Interface Design, Communication Design, Product Design
Long night of writing on 4th of April
New further education programme
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More eventsPotsdam Company Run 2025: Registration Deadline until the 28th of March
Social Media Marketing – Basic Knowledge for Designing a successful Digital Presence
FHP 2.0: Online Lecture Series with Keynote Speeches on Selected Organisational Models
Senate Meetings in the Summer Semester 2025
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.
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:
- Open link in smartphone: https://vvz.fh-potsdam.de
- Save the app
- 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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Registration: Long Night of Writing for FHP students
On 4th of April, as part of the Long Night of Libraries in Germany, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences will be taking part in the traditional ‘Long Night of Writing’. This is organised by the student counselling service and the library of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. This is…
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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!
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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.
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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.