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The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) has once again achieved very good ratings in several degree programmes in the current CHE University Ranking 2025. The Bachelor's degree programmes in Architecture and Urban Design, Civil Engineering and Civil Engineering I Dual are impressive in the…

On Saturday, 10 May 2025, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) will once again be taking part in the 11th Potsdam Science Day with the FHP-Mobil. At Research Camp A in the Potsdam Science Park, the Department of Civil Engineering will be offering exciting insights into a current research…

The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP) is continuing its two-decade-long collaboration with partner universities in Uzbekistan - fuelled by a shared commitment to the preservation of the built world cultural heritage. Under the title "Interdisciplinary on Monuments 2.0", a delegation from…

The symposium "Building Material Recycling and Earthen Building Materials – Perspectives for a Circular Economy in the Construction Industry" took place on the 26th of August 2022 at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The conference proceedings are now available.

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.

University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FH Potsdam) and the S&P company cluster have signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement. The aim of the partnership is to develop innovative solutions for current and future challenges in the fields of construction, architecture and digitalisation through…

It's that time again! In spring 2025, the Brandenburg Science Slam of the Presence Centres will enter its 4th round. (Young) scientists are invited to present their research topics and results to the audience in ten minutes.

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Anne Tauch has published an article in the ESRI journal WhereNext. Among other things, the article refers to GIS projects with regional partners, which students from the Department of Civil Engineering have worked on and also presented at a GIS conference.

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".

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…

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…

Accessibility at universities is of central importance in order to provide all students, staff and visitors with equal access to the campus and to education. This starts with good orientation on campus.