These are the requirements:

• Very good academic performance, especially in courses in artificial intelligence, business informatics and related fields
• Motivation, commitment and ability to work in a team
• Curriculum vitae in tabular form with certificates of internships and other qualifying activities
• Letter of motivation (max. one page)

As an Potsdam AIEC student member, you indicate that you are eager to follow the path of intelligence in the SCIoI cluster during your studies and to build an AI focus in your studies. If you have completed the Potsdam SCIoI track in your respective degree program, you will receive the track completion certificate (DE: KI-Schwerpunktsurkunde) for your achievements. For example, for Potsdam students, track completion requirements refer to the following successful course realizations.

• B. Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI): At least 30 ECTS from the following courses.


  • at least one AI lecture (e.g. KIBAS by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / KI-Ringvorlesung by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI lecture)


  • at least one AI exercise (e.g. KIBAS by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI exercise)


  • one AI project (e.g. AuA-Projekt by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI project)


  • one academic or professional field-specific practical semester related to AI / AI internship (e.g. teaching assistance, laboratory internship, science communication, empirical research and case study, professional field-specific practical seminar / consulting seminar, science, communication or event management, IT administration)

  • Bachelor's thesis with AI relation (supervised by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI supervisor)

• M. Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik und Digitale Transformation (WIDT): At least 60 ECTS from the following courses.


  • at least one AI lecture and exercise (e.g. 9LP AIBAS by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / KI-Ringvorlesung by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI lecture)


  • at least one AI exercise (e.g. AIBAS by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI exercise)


  • at least one AI seminar with term work (DE: Hausarbeit) (e.g. SUSI by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI seminar)


  • one AI project (e.g. EuE-Projekt by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI project)


  • Master's thesis with AI relation (supervised by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI supervisor)

  • one AI colloquium (e.g. KI-Kolloquium by Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Grum / any other SCIoI colloquium)

The AIEC membership (incl. the duration of membership and milestones realized) is certificated, which demonstrates best AI knowledge in teaching and practice.

• Each AIEC member is assigned an academic staff member as a mentor with a specialized AI focus, who advises on questions regarding studies, theses, requirements from science and practice.

• You will be offered exciting additional qualifications such as the Science-of-Intelligence or hands-on introductions to the tools of an AI transformation.

• Every AIEC member is invited to lectures and workshops by our cooperation partners from the field.

• We arrange internships and theses in practice.

• It is also possible to participate in practical projects in business informatics.

• Invitation to a coffee with Prof. Grum and the research group leaders of AI Transformation.

• Events with managers from companies that are successfully mastering the AI transformation.

• Opportunity to attend events organized by the WIDG and AI-related organizations.

Events with managers from companies that are successfully mastering Artificial Intelligence.

You will be faced with concrete startup options, if AI founders are searching for further team members. If you are interested in setting up an individual AI startup, you will be accompanied at the EXIST program by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marcus Grum.

You will be able to access individual job opportunities in the field of AI. These will be provided via the AIEC-Member-Area.