International – Creating Space for Encounters

You are studying or working at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and would like to gain experience in other countries? Or you would like to study at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam? We support you in your plans – with contacts, information and advice. We stand for cosmopolitanism and internationality. We establish partnerships, inform about exchange opportunities and plan events with space for encounters: think globally – act regionally.
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DAAD Prize 2025 of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam goes to Sofia Chybisova
Sofia Chybisova, a student of cultural work at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, was awarded the DAAD Prize 2025 for her special social and university-internal initiative. During the Summer and Alumni Festival, she was honoured for her diverse commitment within the university, in Potsdam…
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DAAD Graduation Scholarships Winter Semester 2025/26
Scholarships for international students at the FHP - Application deadline: 31/07/2025
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Call for applications for the DAAD Prize 2025
Award for international students of the FH Potsdam - Nomination deadline: 15th of May 2025
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Don't miss out: Language courses for FHP students starting
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!
Dates of the International Office
More eventsOnline Workshop - Dimensions of Internationalisation in Business
Navigating Cultural Diversity: Building Intercultural Competencies and Skills
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FHP Connect
Every semester, under the motto FHP Connect, international events and excursions take place for students of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.
International students can contact the FHP Connect team at any time with questions about studying and living in Potsdam.
Buddy Programm
In the Buddy Programme, students of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam support new international students with questions about studying at and everyday life in Potsdam and Berlin.
The Buddy Programme starts annually in the winter semester.
International Professionals for the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region (IFMB2)
The project IFMB2 creates structures and spaces to support international students during their studies and facilitate their entry into the German job market.
We accompany you on this path with various measures - such as application and social media workshops, intercultural training and alumni talks and shadowing.
Register on our project page.

Think globally – act regionally
Global thinking and the recognition of diversity and heterogeneity are indispensable for the joint solution of social challenges that can no longer be mastered on a national level. Internationalisation is an overarching, strategic cross-sectional task for the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences in order to ensure and increase the quality of studies and teaching, research, transfer and continuing education. The Internationalisation Strategy 2022–2027 sets out the most important goals along the way.
Erasmus+
Erasmus+, das Mobilitätsprogramm der Europäischen Union, wurde 1987 ins Leben gerufen, um die Zusammenarbeit von Hochschulen innerhalb der EU und anderen europäischen Ländern zu stärken. Die neue Erasmus+ Programmgeneration 2021-2027 stellt als horizontale Themen die Digitalisierung, Green Erasmus, Inklusion und Civic Engagement in den Fokus des Programms. Die Erasmus+ Programmländer sind die 28 EU-Mitgliedstaaten plus Island, Liechtenstein, Norwegen, Türkei und Nord-Mazedonien und Serbien. Das Programm fördert in drei Leitaktionen Mobilität im Hochschulbereich, Kooperationsprojekte und Projekte zur Politikunterstützung.
Informieren Sie sich genauer zu den Leitaktionen und der Erasmus Programmgeneration 2021 – 2027.
An der FH Potsdam ermöglicht Erasmus+ die Mobilität von Studierenden, Dozierenden und Hochschulmitarbeiter*innen. Mit einer Förderung der EU können akademische und persönliche Erfahrungen in anderen europäischen Staaten gesammelt werden und deren Studien- bzw. Praktikumsangebote sprachlich, kulturell und fachlich genutzt werden. Erasmus+ soll die Chancengleichheit und Inklusion fördern. Deshalb kann die entsendende Hochschule für Studierende und Lehrende mit einem Grad der Behinderung von mindestens 50 sowie für Studierende, die ins Ausland mit Kind gehen, eine Sonderförderung zahlen.
Der Austausch und die Kooperation mit europäischen Hochschulen basiert auf inter-institutionellen Vereinbarungen mit Partnerhochschulen. An beiden Partnerinstituten gibt es eine*n Erasmus-Hochschulkoordinator*in und mehrere Erasmus-Fachkoordinator*innen, die den Austausch fachlich betreuen und koordinieren.
The international office introduces itself
The international office (IO) of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is a central service facility and the first point of contact for international matters. With its advisory services, it addresses all members of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam as well as prospective international students and visiting scholars. One of the focal points of the International Office's work is the internationalization of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in close cooperation with the university management, the departments and committees, and the Work Group "Internationales".
You can get information from us...
- on studying at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam for prospective international students
- on study-related stays abroad, international internships, semesters abroad, short stays
- on the organization and financing of stays abroad
- to establish and expand partnerships, networks or cooperation projects with universities in European and non-European countries
- to support measures for international students, PhD students and visiting scholars and staff
The international office team


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