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Fits into Every Day: Flexible Courses from the Virtual Academy for Sustainability (VAN)
Sustainability is an important social issue and concerns everyone. More and more companies are therefore also focussing on sustainable development within their management. Job applicants with the relevant qualifications can increase their chances through further training programmes such as those…
Sustainable Building: New Urbanity and Climate-adapted, Liveable Cities
On the 19th of June 2024, the "Sustainable Building" lecture series organised by the Brandenburg Chamber of Architects and the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam will focus on the topics of green surfaces, roofs and façades and will present innovative solutions for cooling urban spaces.
Certificate Programme for Job Qualification starts – Apply now!
Job qualification next level: The Work@Heart certificate programme increases students' chances of successfully starting a career – flexibly, sustainably and parallel to their studies. Interested parties can ask their questions in an online information session on the 9th of July from 12 to 1 pm.
Symposium "Duration and Transience. Reflections on the lifespan of buildings"
From 3 to 5 June 2024, the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences will host the symposium "Duration and Transience. Reflections on the Lifespan of Buildings" will take place. The event, organised by the Institute for Building Research and Conservation (ibb), aims to contribute to placing the…
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam organises the Summer Semester 2024 under the Motto #Democracy!
Students and lecturers at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are organising a free themed semester on democracy and are exploring the future of the free democratic order. Questions of democracy, diversity and openness will be discussed as part of courses, action days and workshops.
Retrospective and Perspective: Exhibition "Peter Behrens in Berlin and Brandenburg"
From the 27th of April to the 25th of May, the exhibition "Peter Behrens in Berlin and Brandenburg" invites visitors to explore the architectural legacy of the pioneer of modernism in a new way. Using a variety of presentation methods, the exhibition with its multiple exhibits opens up a stimulating…
FHP student discovers oldest choir stalls in Germany
The choir stalls of the village church in Gägelow are the oldest choir stalls in Germany, according to research by Lea Morath, a Master's student of conservation and restoration at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, and building historian and dendrologist Tilo Schöfbek. The sensational find…
AIV Schinkel Competition "über:morgen": FHP Students honoured with Special Prizes
The winners of the 169th AIV Schinkel Competition have been announced. Architecture students from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) are among the honoured works. They received two of this year's special prizes.
Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Dr. Vera Allmanritter
On the occasion of her appointment as Honorary Professor of Culture and Management at the Department of CITY I BUILDING I CULTURE, Prof. Dr. Vera Allmanritter will give her inaugural lecture entitled "The cultural audience of the future. How can cultural institutions become sustainable 'places of…
Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Dr. Eberhard Wendler
To mark his appointment as Honorary Professor of Conservation Science at the Department of CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Prof. Dr. Eberhard Wendler will give his inaugural lecture entitled "Plausible chemical and physical auxiliary models for understanding material properties, weathering and…
Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Peter Eingartner
On the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Design and Building Construction at the Department of CITY I BUILDING I CULTURE, Prof. Peter Eingartner will hold his inaugural lecture on the 8th of January 2024 entitled "Windows, façades, city. The window as an element shaping the cityscape".
Culture as a Business – in Conversation with Uwe Hanf
In the podcast Gründungsgeist Berlin-Brandenburg, Uwe Hanf, lecturer and luminary in the cultural work programme, meets cultural manager Doreen Löwe and talks to her about image, idealism and the compatibility with a living wage.