state of Brandenburg, Up and Hasso Plattner Foundation (HPF). University of Potsdam reports that this new campus should set international research for modern research.

An important role is also awarded to the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) at the Griebnitzsee location. The institute is expanded considerably and expanded into a leading institute for digital sciences in Europe. Prime Minister Dr. Dietmar Woidke emphasizes the need for technology development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), which is considered an important business driver and location factor of the future. HPI and comprises the first fully privately financed faculty under a public University in Germany, with the aim of promoting interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of digital engineering.

influence and synergies

Hasso Plattner, founder of the HPF, emphasizes the importance of the new campus for the education and future viability of the region. Prof. Oliver Günther, President of the UP, speaks of new forms of academic life and learning that are to be created at the new locations. The Digital Engineering Faculty will develop new master's programs and international collaborations. The intended initiatives are viewed as a win-win situation for the science location of Potsdam.

The completion of the new locations is planned by 2035 at the latest. A task force led by Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke and Hasso Plattner will coordinate the planning and implementation of the projects. This task force will also form two working groups: "Planning and building" as well as "teaching and research cooperation".

artificial intelligence and the future

In addition to the importance of the new facilities, ki-mapkarte The significant role of artificial intelligence. Over 280 research institutions in Germany deal intensively with AI technologies. Over 700 courses show that the topic in the academic landscape is becoming increasingly important. The programs developed on the HPI and the UP aim to address the various aspects of AI and their social implications.

Minister of Science Dr. Manja Schüle emphasizes the need for digital sovereignty for Europe, which underlines the strategic direction of the new educational offers. In close cooperation between the UP and the HPI, innovative solutions are to be developed, which will be of great importance both in research and in practical use.