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Climate-Oriented Planning of Housing Estates and Neighbourhoods: Research Data from the Q-LCA Project Published
The climate crisis and the energy transition call for new solutions. Research data from the Q-LCA project show how the energy requirements and greenhouse gas potential of different types of settlements can be assessed. The assessment tool enables analyses at neighbourhood level for the first time.
Lena Stumpe Wins the Development Award of the Institute of Civic Arts for Urban Design 2026
Lena Stumpe, a MA student on the Architecture and Urban Design degree programme, has been awarded "Das städtische Haus" student's prize for Institute of Civic Arts.
Summer Holiday Workshop 2026: The History of Holzhausen
A week full of creativity, shared discoveries and imaginative creations: at the 2026 summer holiday workshop, children worked alongside the artist Tine Steen to create their very own worlds.
Lists containing numbered transaction numbers (TANs) are being phased out
The TAN lists currently used by both students and examiners will shortly be replaced by a more modern and secure authentication procedure.
Volunteer Award 2026: Two Initiatives Recognised for Outstanding Student Involvement
The 2026 Volunteer Award goes to two initiatives that have made a particular mark on student engagement this year: PunktPunktPunkt and the organising team behind the nationwide "Gremienkonferenz". Both initiatives offer formats that open up new opportunities for students to engage with one another…
Elitsa Dimitrova receives the 2026 DAAD Prize
Elitsa Dimitrova, a Product Design student at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, has been awarded the 2026 DAAD Prize. The prize recognises her outstanding academic achievements as well as her wide-ranging social commitment – both in academic self-governance and through her many years of…
All-Day is not Just an Afternoon – by Prof. Dr Gerlind Große
The legal entitlement to all-day support presents schools, after-school care centres and providers with a fundamental educational question: How do we structure learning throughout the day?
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…
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.
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…
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.
Department of Information Sciences at the Open Day 2026
At the open day on the 6th of June 2026, the Department of Information Sciences and the Brandenburg Specialist Unit for Archives and Public Libraries in Brandenburg presented their programmes to prospective students and anyone interested in career prospects in the fields of archiving, librarianship…