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Save the date: Writing Night for FHP Students on the 29rd of October 2026
In October, the Student Counselling Services and the University Library at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are once again organising the "Writing Night" - an opportunity for concentrated writing and networking.
A GDR-Era Home Becomes a Case Study for Energy-Efficient Refurbishment
The detached house in Brandenburg, built in 1960, is closely related to the GDR EW 58 house type. Its refurbishment is being scientifically monitored as part of the InNoWest project ‘Tool for the energy-efficiency retrofitting of standardised detached houses’ and is regarded by the researchers as a…
ZDT Annual Conference 2026: Save the Date & Call for Participation
The annual conference "ZDT Forum: Digitale Hochschule Brandenburg", to be held on the 6th of November 2026, will provide insights into current digitalisation projects in the fields of research, teaching, knowledge and technology transfer, and Administration at Brandenburg’s universities. The event…
Extended application deadlines: Apply now for selected degree programmes
Make the most of your chance to secure a place at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam: extended application deadlines apply for selected degree programmes in the Departments of Information Sciences and Social and Educational Sciences for the 2026/27 winter semester.
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.