Potsdam University of Applied Sciences in Easy-to-Read Language

An university of applied sciences is a college for adults. Many people simply call it a "FH" in Germany.

Many people study at an university of applied sciences. These people are called students. We use the word „students“ to refer to everyone: male and female students.

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has been in existence since 1991.
FHP is the abbreviation for Fach-Hochschule Potsdam.

Potsdam is a city near Berlin.

There are around 3,600 students at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

To enrol at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
you need a specific school-leaving qualification.

If you have completed vocational training
you can study at an university of applied sciences.

If you have a qualification from a technical college, you can study at universites of applied sciences.

If you hold a master craftsman’s certificate
you can study at university of applied sciences.

With a school-leaving certificate 
you can study at an university of applied sciences.

Do you have any questions?
Then please send us an email.
The address is: studien-service@fh-potsdam.de

Or give us a call.
There are two telephone numbers.

One telephone number is: +49 331 580-3503 The other telephone number is: +49 331 580-3508

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam offers a range of degree programmes.

When you enrol, you choose a field of study.

At the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, the term for a course of study is: 
degree programme.

There are more than 30 study programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

A group of study programmes is called a „department“.

The website of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is: https://www.fh-potsdam.de

Do you have any questions about the website? Do you have any suggestions for improvements?

Please send us an email. The email address is: kommunikation@fh-potsdam.de