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Die Wissensarchitekt*innen

New science podcast with Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wuttke

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External Offer
23/02/2026, 10.00 am – 10.30 am

External Company for Social Counselling - Information Services from TELUS Health

Target audience: University members, Lecturers, Employees
Location: Online
Workshop
23/02/2026, 10.00 am – 11.00 am

SAP's Roadmap to IT Success: Mastering Your Application Journey

Target audience: University members, Students
Location: Main Building (H)Room 2.19
Training
24/02/2026, 8.30 am – 5.00 pm

Occupational health and safety instructions 2026

Health and safety training for cranes/special instruction
Target audience: University members, Lecturers, Employees
Location: Room A/0.01 + LW
External Offer
24/02/2026, 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm

Study and health: online webinars from Techniker Krankenkasse

The Salary Negotiation - Don't Sell Yourself Short
Target audience: Students
Location: Online

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.

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New FLEX Course in Cooperation With the Waschhaus Potsdam

The Entrepeneurship School's FLEX courses are once again open for self-enrolment. There are 5 interdisciplinary courses to choose from in the summer semester 2026. The cooperation with the Waschhaus Potsdam is new.

Event

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Stone Days 2026 at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences: symposium on stone conservation

The Steintage 2026 will take place from 12 to 14 February 2026 at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP). The symposium of the Stone Conservation Section of the Association of Conservators (VDR) offers a central forum for professional exchange on current topics and challenges in stone…

Campus life

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The Department of Social and Educational Sciences is now represented on Instagram

The Department of Social and Educational Sciences is now also represented on Instagram. The channel is intended to provide insights into studying, teaching, research and everyday life at the department - from the perspective of students, teaching staff and employees.

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Prof Dr Ulrike Wuttke launches science podcast on data tracking and digital sovereignty

On 1 February 2026, the new science podcast "Die Wissensarchitekt*innen" was launched, initiated and produced by Prof. Dr Ulrike Wuttke, digital humanities scholar and information scientist as well as professor of library science with a focus on strategies, service development and science…