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Student Entry Survey 2026 (20/10 - 10/11/2026)
We rely on your help to continuously improve the study and teaching conditions at the FHP.
FHP Deutschlandstipendium Awarded to 28 Students
28 students at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam will receive the FHP Deutschlandstipendium during the 2026/27 funding period. University President Prof Dr Eva Schmitt-Rodermund awarded the scholarships on the 14th of October 2026 as part of the event "Ein Tag mit 360° ZUKUNFT“.
EMAS Registration: University of Applied Sciences Potsdam Makes Environmental Protection a Mandatory Requirement
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has been successfully included in the European EMAS register. It has received the certificate from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Potsdam in recognition of this. Through its EMAS-compliant environmental management system, the university systematically…
Shape the FHP of tomorrow
With the Freiraum project, a comprehensive reform process for organisational development is taking place at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam until 2028.
The aim is to improve internal structures, promote interdisciplinary collaboration and use resources more efficiently.
The University Day 2025 was an important step: over 100 participants discussed specific approaches for a sustainable organisational structure.
All details and results can be found online on the project page.
Departments & Degree Programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
For 30 years, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has offered a diverse range of courses with a personal working atmosphere in the departments of Social and Educational Sciences, CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Civil Engineering, Design as well as Information Sciences.
Social and Educational Sciences
Department 1 was the first department at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and is also the largest department with approximately 1,000 students.
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE
The various degree programmes and focal points of department 2 are interlinked via a cultural and (cultural) design claim.
Civil Engineering
Department 3 has been training young people to become civil engineers for 25 years and has seven laboratories that are used for research and study.
Design
Characteristic of department 4 is the close integration of its degree programmes in Interface, Communication and Product Design and European Media Studies.
Information Sciences
Department 5 is known for its study concept of partially integrative training of archivists, librarians and information managers – also called the "Potsdam Model".
Degree Programmes
Find out about our more than 30 Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes and the various study options – from full-time face-to-face studies to dual degree programmes and part-time programmes.