Professional qualification events

Career day for bioscientists (1 LP)

All-day event with short presentations on career opportunities.

The career day is organised by the Faculty of Biology and announced in the VVZ and on notice boards.

The next career day is expected to take place on 10 October 2025.

Registration in FlexNow and a signature on a morning and afternoon list, which will be handed out on the career day, are required for registration.

Please note! Within a respective degree programme (Bachelor's / Master's), only a total of 2 CP can be booked from the career-oriented courses Career Day, Almuni Talks and trade fair visits . In addition, the respective career-oriented course can only be booked a total of 2 times in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.

Attendance of eight lectures is recognised as a career-oriented course in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Biology (1 CP).

The following lectures can be recognised:

- Alumni Talks: In the Alumni Talks, former doctoral students of the faculty report on their careers and experiences after their doctorate. A great opportunity to gain insight into possible career paths for biologists. Programme Alumni Talks - see! (external link, opens in a new window)

- Lectures/colloquia of the faculty: Dates see homepage of the faculty in the tab Calender/Events!

- RIGeL Lecutre Series - Current Concepts in Biology (single lectures); see SPUR

Form for the recognition of lectures - download! (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible); have the form signed after each lecture by a representative of the Almuni-Talks team or the organiser of the lecture / colloquium. After attending eight lectures, send the completed form to the degree programme coordinator (elisabeth.brunner@ur.de) for booking in Flexnow.

For lectures that take place via Zoom, the names of the Zoom participants who attended the entire lecture via Zoom will be noted. Therefore, please register in Zoom with your full name and enter the lecture in the form. When you hand in the form later, it will be checked whether you took part in the event via Zoom.

The attendance of eight lectures can be booked a maximum of twice in FlexNow in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes. Of course, you can start attending lectures in the Bachelor's programme and then submit the complete form for registration in the Master's programme.

CPs can be awarded for the supervision of courses/tutorials:

• Cytology and anatomy of plants - 2 CP
• Cytology and anatomy of animals - 2 CP
• Morphology and systematics of plants - 2 CP
• Morphology and systematics of animals - 2 CP
• Compulsory elective practicals (animal physiology, plant physiology, genetics, microbiology) - 1 CP each
• Biochemistry lab for medical students - 1 LP
• Biology course for medical students - 1 CP
• Experimental laboratory for pupils - 1 CP
• Chemistry tutorials - 2 CP

For booking, please ask the course supervisor to send a confirmation to the programme coordinator (elisabeth.brunner@ur.de).

Work placements in organisations that employ biologists:

• Companies (e.g. biotechnology companies; e.g. in the BIOPARK),
• Authorities (e.g. in the field of nature conservation, Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management),
• Research institutions (e.g. university hospital or other universities)
• other institutions ( e.g. conservation centres; Greenpeace)
• Vocational training (e.g. biological technical assistant or biology laboratory assistant) is recognised if it was completed no more than two years before the start of the course.

Activities as an SHK (student assistant) at a chairare not recognised .

Details on the internship certificate: Name of the intern, name and address of the institution, date and duration of the internship, brief description of the activity.

Credit points:

• 2 CP per week (full-time; approx. 40 h per week)
• 1 CP per week (part-time; approx. 20 hours per week)

A maximum of 6 CP are recognised for an internship.

Center for Language and Communication (ZSK (external link, opens in a new window))

Workshops/seminars on academic writing; for (external link, opens in a new window) offers and registration see! (external link, opens in a new window)

e.g. Academic writing for the Life Sciences - writing and reading your research articles (LP on request from the member of the teaching staff)

F1 English for natural scientists, specialising in biology/psychology

Programme of events for students and graduates

Link Regensburg Employment Agency (external link, opens in a new window)

Please note:

Only workshops and seminars are recognised, no lectures!

Participation in one or more workshops/seminars totalling at least 4 hours = 1 CP

Preparation of an application with "application portfolio check" = 1 CP

e.g. workshop "The written application":
Participation without own contribution = 1 CP.
Participation with additional preparation of an application and arrangement of an individual appointment to check the application documents = 2 CP.

IT courses at the Computer Center

All courses are recognised, except basic courses in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Register the course in Flexnow as part of the IT training programme. For recognition in Biology, after booking the course, send a self-generated overview of the course-related IT training in FlexNow(online overview of coursework for students) (external link, opens in a new window)by e-mail to the degree programme coordinator (elisabeth.brunner@ur.de).

Bavarian Virtual University (external link, opens in a new window)

All courses in the area of key qualifications (external link, opens in a new window) are recognised.

Courses from other areas are only recognised on request.

Course "scientific writing"

1 CP is awarded for the online course with certificate.

For the course with a certificate from the university, if a manuscript is also written, 2 CP are awarded.

The certificate for the "Scientific Writing" course can be recognised as an additional CP in the CUAT course "Academic writing for the Life Sciences" (Ms Braun) (information: Schreibberatung.Zsk@zsk.uni-regensburg.de).

• 1 CP is recognised for each trade fair or symposium attended.
• Only trade fairs or symposia in the natural sciences are recognised.
• If it is unclear whether a trade fair or symposium can be recognised, please contact the degree programme coordinator at elisabeth.brunner@ur.de.
• Participation in digital trade fairs or symposia will also be recognised.
• The following are recognised as proof
  • the admission ticket (print@home tickets) with an admission stamp from the trade fair
  • a list with your name and the organisations you wish to visit at the trade fair, with signatures from the respective trade fair stand.
  • a confirmation of participation in the symposium (possibly issued by the organiser)
  • confirmation of registration for digital trade fairs or symposia.
• To book the service in Flexnow, please send the confirmation to elisabeth.brunner@ur.de.
• Please note! Within a respective degree programme (Bachelor's / Master's), only a total of 2 CP can be booked from the career-oriented courses Career Day, Almuni Talks and trade fair visits . In addition, the respective career-oriented course can only be booked a total of 2 times in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.

Examples of trade fairs / symposia

• analytica
• Life science trade fair IKOM
• job-vector career day (career fair for scientists, physicians & engineers)
• ScieCon (bts company contact fair); see btS Regensburg homepage for any organised trips to trade fairs - link!
• ExpoPharm
• Open Day of the Max Planck Institutes for Biochemistry and Neurobiology
• Future Food Conference (bts symposium) - link
• etc.

Job fairs / company contact fairs in which mainly non natural sciences companies are involvedare not recognised; e.g:

• Career contacts (personnel fair of the University of Regensburg)
• Connecta at the FH Regensburg
• akademika in Nuremberg.

The career seminars (e.g. at the Karriere-Kontakte fair are recognised. The following also applies here: min. 4 h = 1 LP)

Biotechnological Student Initiative e. V. (btS)

The btS Regensburg organises company excursions, further education workshops and lecture evenings - link! (external link, opens in a new window)

Company excursions will be credited with 1 LP.

Continuing education workshops are booked with 1 or 2 CP, depending on their scope.

Lecture evenings can be entered in the form "Alumni Talks and Lectures/Colloquia of the Faculty".

• Participation in a scientific conference (1 LP).
• GIS courses (Fischer); see EXA
• Special topics lecture: Concepts of biological safety using the example of the ISO 10993 standard (Kloth); see EXA
• How to create a poster (Rascle); see EXA
• Genetic engineering law (Faculty of Medicine; 1 LP)

• "Fit for Studying" online course (3 CP) of the University Library

  Tools for researching, learning, presenting, writing and citing are taught.

• Overview of study-related programmes offered by the university - see!
• all language courses completed during the degree programme are recognised.
• Courses in the history of science (single. Courses such as lectures and seminars are recognised after consultation with the programme coordinator Ms Brunner) - link to the History of Science courses.

• Excursions in botany or zoology are subject-specific and are not recognised as a professional qualification.
• Internships in research institutions (university hospital; other universities) are not recognised as professional internships.
• Training and study fair (Lappersdorf)
• Job fairs / company contact fairs in which mainly non natural sciences companies are involved; e.g. career contacts (personnel fair of the University of Regensburg; however, the career seminars are recognised. The following also applies here: at least 4 h = 1 LP) or Connecta at the FH Regensburg
• Long Night of Science, Night Creates Knowledge and Open Days