External professional training opportunities
Training and further education programmes that are not part of the internal event offering can be obtained from the following external providers:
The Bavarian School of Administration offers specialised and interdisciplinary training seminars for employees in public administration. The seminar overview and further information on the programmes offered by the Bavarian School of Administration can be found on the homepage of the Bavarian School of Administration (BVS).
Within the central administration
Seminar applications from central administration employees are coordinated by Unit A.2.
Further information can be found in the followingguide
Outside the central administration
Staff from the faculties, institutes, chairs and central facilities are welcome to contact Unit A.2 for advice. Registration and funding are carried out in consultation with your department/supervisor.
to the programmes offered by the Bavarian School of Administration (BVS)
The Hochschule für den Öffentlichen Dienst (HföD) offers free seminars for employees of the Free State of Bavaria. You can find an overview of events and further information on the authorised participants and registration on the HföD homepage under the heading "Qualification Offensive II".
Within the central administration
If you are an employee of the central administration and would like to attend an HföD event, you will find all the information on how to proceed in the following guidelines.
Outside the central administration
Employees of the faculties, institutes, chairs and central facilities are welcome to contact Department A.2 for advice. Registration and funding are arranged in consultation with your department/supervisor.
A large number of other non-governmental providers offer further training courses specifically for university staff:
- Bavarian Academy for Administrative Management
- CHE - Centre for Higher Education Development
- DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
- IUW - Interuniversity Continuing Education Centre
- ZWM - Centre for Science Management e.V.
Within the central administration
If you are an employee of the central administration and would like to attend an event organised by one of these providers, you will find all the information you need on how to proceed in the following guidelines .
Outside the central administration
Employees of the Faculties, Institutes, Chairs and central facilities are welcome to contact Unit A.2 for advice on the selection process. Registration and funding are organised in consultation with your department/supervisor.
BayLern is the central learning portal of the Bavarian state administration. It offers public administration employees the opportunity to continue their education and training regardless of time and place. Various digital learning formats - such as online courses, webinars or multimedia learning modules - can be used via the platform to expand professional skills and follow current developments in the administrative sector. Please remember that you can only take advantage of these offers in consultation with your supervisor. The University of Würzburg places a special focus on the following events:
The Digital.Campus Bayern is a digital qualification platform for acquiring digital skills that is openly accessible to all public administration employees in Bavaria.
It provides you with user-friendly access to a wide range of flexible and innovative further education and training courses to help you develop your digital skills. You can use the learning opportunities at any time and largely free of charge (open educational resources).
Please note: For central administration employees, the approval of their manager is required for participation.
The platform for developing digital skills is now available at
