More than Expertise – Key Competencies for Your Studies and Your Future.
The Center for Key Competencies (ZSK) supports you in successfully shaping your studies and developing personally. With programs in onboarding, academic writing, project-based learning, and contextual competencies, we provide you with practical skills that will benefit you both during your studies and in your future career.
The Center for Key Competencies accompanies students of the School of Engineering and Design throughout their academic journey – from the very beginning to graduation. Our goal is to strengthen you in both your academic and personal development.
✨ Our Focus Areas
🔹 Onboarding 🚀
Start your studies with confidence! Our onboarding programs give you orientation, ease your transition into university life, and prepare you for everyday challenges.
🔹 Academic Writing 📚
From research to submission – we provide you with methods and tools to work scientifically, efficiently, and with confidence.
🔹 Project-Based Learning 🛠️
Learn through practice! Work on real-world challenges in projects, develop solutions as part of a team, and connect theory with application.
🔹 Contextual Competencies 🌍
Broaden your perspective beyond your field of study: with the six pillars Data Perspectives, Human & Society, Regulatory & Governance, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, and Empathy & Personality, you strengthen your profile for studies, career, and society.
Our programs are tailored to the specific needs of students in engineering and design – practical, applicable, and at eye level. This way, we help you not only succeed in your studies but also find your role as a responsible shaper of tomorrow.