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Ing•Bau: Preservation and Construction Work in Structural Engineering
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FHP Deutschlandstispendium

Application period: 01/06 – 15/07

Dates

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15/07
13:15 – 14:15
Location: House 2Room 010
13–17/07
Location: Theatre Workshop Space (Main Building/Room 124)
21/07
12:00 – 13:00
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom

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Research
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The ‘Future of Local Government Careers’ project has been successfully completed

Following around two years of intensive collaboration, the closing event for the “Future of Local Government Professions” project took place at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam on 6th if July. Representatives from the administration, academia and the professional field came together to…

Transfer
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InNoWest TransferTalk: Social Innovations and the Role of Universities

The third and final InNoWest TransferTalk of the 2026 summer semester, which focused on social innovation and the role of universities, took place on the 1st of July 2026 and featured Daniel Krüger from the Centre for Social Research at the TU Dortmund as a guest speaker.

Further education
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Successful Completion of the First Continuing Professional Development Course on "Systemic Organisational Transformation"

On the 26th of June 2026, despite summer temperatures reaching a high of 38 degrees Celsius, the first intake of the "Systemic Organisational Transformation” continuing professional development programme at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam came to a close with the presentation of practical…

Campus life
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Calisthenics Facility Officially Opened on the FHP Campus

After just a few weeks of construction, the calisthenics facility on our FHP campus was officially opened on the 30th of June 2026 by our University Sports Officer, Elias Pflaumbaum and our Deputy Head of Administration, Katrhin Fischer.

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.