University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin is …  one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Europe and among the largest in the field of social work.  an institution with an extraordinary history.  closely linked to the woman from whom it takes its name.

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Alice Salomon and our university of applied sciences  In 1908, Alice Salomon founded “Soziale Frauenschule” (Social School for Women) – the first school for social work.  She was a liberal social reformer in the German women’s movement.  Alice Salomon smoothed the way for the establishment of social work as an academic discipline.

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Alice Salomon and our university of applied sciences  Alice Salomon was one of the first women to hold a doctoral degree.  The Prussian state awarded her its highest distinction in  As the daughter of Jewish parents, she was dismissed from all of her posts in 1933 and, in 1939, was forced into exile.  She died in New York in  The university of applied sciences has born her name since 1992.

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Alice Salomon

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Studying at ASH Berlin

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Bachelors and masters programmes Bachelors programme  Social work  Health and social care management  Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy  Early childhood education Masters programme – Consecutive to ASH Berlin bachelors  Research in social work and pedagogy  Management and quality development in the health sector

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Masters programmes Masters programmes – Advanced degrees  Intercultural conflict management (post-graduate)  Biographical and creative writing (post-graduate)  Clinical social work  Social management  Social work as a human rights profession  Masters in community development  Science in nursing  Comparative European social studies  Intercultural social work  Social policy and social work in urban areas

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Masters programmes & further education Jointly-designed masters programmes  Masters in Community Development in cooperation with FH Munich  Nursing Science in cooperation with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Centre for Further Education  Individual seminars  Certificate courses  In-house seminars  Jours fixes

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Students at ASH Berlin

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Students at ASH Berlin Currently, 2265 students are enrolled at ASH Berlin.* Student body:  1355 Social work (B.A.)  152 Early childhood education (B.A.)  80 Early childhood education (part-time)  213 Health and social care management (B.A.)  82 Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy (B.A.)  47 Dipl. Social work/Social pedagogy  1 Dipl. Social care/social care management * as of Winter Semester, 2009/10

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Teaching and working at ASH Berlin - people at ASH Berlin The Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin creates an academic environment which provides a sense of challenge and inspiration to students and instructors from all over the world. ASH Berlin currently has  64 university teachers  165 part-time-teacher and visiting lecturers and  96 administrative staff members

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Major focuses of research at ASH Berlin ASH Berlin is actively engaged in research into social work and the non-medical health sector Selected research topics:  “Help systems” in the fields of social work, social care and health  Intervention-based socialization and deviance  Provision-based health and care  Theories and methods associated with the social and health sectors/ systems science

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Cooperation partners – Across Germany In addition to working with its partner universities, ASH Berlin cooperates with the following organizations (selection): Techniker Krankenkasse, a public-sector health insurer AOK Berlin, a public-sector health insurer DAAD: the German Academic Exchange Service Arbeitskreis der Opferhilfen in Deutschland, a victim-support organization DFN: the German National Research and Education Network

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Cooperation partners – International ASH Berlin cooperates with more than 40 partner organizations worldwide. In addition to European universities, these include institutions in:  Canada  Costa Rica  Israel  Japan  Morocco  Tunisia  USA

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu ASH Berlin – A family-friendly institution  ASH Berlin creates structures that allow studying, career and family to be compatible.  The university is continually working to expand and improve its special family-friendly options for students and employees in research, instruction and administration.

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu ASH Berlin – A healthy institution The health-promoting university actively encourages the creation of healthy conditions for students, researchers and staff. We work together to …  reduce workloads and promote the health of all  increase communication and cooperation  raise levels of satisfaction with work and studies  sustainably ensure high-quality instruction, learning, research and administration

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Facilities and other offerings at ASH Berlin Special facilities for students  Learning laboratory  Art workshop  Music room  Video/Cutting room Additional offerings at ASH Berlin  Career planning  Alumni network

University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Health Care and Education Sunday, 20 September 2015www.ash-berlin.eu Many thanks for your attention! We hope you will visit us at our university.

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