XU Exponential University

Bachelor’s degrees

Graduate with a degree and a portfolio

Five Bachelor’s programmes. A new project every semester. A portfolio that gets you hired.

All Bachelor programmes

Master’s degrees

Master the skills
companies need now

Four advanced programmes for graduates and young professionals who want to lead digital change.

All Master programmes

How you learn

Hands-on from day one

From your first semester, you work in project teams on challenges from business and society.

Discover project-based learning

Learn the foundations
Build the theory and skills you need in the core curriculum.
Take on a challenge
Each project starts with a problem from business, society or research.
Build in small teams
Research, ideate and prototype a solution with one-to-one mentoring.
Pitch your solution
Present your idea to lecturers and fellow students.
Get feedback
Grades, feedback and doors to internships and jobs, with career coaching from day one.

Four students building a model of a smart building together with their mentor

Students have built projects in cooperation with

Enterprise software
Medical technology
Energy networks & supply
Energy generation & supply
Cooperative bank

Research

Research that makes a difference

Applied research on today’s challenges, done together with partners from business, science and society.

All research projects

Funded by the State of Brandenburg

Research project · Led by XU

Resilient Infrastructure Technology Suite

RITS is developing a digital platform to help Brandenburg move towards resilient infrastructure in energy, water and food (EWF). The platform works with public data on the region’s infrastructure, makes it visible and turns it into decision support for municipalities, utilities, businesses and public administration.

Renewable energy & smart grids
Digital twins, AI & blockchain
ApplicationEnergy Compass Brandenburg
ApplicationEEG Horizon Brandenburg

Funded by

Fairwork Germany Report 2026

Action research · Fairwork Germany

Fair working conditions in Germany’s platform economy

Fairwork rates digital labour platforms against five principles of fair work. It makes working conditions in the gig economy visible and pushes platforms to improve.

Fair pay
Fair conditions & contracts
Fair management
Fair representation

In collaboration with

Life at XU

Find your place at XU

Your own apartment
Furnished, all-inclusive, 5 minutes from campus
Learn together
Classmates from all over the world
Explore Berlin
20–30 minutes by train

Alumni stories

Where XU can take you

I had many learnings at XU Exponential that I was able to apply in my role at SAP in the AI Ethics team.
Dilem KayaAI Ethics team at SAP
Unlike traditional universities, we study in small groups where the lecturers know your name.
Kai VicenteE.ON Deutschland
Every single person is approached and you are not just a student in a large lecture hall.
Isabelle TeutloffSocial Media Manager

Admissions

Three steps to your place at XU

1
Talk to us
Chat with our advisor on WhatsApp or send us an email. We answer every question personally.
2
Apply online
Choose your programme and upload your documents. It only takes a few minutes.
3
Enrol at XU
Once you’re accepted, enrol in your programme and start your new chapter in Potsdam. We support you with your visa.

Your student advisor

Questions? Talk to a real person

Our admissions team helps you choose the right programme and guides you through admission and visa questions, from your first question to your first day.