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UE

Abbreviation for Unterrichtseinheit

In short and in plain language

UE is short for a teaching unit in German.

It measures how long a training course is.

How long a UE lasts is set in the rules for each course.

Definition
UE is the German abbreviation for Unterrichtseinheit, a teaching unit used to measure the length of further training. How long a UE lasts is set by the relevant rules, for example the framework recommendations on home nursing care. They state the minimum scope of the additional qualification for specialized wound care in UE.