Our Micro-Degree Programs

Explore the ethical challenges of AI across multiple domains, including law, urban planning, finance, and healthcare. Compare AI regulations in the USA, EU, and China, and learn to design AI systems responsibly following ethical guidelines.

This micro-degree teaches how to use AI to drive business innovation, digital transformation, and new ventures, moving from basic AI literacy to designing and pitching viable AI-powered business models or transformation strategies.

The course surveys neural networks from CNNs to transformers and agents, emphasizing efficient AI, model compression, and real-world deployment.

In today’s rapidly advancing technological landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a critical role in solving complex real-world problems. This course offers students practical, hands-on experience by guiding them through the complete AI solution development pipeline — from data collection to deploying models in the cloud. Focusing on constrained, well-defined problems within limited populations (e.g., recognizing 100 individuals), students will gain deep insights into the challenges and strategies of working with real AI systems. Rather than tackling broad, open-ended recognition tasks, this course hones in on building tailored solutions where the scope is manageable but the complexity is authentic. Through teamwork, experimentation, and iteration, students will learn to bridge the gap between theoretical AI knowledge and real-world application.

The module explores the intersection of technology and human capability enhancement.

Big data and cloud computing are leading edge IT technologies that team together as key enablers for today’s IT industry with its emerging AI-based solutions. In this module, students learn about the basics and advanced topics of big data and cloud computing. We look into the interplay of existing big data and cloud computing technologies, platforms and systems, their design and implementation, and their utilization in industrial and commercial applications.

This course teaches students to design immersive virtual worlds by combining geometry, light, physics, and interaction using tools like Unity.

The module provides a deep dive into the field of software development. Software is a crucial component of every modern device. Software will play a more and more essential role in the future. Hence, more and more companies will touch on software development (projects) in the future. To better understand the process behind software development, the first coding camp places students into a team software development project in which they get to understand and experience it.

This course introduces students to software development using Python. It covers basic coding, object-oriented programming, Django, and key practices like agile methods, version control, and clean code.

A captivating exploration into the human side of cybersecurity, blending design, psychology, and communication techniques. Discover the full spectrum of communication, including multi-sensory design and innovative security solutions.

This course addresses the multifaceted challenges of digitalization and digital transformation across various sectors. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and managing the interrelated elements inherent in these complex issues.

Complex problem solving is a critical future skill in an increasingly digitalized world where challenges are often interconnected and not clearly defined. This course, part of the Rootcamp onboarding program, equips students with the theoretical foundations, methodologies, and practical teamwork skills needed to tackle complex problems creatively and collaboratively. Students will develop cognitive, emotional, and social competencies, enhancing their ability to manage conflicts, present solutions, and thrive in dynamic environments.

Investigate, analyze, and report on digital evidence in a systematic and legally sound manner. Learn to apply forensic tools and techniques across diverse environments including computers, mobile devices, cloud platforms, and networks.

As a result of digitalization, digital technologies, and systems are becoming increasingly integrated into every aspect of society, from personal communications and business to critical infrastructure. Hence, the need for robust cybersecurity measures has never been more pressing. This course provides a foundational understanding of key concepts such as the CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) triad, common threats, and attack vectors, helping students understand and address today’s cyber threat landscape. Throughout the course, participants will gain a broad understanding of essential topics, including authentication and access control, cryptography, system and operating system security, network security, enterprise security, and regulatory compliance.

This module provides advanced knowledge about the struc-ture and analysis of large amounts of data and how this is to be used in decision-making processes.

Modern AI systems are powered by deep learning and advanced machine learning techniques. In this course, students will learn to build deep neural networks — with and without attention mechanisms — train models using popular AI libraries, and deploy them in the cloud. The course also introduces reinforcement learning, probabilistic graphical models, and recursive networks, giving students a strong foundation in both current and alternative AI approaches. Students will apply their skills in a final project to implement a complex AI application.

This module is part of the “Rootcamp” which onboards students to the program, the teaching and learning methods. It teaches the principles, techniques and processes of Design Thinking, a user-centric approach to generating innovations.

In today's fast-paced digital world, organizations must transform how they operate and create value. This course equips students with advanced leadership and change management skills needed to drive digital transformation successfully. Students will explore theoretical frameworks and practical methods, gaining the ability to lead innovation initiatives and manage organizational change in dynamic environments.

Digital Business Models play a fundamental role in an organization for realizing new ways of value creation for customers and remaining competitive in an increasingly digital world.

The module covers how digital ecosystems and platforms reshape markets and enable new business models, providing key skills for the digital economy.

This module focuses on advanced theoretical and practical frameworks for managing digital transformation and its impact on work and organizations.

This course covers digital transformation in the public sector, focusing on using IT, AI, and management techniques for citizen-centric services under budget constraints.

Delve into the intersection of entrepreneurship, finance, and innovation, exploring how funding mechanisms and financial strategies are integral to the growth and success of innovative start-ups.

This course addresses the challenges of building ethical and trans-parent AI-backed systems across various sectors, introducing explainability techniques in AI and machine learning (explainable AI, XAI).

This module introduces students to common algorithms used in financial markets in a playful way.

This course explores how gamification is being redefined by artificial intelligence (AI).

This module aims to provide a holistic view of the security engineering approaches and methods used to ensure authorized access to data and systems.

Covering the fundamental concepts, tools, and applications, this module aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how these technologies create engaging and interactive experiences by blending the digital and physical worlds. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, and project-based learning, students will explore the technical aspects of developing immersive content, including 3D modeling, real-time rendering, and user interaction. Additionally, the course will examine the impact of immersive technologies across various sectors such as education, healthcare, entertainment, and beyond, highlighting their potential to transform everyday experiences.

This course covers info security principles, industry standards, frameworks, methods, and their critical evaluation for modern organizational security.

This module is an introduction to logic and symbolic AI. We introduce the principles of computational logic and the fundamentals of the logic programming paradigm as exemplified by the Prolog language. We then use these concepts to solve classical artificial intelligence tasks such as problem solving and game playing.

Decision-making is empowered by (big) data through the use of machine learning and data analytics principles.

The module focuses on the nature of digital media and how they are encoded and compressed, the fundamentals of the Internet, the WWW, and emerging digital technologies. All of this is discussed against the backdrop of the ongoing digitization of all parts of our lives, across industries, and for the advancement of the public sector. Therefore, the module provides students with a holistic view of digital technologies and their application in business and society.

This module offers an introduction to the current state-of-the-art techniques in the area of Natural Language Processing (NLP).

We will be covering semantic foundations, inference and learning for Bayesian networks, functional causal models and rule-based approaches to causal and probabilistic reasoning. This will equip you with the ability to model systems governed by complex, probabilistic relationships and reason both within the system and on interventions into the system. We will discuss the types of knowledge required to answer certain queries and how that is reflected in the choice of model. Lastly, we will see to what extent access to data can assist us in constructing models that can give the answers we need in a principled way.

This module is part of the “Rootcamp” which onboards students to the program, the teaching and learning methods.

This module covers securing complex software systems, including secure coding, design, security measures for various apps (web, mobile, traditional), vulnerability analysis, and tool experience.

The module combines theoretical economic concepts and frameworks with clear, practical application in entrepreneurial and corporate contexts. This module equips students with strategic thinking skills to navigate dynamic business environments. It covers various disciplines of strategic management and enables students to develop, implement and critically reflect on strategies. Practical case studies from various industries deepen understanding and prepare students for strategic management tasks.

Systems & Network Security focuses on understanding vulnerabilities in various systems and networks, from traditional computers to IoT devices and 6G networks. Students will learn to identify attack vectors, evaluate security measures, and analyze systems using practical tools

Applying digital capabilities to processes, products, and assets to improve efficiency, enhance customer value, manage risk, and create new revenue opportunities is key to business success. This module provides an advanced understanding of the role of digital technologies in today's and tomorrow's business environment and their impact on economies and societies. The module focuses on the nature of digital media and how they are encoded and compressed, the fundamentals of the Internet, the WWW, and emerging digital technologies. All of this is discussed against the backdrop of the ongoing digitization of all parts of our lives, across industries, and for the advancement of the public sector. Therefore, the module provides students with a holistic view of digital technologies and their application in business and society.