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Study, research and work at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

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Open Day

6th of June | 10 am – 2 pm | Campus
Blick auf Publikum und Bühne beim Brandenburger Science Slam 2023

Brandenburg Science Slam at the Outreach Hub Luckenwalde

Register now for free for the event on 29th of May!
Auszeichnung Campus Indes 2025, gelber Glaspokal

Digital Campus Index

2nd place for the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Dates

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26/05
15:00 – 16:30
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom
27/05
09:00 – 12:00
Location: OnlineRoom MS Teams
27/05
09:00 – 13:00
Location: House 1Room 3.07
27/05
Making Accessibility attractive - The "Design for All" Concept
17:00 – 19:00
Location: Theatre Workshop Space (Main Building/Room 124)

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Matching Day 2026 - Which Companies Suit Me?

Students and graduates meet potential employers at the Matching Day. All students who are looking for a job after graduation or an internship at sought-after regional companies are invited to take part. The FHP offers preparatory workshops to give students a solid basis for the interviews.

Further education
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Specialist for Media and Services Certificate Award Ceremony 2026: "Zitronenkurs" has made it

21 graduates, two intensive years of training and a course that broke new ground: the first "Zitronenkurs" of the Specialist for Media and Services qualification at the FHP has successfully celebrated its graduation. We explain why the course bears this special name and what the participants…

Study & Teaching
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Graduate survey 2026 (12/05 – 02/06/2026)

We rely on your help to continuously improve the study and teaching conditions at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

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Children's rights take centre stage: DGKiM annual conference at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Around 320 participants from the fields of education, social work, justice, paediatrics, paediatric and adolescent surgery, child and adolescent psychiatry, gynaecology and forensic medicine will come together at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam from 8 to 9 May 2026 for the 17th annual…

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.