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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…

Science Minister Dr Manja Schüle today opened the exhibition "Drängende Gegenwart - Fotografie als Forschungsinstrument" at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP). It will be on display at the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK) in Potsdam from 23 January to 6 March 2026.

The town of Herzberg (Elster) has been selected in the nationwide "Land.OpenData" competition and will receive funding of around 50,000 euros from the Federal Rural Development and Regional Value Creation Programme (BULEplus) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs. On 21…

This is the first time that so many designers have been nominated for the Brandenburg Design Award. Twelve of them managed to convince the jury, which included eight members of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The awards ceremony took place on the 15th of December, 2025 at the Filmmuseum…

In November 2025, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) took part in the first Uzbekistan-Germany Universities Forum at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Berlin. The forum focused on the expansion of German-Uzbek university relations and offered the participating institutions a…

To mark his appointment as Professor of Digital Building Surveying and As-Built Analysis at the Department of Civil Engineering, Prof. Dr Kutnyi will give his inaugural lecture entitled "Measuring, Recording, Understanding - Building Surveying in the Age of Digitalisation".

To mark her appointment as Professor of Counselling and Intervention in Work with Children, Adolescents and Families at the Department of Social and Educational Sciences, Prof. Dr Susanne Dorothea Hommel will hold her inaugural lecture on 1 December 2025 entitled "The World of the 'Early…

The Information Sciences Department at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) will be a member of the prestigious iSchools organisation from November 2025. Admission was granted following a successful evaluation by the international iSchools Board, which selects members according to clearly…

In the 2025/26 funding period, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is awarding 26 Germany Scholarships to particularly committed and high-achieving students. The scholarship holders receive 300 euros per month for one year. Since the start of the funding programme, the university - together with…

The successful completion of the IN-FDM-BB project marks the start of an exciting new phase for the State Initiative for Research Data Management (FDM) in Brandenburg, which will set new standards in research data management through the introduction of joint FDM services, the establishment of a…

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) is celebrating a special anniversary this year: for 30 years, the Centre for Continuing Education (ZEW) has stood for practical, interdisciplinary and future-oriented continuing education. On 18 September 2025, members of the university, teaching…

Brandenburg universities join forces against cyber attacks: Eight universities are working together in the project "Information Security in the Network" (InfoSec) to strengthen their IT security. The Centre of Brandenburg Universities for Digital Transformation is funding the project with almost 2.7…