diff --git a/client/src/components/header/SubNavItem.vue b/client/src/components/header/SubNavItem.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29a2f3cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/header/SubNavItem.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from "vue";
+import { RouterLink } from "vue-router";
+// https://router.vuejs.org/guide/advanced/extending-router-link
+
+defineOptions({
+  inheritAttrs: false,
+});
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  // @ts-expect-error the example above mentions needing @ts-ignore
+  ...RouterLink.props,
+});
+
+const isExternalLink = computed(() => {
+  return typeof props.to === "string" && props.to.startsWith("https");
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <a v-if="isExternalLink" v-bind="$attrs" :href="to" target="_blank">
+    <slot />
+    <it-icon-external-link />
+  </a>
+  <router-link v-else v-slot="{ isActive, href, navigate }" v-bind="$props" custom>
+    <a
+      v-bind="$attrs"
+      :class="isActive ? activeClass : ''"
+      :href="href"
+      @click="navigate"
+    >
+      <slot />
+    </a>
+  </router-link>
+</template>
diff --git a/client/src/pages/competence/CompetenceParentPage.vue b/client/src/pages/competence/CompetenceParentPage.vue
index 720bf287..c26dccc3 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/competence/CompetenceParentPage.vue
+++ b/client/src/pages/competence/CompetenceParentPage.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import SubNavItem from "@/components/header/SubNavItem.vue";
 import { useCurrentCourseSession, useEvaluationWithFeedback } from "@/composables";
 import {
   CERTIFICATES_ROUTE,
@@ -7,29 +8,16 @@ import {
   SELF_EVALUATION_ROUTE,
 } from "@/router/names";
 import { Listbox, ListboxButton, ListboxOption, ListboxOptions } from "@headlessui/vue";
+import { useTranslation } from "i18next-vue";
 import * as log from "loglevel";
-import { onMounted } from "vue";
-import { useRoute } from "vue-router";
+import { computed, onMounted } from "vue";
+import { useRouter } from "vue-router";
 
 log.debug("CompetenceParentPage created");
 
-const route = useRoute();
+const router = useRouter();
 
-function routeInOverview() {
-  return route.path.endsWith("/competence");
-}
-
-function routeInCompetenceCertificate() {
-  return route.path.includes("/certificate");
-}
-
-function routeInActionCompetences() {
-  return route.path.endsWith("/competences");
-}
-
-function routeInSelfEvaluationAndFeedback() {
-  return route.path.endsWith("/self-evaluation-and-feedback");
-}
+const { t } = useTranslation();
 
 const currentCourseSession = useCurrentCourseSession();
 const hasEvaluationFeedback = useEvaluationWithFeedback().hasFeedback;
@@ -38,13 +26,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   log.debug("CompetenceParentPage mounted");
 });
 
-const items = [
-  { id: 0, name: "Übersicht" },
-  { id: 1, name: "Teilnehmer" },
-  { id: 2, name: "Unterlagen" },
-  { id: 3, name: "MS Teams", iconName: "it-icon-external-link" },
-  { id: 4, name: "Vorschau Teilnehmer", iconName: "it-icon-external-link" },
-];
 const competenceRoute = {
   name: COMPETENCE_ROUTE,
 };
@@ -57,6 +38,48 @@ const selfEvaluationRoute = {
 const competencesRoute = {
   name: COMPETENCES_ROUTE,
 };
+
+const isCurrentRoute = (route: { name: string } | string) => {
+  return typeof route !== "string" && route?.name === router.currentRoute.value.name;
+};
+
+const items = [
+  { id: 0, name: t("a.Übersicht"), route: competenceRoute },
+  ...(currentCourseSession.value.course.configuration.enable_competence_certificates
+    ? [
+        {
+          id: 1,
+          name: t("a.Kompetenznachweise"),
+          route: certificatesRoute,
+        },
+      ]
+    : []),
+  {
+    id: 2,
+    name: hasEvaluationFeedback.value
+      ? t("a.Selbst- und Fremdeinschätzungen")
+      : t("a.Selbsteinschätzungen"),
+    route: selfEvaluationRoute,
+  },
+  { id: 3, name: t("a.Handlungskompetenzen"), route: competencesRoute },
+
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    name: "MS Teams",
+    iconName: "it-icon-external-link",
+    route: "https://iterativ.ch",
+  },
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    name: "Vorschau Teilnehmer",
+    iconName: "it-icon-external-link",
+    route: "https://iterativ.ch",
+  },
+  // { id: 4, name: "Vorschau Teilnehmer", iconName: "it-icon-external-link" },
+];
+const currentRouteName = computed(() => {
+  return items.find((item) => isCurrentRoute(item.route))?.name || "";
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -67,7 +90,7 @@ const competencesRoute = {
           <ListboxButton
             class="relative flex w-full cursor-default flex-row items-center border bg-white py-3 pl-5 pr-10 text-left"
           >
-            Übersicht
+            {{ currentRouteName }}
             <span
               class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center pr-2"
             >
@@ -77,69 +100,28 @@ const competencesRoute = {
           <ListboxOptions
             class="absolute top-14 flex w-full cursor-default flex-col rounded-xl border-0 bg-white text-left shadow-lg"
           >
-            <ListboxOption
-              v-for="item in items"
-              :key="item.id"
-              as="router-link"
-              class="flex w-full items-center gap-2 border-b py-3 pl-5 pr-10 last:border-b-0"
-            >
-              <router-link to="/">
+            <ListboxOption v-for="item in items" :key="item.id">
+              <SubNavItem
+                class="flex w-full items-center gap-2 border-b py-3 pl-5 pr-10 last:border-b-0"
+                :to="item.route"
+              >
                 {{ item.name }}
-              </router-link>
-              <component :is="item.iconName" v-if="item.iconName"></component>
+              </SubNavItem>
             </ListboxOption>
           </ListboxOptions>
         </div>
       </Listbox>
-      <ul class="hidden flex-col lg:flex lg:flex-row">
+      <ul class="hidden flex-col gap-12 lg:flex lg:flex-row">
         <li
+          v-for="item in items"
+          :key="item.id"
           class="border-t-2 border-t-transparent"
-          :class="{ 'border-b-2 border-b-blue-900': routeInOverview() }"
+          :class="{ 'border-b-2 border-b-blue-900': isCurrentRoute(item.route) }"
         >
-          <router-link :to="competenceRoute" class="block py-3">
-            {{ $t("a.Übersicht") }}
-          </router-link>
+          <SubNavItem :to="item.route" class="block py-3">
+            {{ item.name }}
+          </SubNavItem>
         </li>
-        <li
-          v-if="
-            currentCourseSession.course.configuration.enable_competence_certificates
-          "
-          class="border-t-2 border-t-transparent lg:ml-12"
-          :class="{ 'border-b-2 border-b-blue-900': routeInCompetenceCertificate() }"
-        >
-          <router-link :to="certificatesRoute" class="block py-3">
-            {{ $t("a.Kompetenznachweise") }}
-          </router-link>
-        </li>
-        <li
-          class="border-t-2 border-t-transparent lg:ml-12"
-          :class="{
-            'border-b-2 border-b-blue-900': routeInSelfEvaluationAndFeedback(),
-          }"
-        >
-          <router-link
-            :to="selfEvaluationRoute"
-            class="block py-3"
-            data-cy="self-evaluation-and-feedback-navigation-link"
-          >
-            {{
-              hasEvaluationFeedback
-                ? $t("a.Selbst- und Fremdeinschätzungen")
-                : $t("a.Selbsteinschätzungen")
-            }}
-          </router-link>
-        </li>
-        <li
-          class="border-t-2 border-t-transparent lg:ml-12"
-          :class="{ 'border-b-2 border-b-blue-900': routeInActionCompetences() }"
-        >
-          <router-link :to="competencesRoute" class="block py-3">
-            {{ $t("a.Handlungskompetenzen") }}
-          </router-link>
-        </li>
-
-        <!-- Add similar logic for other `li` items as you expand the list -->
-        <li class="ml-6 inline-block lg:ml-12"></li>
       </ul>
     </nav>
     <main>