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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…

In the 2024/25 funding period, Germany Scholarships were awarded to 29 outstanding students from a large number of applicants. The students receive 300 euros per month for one year. Since the start of the programme, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, in cooperation with numerous partners and…

To mark her appointment as Professor of Design Theory and Design Research at the Department of Design, Prof Dr Helga Schmid will give her inaugural lecture entitled: "TAKE YOUR TIME - Take your time and redefine it!".

On 01 November, the research project "TDR4HAW. Transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences - status quo and potential of a sleeping giant" was launched on 1 November. The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences is the project's lead organisation, which will be funded over the next…

On the occasion of her appointment as Professor of Inclusive Work with People with Disabilities and Diversity at the Department of Social and Educational Sciences, Prof. Dr Franziska Geib will give her inaugural lecture on 4 November 2024 entitled "What understanding of inclusion does social work…

A pioneering research project in the field of human-robot interaction is being launched at the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam under the direction of Prof. Dr Frank Heidmann, Research Professor for Design of Software Interfaces. Funded by the European Regional…

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is expanding its continuing education programme and is now introducing two new seminars designed specifically for professionals in social institutions. The seminars were developed under the direction of Prof. Dr. Birgit Wiese and are dedicated to the…

Potsdam University of Applied Sciences has a new student vice president: Leo Jacob Blohm has taken up the post for the 2024/2025 winter semester. The 24-year-old student will represent the interests of students in the university management for one year. Blohm succeeds Luisa Vallbracht, who has held…

The Department of Design at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences and the College of Design at National Taipei University of Technology - Taipei Tech are expanding their successful cooperation as part of the DAAD ISAP programme (International Study and Training Partnerships). The programme offers…

The travelling exhibition "Queens of Structure", co-initiated by FHP alumna Nicole Parlow, will open at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences on 2 October 2024. The exhibition is dedicated to outstanding female civil engineers who have realised impressive projects worldwide. It will highlight…