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

Studierende Interfacedesign im Brainstorm

Interface Design, Communication Design, Product Design

Apply by 1st of April for the study start in October!
Menschen im Museum

New further education programme

Cultural institutions in transformation

Dates

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Info Event
25/03/2025, 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm

FHP in Dialogue

Human Resources and Central IT Services
Zielgruppe: Lecturers, Employees
Location: Main BuildingRoom Cafeteria
Party
25/03/2025, 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm

Sparkling Wine & Synergies with Havel Valley in Brandenburg an der Havel

Zielgruppe: University members, Employees, Students, Public
Havel Space
Presentation/Lecture
26/03/2025, 10.00 am – 11.00 am

FHP 2.0: Online Lecture Series with Keynote Speeches on Selected Organisational Models

Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Innovative Sciences
Zielgruppe: University members
Location: OnlineRoom Zoom
Deadline
28/03/2025

Potsdam Company Run 2025: Registration Deadline until the 28th of March

Registration Deadline for the Company Run 2025
Zielgruppe: Employees, Students
Buchstaben FHP als Sitzgelegenheit
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Shape the FHP of tomorrow

With the "FHP 2.0" project, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is launching a comprehensive reform process to make its organisational structures fit for the future.

The aim is to optimise internal structures, strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation and use resources more efficiently in order to lay the foundations for long-term and successful further development by 2028.

You can find out more about the content and progress of the project on the project page.

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Course catalogue as an app!

The VVZ app gives you a quick overview of your department's courses directly on your smartphone. It's that easy:

  1. Open link in smartphone: https://vvz.fh-potsdam.de
  2. Save the app
  3. Select your department and off you go!

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.

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Don't miss out: Language courses for FHP students starting soon

Double benefit during your studies: The VHS Potsdam and the FHP offer students language courses for which 50% of the course fees are reimbursed and up to 5 credits can be credited. Find out more and enrol now!

Study & Teaching

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Application Start for the "Aufstiegsstipendium – die Studienförderung für Berufserfahrene"

The scholarship programme of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research supports skilled workers with vocational training and several years of practical experience in their first academic degree course.

Event

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EXIST Women's Brunch: First Network Meeting of FHP Scholarship Holders

At the EXIST Women's Brunch, the 2024 and 2025 scholarship holders met for the first time to share their experiences.

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Retrospective

Presentation of Library and Information Science Study Programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam at the Working Meeting of the University Libraries Working Group

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wuttke and Prof. Dr. Veit Köppen presented the courses offered by the Department of Information Sciences at the working meeting of the University Libraries Working Group at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.