Ulm University of Applied Sciences will open up its outstanding teaching and infrastructure in the area of technology to people working in technical jobs from April 2012. With the IHK Ulm, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the University has chosen an experienced partner regarding of continuous education. The creation of a joint academy for technology in Ulm will help to bring down the barrier separating vocational and academic continuous education. The courses and seminars are usually taught on Friday evenings and on Saturdays, therefore they can be taken besides a fulltime job. Most of the seminars take several weeks and cover the areas of Mechatronics / Electronic Engineering / Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Systems Engineering / Production Engineering / Materials Science. This will be the academy’s contribution to the regional knowledge and technology transfer. Yet another advantage is that the courses are taught in modules, which will allow the students to transfer the credits to a degree course they might take later. For further information on the study programme, please go to www.tech-ulm.de