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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.
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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Excursion to the 18th International Symposium for Information Science (ISI 2025) at the Chemnitz University of Technology
Under the title "Data Streams and Cultural Oases", ISI2025 provided a stimulating opportunity to discuss current developments and challenges in the information sciences. During the conference, the broad spectrum of topics and the necessity of a comprehensive examination of these issues for the…
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"Archives in the Information Age" – New Certificate Course starts in Autumn
The Department of Information Sciences and the Centre for Further and Continuing Education (ZEW) have relaunched the continuing education course "Archives in the Information Age" in cooperation with Freie Universität Berlin. Applications for the new certificate course are now open.
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First legal commentary on Creative Commons licences published in open access - a milestone for open legal scholarship
With the publication of the "Creative Commons Public Licence - Commentary and Handbook for Legal Practice", a legal commentary on the Creative Commons Licences (CCPL) is being published for the first time in Germany - completely openly licensed. The work is not only a new standard work on the legal…
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Architecture and Construction Career Entry Challenge: Discussion and Networking Event on the 29th of April
Together with representatives from business, universities, alumni and students, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of starting a career and look for concrete solutions.