Continuing Education Programme in Consulting– Apply through 16 October

The Institute for Business Informatics, headed by Professor Peter Loos, offers this continuing education programme in collaboration with international management consultancies and HR trainers.

The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.

Strategy, digitalisation, IT or management consultancy: the practice-oriented ‘Consulting’ continuing education programme is aimed at students and PhD candidates from all departments, as well as professionals at the start of their careers who wish to work in consultancy. The programme is tailored to the ever-increasing demands in this field. In addition to specialist knowledge, the focus is on personal development, practical experience and direct contact with potential employers.

Issues relating to strategic management consultancy, strategies for end-to-end business process management and the information technology required for this are central themes of the programme. Further events focus on global consultancy activities for intercultural projects and networking. Work on case studies fosters teamwork skills and hones presentation techniques. In small groups, professional trainers conduct workshops to develop communication skills, ranging from the ability to argue a case and team orientation to public speaking and presentation techniques.

Renowned and internationally active consultancy firms and mentors traditionally participate in the continuing professional development programme, enabling participants to come into contact with potential future employers. Over the course of eleven full-day sessions during the winter semester, they gain practical insights into day-to-day consultancy work. Through interactive workshops, soft-skills training and networking events, they specifically develop the skills in demand within the consultancy sector – from analytical thinking and professional presentation skills to successful teamwork.

The ‘Consulting’ continuing professional development programme at a glance:

• Corporate workshops with renowned consultancy firms (EY, PwC, Scheer, ORBIS, adesso) at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) on the Saarbrücken campus (Building D3 2)

• Soft skills training (presentation, communication, job applications, SAP Design Thinking)

• Direct interaction with consultants with practical experience

• Networking

• Certificate of successful participation

• Up to 6 ECTS credits may be recognised towards your degree (depending on your course)

This series of continuing professional development courses is aimed at:

• Students from all departments

• PhD students

• Young professionals with an interest in consulting and digitalisation

Professor Peter Loos, a business informatics expert at Saarland University and Director of the Institute for Business Informatics at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), is in charge of the programme. The Institute for Business Informatics has been running this continuing professional development series for almost three decades. Professor August-Wilhelm Scheer launched the programme in 1998.

The course costs 95 euros for students and PhD candidates. Young professionals pay a fee of 250 euros. The fees are used to fund the soft skills training and catering.

Registration: Places are limited and will be allocated through a selection process. Those interested can apply online for the continuing education programme until 16 October 2026.

Website: https://www.uni-saarland.de/lehrstuhl/loos/studium/weiterbildungsreihe-consulting.html 

For enquiries, please contact:

Prof. Dr Peter Loos: Telephone: 0681/302-3106; 

Jan Gronewald: Telephone: 0681/85775-5248 

Sebastian Stephan: Telephone: 0681/85775-3630 

Email: lehrveranstaltung-consulting@uni-saarland.de

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