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Good news: The EXIST-Women funding programme will continue and enter its third round in January 2026. The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is once again taking its budding female entrepreneurs on the exciting journey of founding a company. All (former) members of the FHP can apply until 30/10…

The latest start-up portrait by filmmaker Andrej Tschitschil provides an insight into the robot-assisted manufacturing processes of designer Sebastian Voigt and how these can build a sustainable bridge between mass industry and regional craftsmanship.

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has been honoured as the "Brandenburg Think Tank 2025" in this year's Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW). The award recognises the university as the strongest start-up institution in Brandenburg - measured by the number and quality of the…

After a successful first run of the Work@Heart certificate programme, the additional qualification, which is independent of the degree programme, will be launched for the second time in the winter semester 2025/26 with a future-oriented new offer in the area of diversity and self-care.

Founders can register now and look forward to an exciting evening with valuable feedback.

Master's student Ada Matthes designs her first piece of seating furniture from sustainable mushroom waste and sets new standards. The "Frida" pouf was recently presented for the first time at the furniture fair in Cologne.

"I see myself still freelancing in five years' time!" In the podcast with cultural manager Doreen Löwe, interface design graduate Donatus Wolf talks about his freelance work from the very beginning of his studies and the process of change that his self-employment has undergone since then.

The founders of Glasshome want to make the property sector more needs-oriented. They have now received the coveted funding approval.

The founding portrait of architecture graduate Mathias Grasnick provides exciting insights into the challenges and focal points of founding an architecture firm, which was able to secure the mammoth "Krampnitz" project.

At the EXIST Women's Brunch, the 2024 and 2025 scholarship holders met for the first time to share their experiences.

Job shadowing provides students with valuable insights into the everyday working life of their future profession. In the summer semester, a wide variety of companies/employers offer students the opportunity.

"It always depends on the individual case": In this episode of "Gründungsgeist Berlin-Brandenburg", Harald Keil explains why this typical lawyer's phrase is nothing but the truth, even in the context of start-ups.