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Students from the Design Department win German Photo Book Prize and German Youth Photo Prize: Photo books designed by students from the Department of Design have been honoured several times: The work of Saskia Darija Gettel and Samira Rehmert received significant honours at the prestigious "German…

On the 9th of December 2024, a delegation from the German Jordanian University (GJU) visited the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) to gain insights into the structures and work of student self-administration. The group, consisting of three students and the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr…

The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP) is honouring Esra-Paul Afken, a graduate of the Master's degree programme in Digital Data Management - a cooperative degree programme with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - with the Gender Award 2024. Afken's outstanding Master's thesis is entitled:…

As part of a Fact Finding Mission 2024 funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) is welcoming a delegation from The Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) from 2 to 7 December 2024. The aim of the visit is to deepen bilateral relations, in…

On the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Foundation Engineering and Soil Mechanics at the Civil Engineering Department, Prof Dr Andrés Alfonso Peña Olarte will give his inaugural lecture entitled "Perspectives of digital twins in geotechnics".

A new ethnographic study funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection provides valuable insights into the impact of prison architecture on the lives of inmates and staff. Conducted by a research team from the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, the study provides…

As part of the lecture series "Sustainable Building", Rainer Nagel from the Bundesstiftung Baukultur will speak on 4 December 2024 about the importance of a high-quality conversion culture. The lecture will shed light on how existing buildings can make a decisive contribution to sustainable…

The interdisciplinary research and digitisation project "Restaging Fashion" at the UCLAB of the Department of Design has developed explorative approaches to holdings from the Kunstbibliothek Berlin with its collection Modebild - Lipperheideschen Kostümbibliothek and from the collection of textiles…

On the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Specialist Planning in Conservation and Restoration at the CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Department, Prof. Dr rer. nat. Arnulf Dähne will give his inaugural lecture entitled "On Restoration Planning".

To mark his appointment as Honorary Professor of Planning and Environmental Law at the Department of Civil Engineering, Prof Dr Jan Thiele will give his inaugural lecture entitled "(Scurrile) Hindernisse und 'Genehmigungs-Turbo' beim Ausbau der Erneuerbaren Energien - ein Blick in den Maschinenraum…

"Parametric Design" wins the Inclusive Design Award in the "Expert" category and the additional gold award from the Institute of Universal Design (IUD)

A delegation from Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP) travelled to the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) in Nairobi at the beginning of the week to explore the potential for strategic cooperation. The two Vice Presidents for Research and Transfer and for Digitalisation and…