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The demands placed on municipalities, public utilities, public administrations, and municipal companies are constantly growing: digitalization, smart cities, new legal frameworks, and technological developments require sound knowledge and practical expertise. Tight budgets are a reality; efficiency is paramount. The 2026 Academy Program is aimed at all those who want to actively shape digital transformation processes in public or private institutions. The basic principle of the ZDE-Academy is the <\/span>clear and transparent structure of the graduation models.<\/strong> They are not designed as a rigid sequence, but rather allow for individual learning paths based on thematic modules from the available offerings. <\/p>\n Digital City Expert (DCEX)<\/strong> “Smart City Praktiker”<\/strong> Smart City Expert (IHK)<\/strong> MasterClass<\/strong> All qualifications consist of clearly defined content modules<\/strong> that can be selected from the continuing education offerings of the ZDE-Academy.<\/p>\n In addition to in-person and online seminars, the 2026 program will include compact <\/span>Webinars with varying thematic focuses<\/strong> <\/span>supplemented. These address current developments, new requirements and questions from practice \u2013 compact, up-to-date and dialogue-oriented. <\/p>\n The ZDE-Academy sees itself as a dynamic continuing education platform. This will continue beyond 2026. <\/span>Formats, content and structures are continuously developed<\/strong> to be able to respond to new challenges.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”<!–[CDATA[https:\/\/zde-akademie.de\/kursangebot\/]]–>” button_text=”For the 2026 annual program” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”|25px||25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|22px|22px|22px|22px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Further education for go-getters The demands placed on municipalities, public utilities, public administrations, and municipal companies are constantly growing: digitalization, smart cities, new legal frameworks, and technological developments require sound knowledge and practical expertise. Tight budgets are a reality; efficiency is paramount.With the Annual Program 2026 offers that ZDE-Academy once again, a comprehensive training program […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-22358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
With the <\/span>Annual Program 2026<\/strong> <\/span>offers that <\/span>ZDE-Academy<\/strong> <\/span>once again, a comprehensive training program that addresses this very issue \u2013 structured, modular and with clear completion options.<\/p>\nContinuing education that is practice-oriented<\/h3>\n
The program combines <\/span>basic knowledge<\/strong> <\/span>in-depth specialist seminars<\/strong> <\/span>and <\/span>current focus topics offered throughout the year. The modular structure allows for flexible combination of content and individual adaptation to prior knowledge, role profiles, and specific tasks. <\/p>\nFlexible learning paths instead of rigid programs<\/h3>\n
Overview of the graduation models<\/h3>\n
The free introductory course Digital City Expert (DCEX) is aimed at anyone who wants to develop a solid foundation in digitalization, smart cities, and modern organizational and administrative structures. The focus is on orientation, classification, and understanding key interrelationships. <\/p>\n
This qualification program is designed to be particularly practical. It is aimed at individuals who work directly on digitalization or smart city projects and address concrete implementation issues. The focus is on application, project experience, and operational implementation. <\/p>\n
The Smart City Expert (IHK) is the recognized qualification for specialists and managers who assume strategic responsibility. In addition to in-depth specialist knowledge, the focus is on project management, strategic planning, and holistic thinking. The original \u2013 with IHK certification. <\/p>\n
The MasterClass is aimed at participants with advanced professional qualifications and leadership responsibilities in municipalities and districts. It offers a forum for in-depth exploration of selected future topics, current developments, and exchange at an expert level. <\/p>\nAdditionally: Webinars and current focus topics<\/h3>\n
Looking ahead<\/h3>\n