Leibniz University Hannover (LUH) is a fully fledged university with all subject areas except Medicine. It consists of 9 faculties with 160 institutes, 2.000 scientists, 26 Bachelor courses, 24 Master courses (plus 9 traditional degrees) and around 23.000 enrolled students.

LUH follows the motto: "Lifelong Education - Shaping the Future with Knowledge"

LUH, its faculties and departments, attach great importance to all modes of continuing education. Over the year there are about 3000 part-time participants (enrolled or guest students), mainly employees of the region.
The following wide range of UCE programmes is offered each year:

• Postgraduate part time Master courses (60 students)
• Certificate courses for the development of specific professions (600 students)
• Supplementary CE programmes, summer schools and in-service trainings
• LUH staff development
• Liberal adult education in cooperation with Volkshochschulen
• Further education modules for guest students, e.g. Third Age University
  (560 students)
  

Weiterbildungsstudium Arbeitswissenschaft (WA)
Centre for Work Science
www.wa.uni-hannover.de

WA was founded in 1980 as one of the first German UCE Certificate Courses for professionals and managers employed in public and private production and service organisations. There are 560 participants enrolled as part time students of the interdisciplinary subject "Work Science".

WA is organised as a central scientific institute of the LUH, headed by a professor. WA is offering teaching, research and consulting services mainly to employees and employers of the region. These activities aim at the integration of different disciplines of the LUH and the knowledge transfer to various economic sectors.