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deggendorf Institute of Technology

Pioneering & Vibrant

digitalisation college

progressive-digital province

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.

Target Group

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:

  • Enrolment as DIT student a (all degree programmes)

    either
     
  • As a Bachelor's student with at least 40 ECTS credits completed

    or
     
  • As a Master's student

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).

fact sheet

 

Certificate flyer

 

teaching concept

  • High virtual component and practical work on the project ensure a high degree of flexibility
  • "Challenge" from the business world, semester 1 is the concept phase, semester 2 the prototype phase
  • Students develop their idea over the two semesters and repeatedly present the results in pitches during the certificate period
  • Problem solving in group work
  • Block teaching supports practical work on the practical project
  • Supervision of the practical project by experts (professors) who provide support when needed
  • Support in prototyping, for example with 3D printers, Arduino kits and Lego Serious Play.
  • Due to the small number of participants, individual counselling and an exchange between the participants and the lecturers is possible.
  • Depending on the structure of the participants, the course language is German or English.


duration

  • The duration of the university certificate is 2 semesters in total
  • At least one certificate course is started per semester
  • Different thematic areas of rural areas are dealt with. One overarching theme is specified for each course of the certificate programme.
  • These are, for example, energy, mobility, health, construction and real estate, agricultural (technology), art and culture, environment, trade, tourism.
  • The university certificate comprises a total of 18 ECTS.
  • Upon successful completion, students receive a certificate.


time concept

  • The overall theme, the courses offered and the corresponding lecturers are always announced at the beginning of the semester.


costs

  • There are no separate fees for the courses.

Contents

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:

  • The concept phase:

Here the students develop a theoretical concept for problem solving. They use it to work on their own problem-solving idea.

  • Presentation of contents Concept phase: 1 day
  • Midterm pitches Concept phase: 1 day
  • Pitches End of concept phase: 1 day

In between the days when all teams meet, they work independently (supported by the supervisors) on their own team projects.

  • The prototype phase:

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.

  • Presentation of contents Prototype phase: 1 day
  • Midterm pitches Prototype phase: 1 day
  • Pitches End of prototype phase: 1 day

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:  

  • Digital Technologies & Business Models
  • Process design: the basis of digitalisation
  • Cyber Security / Information Security
  • Digital Knowledge Communication
  • Sustainability and digitalisation 

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.

interested? info dates

We are about to start round 5 on various topics, including digitalisation in sports and health, hydrogen technology, nutrition, and many other topics.

Here you can find the dates of our information sessions:

our lecture team

... and many more.

Registration

The registration for the programme starting in the winter semester 2025/2026 is now open and can be done until the end of September 2025.

 

For the programme starting in the winter semester 2025/2026,  the registration is possible until 28 September 2025, 11:59 pm:

Registration form in German: https://survey.th-deg.de/index.php/138451?lang=de

Registration form in English: https://survey.th-deg.de/index.php/138451?lang=en

 

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.

summer school "Game Changers" 2025

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 (29 September - 4 October 2025).

This will focus in particular on the topics of health, fitness and sports, but also energy generation and waste recycling. 

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.

 

The Summer School programme will be published shortly. The registration is already closed.

Contact & registration

 

 

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).