The focus is on "transitions in the course of life", as challenges and opportunities for age groups and institutions. The profile is based on the pluralised society and the associated individual and societal challenges for social work. Teaching is characterised by a trust-based and appreciative collaboration between teaching staff and students. Through the tradition of "research-based teaching and learning", professional problems and questions are worked on in a largely self-directed manner and applied to practice.

The Social Work as a Human Rights Profession module was developed with the partner university LAB University of Applied Sciences Finland and implemented in the Erasmus+ (blended learning) funding track with students at Palacký University Olomouc Czech Republic. The faculty is also oriented towards the Greater Region (Grand Est, France; Wallonia, Belgium; Luxembourg). A collaboration with the University of Namibia (UNAM) and membership of vircampus (international online teaching) are currently under development.

Palacký University Olomouc, Olmütz, Tschechien; Ecole Supérieure Européenne de l’Intervention Sociale, Straßburg, Frankreich; LAB Univesity of Applied Sciences, Lappeenranta, Finnland; University of Luxembourg, Luxemburg; Berner Fachhochschule, Bern, Schweiz

Technical facilities: Smart displays; Document cameras; Equipment for hybrid events (cameras and microphones); Seminar computers; 3 computer rooms###. Media learning workshop equipment: iPads, including Apple Pen; Smart display; Green screen; Document camera; Digital microscopy cameras; Endoscope camera; Headphones; GoPro camera; Robots; Speech buzzer; Details of the databases are on the website

The research projects cover the breadth of our social science expertise. Topics include migration, democracy and participation, health, age, child protection, language education in daycare centres. The majority of the projects are characterised by an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, e.g. with the engineering sciences, Saarland University and the University Hospital. Other special features includes: Involvement of the greater region (e.g. Interreg.GR), the collaboration platforms Health and Europe and FITT (Institute of Technology Transfer) as well as interdisciplinary competence centres.

Here, there are efforts to link the topic of entrepreneurship with the Faculty of Economics. There is also the opportunity to advise and support start-ups in the cooperation project htw saar - University of Fine Arts. Joint workshops (in the compulsory elective area) have also taken place. In the compulsory elective subject "5 Euro Start-up", students of all degree courses can start their own company and participate in a start-up competition. In addition, start-up advice from FITT (Institute of Technology Transfer) is available to all students.

Active participation in the "Creating Diversity" audit of the Stifterverband association at the University of Applied Sciences in Saarbrücken. Active participation in the lecture series "Effects of Gender & Diversity on Studies and Work" and in the Bar Camp on the topic of gender and diversity. Active support of all university activities on the topic of sustainability. Sign language course as part of the compulsory elective seminars.