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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.

The FLEX elective course "Innovation Management: Development of knowledge-intensive business ideas" took place for the first time in collaboration with Radio Teddy. Students were able to gain important insights for the realistic and creative development of viable ideas.

The BPW celebrates its 30th anniversary. This year, prize money will once again be awarded for the best start-up ideas. Concepts can still be submitted for the second application phase.

The EXIST-Women funding line supports women interested in starting a business at universities and research institutions in the first phase of founding a company. The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam also received another grant for 2025.

Anna and Hanna are graduates of the FHP and have known each other for over 20 years. However, they only took the plunge and founded their company together in 2022. In this portrait of the founders by filmmaker Andrej Tschitschil, the two give an insight into their colourful world, which is all about…

Call for Participation! Planned Job Shadowing by Alumnae/Alumni for Students shows Career Prospects at close Quarters.