Focus on social education (age range from 0-26 years); Life-Long Learning Relevant prior vocational training can be recognised; Link between social education and social management; Close link between teaching and practice (several practice modules in the curriculum, practice office for student support, inclusion of practitioners in lectures, excursions to partner institutions, practice-oriented final theses); Research into own teaching through Scholar-of-Teaching-and-Learning Projects (SoTL); Service learning & social commitment.

EU research projects with an extensive network of partner universities and practice facilities in eastern/western/northern Europe on the topic of pilgrimage for offenders as a social work method; EU network in early childhood education on the topic of "International comparison of male and female specialists"; Life-Writing through Technology - international virtual seminar.

Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, Ústí nad Labem, Tschechische Republik; Vilniaus universitetas, Vilnius, Litauen; Politechnika Wrocławska, Wrocław, Polen; South-Eastern Finland; University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finnland; Tashkent State University of Economics, Taschkent, Usbekistan.

Library with access to trade journals and specialist literature; ILIAS e-learning platform; Statistics software SPSS.

Dresden University of Applied Sciences (FHD), in particular the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, actively conducts research on the following topics, or can demonstrate research projects in the following areas of social work: Street work, street school, school absenteeism, obtaining a school leaving certificate; Access to democracy and participation for young people; Perspectives for young people in difficulty (delinquency, methods of learning, socio-educational pilgrimage); Creation of a teaching curriculum in the field of barrier-free tourism

The University of Applied Sciences Dresden not only offers its students an excellent range of courses on the topic of business start-ups, but is also home to an entire start-up advisory team as well as constantly changing services and events.

In July 2020, Dresden University of Applied Sciences (FHD) adopted a new concept for equality and diversity. It is committed to gender mainstreaming. In its concepts and decisions, it takes into account the situation of women and men as well as other target groups that may face discrimination.