Established in 1992, the Department of Psychology at the University of Potsdam is one of Germany's youngest, offering a broad spectrum of teaching and research across thirteen professorships. The department encompasses various fields, including General and Biological Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Emotional and Biopsychology, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Cognitive Neuroscience, Educational Psychology and Social Psychology, Differential Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics, Human Science Research Methods, and Cognitive Science.
The aim of the Indian Psychology Institute is to explore and develop what the Indian traditions can contribute to modern psychology in terms of theoretical models, specific insights, reliable methods, practical applications, and avenues for future research.The Indian Psychology Institute wants to help with the development of new approaches to psychology based on Indian philosophy, yoga and a life-affirming spirituality. It holds that such approaches to psychology will not only be more in harmony with the Indian ethos, but that they can make a crucial contribution to the evolving global civilization.
Today, the former Palais of Prince Heinrich on the avenue Unter den Linden, is the representative seat of the university.
The mission of the Positive Psychology Center is to promote research, training, education, and the dissemination of Positive Psychology.