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This is the first time that so many designers have been nominated for the Brandenburg Design Award. Twelve of them managed to convince the jury, which included eight members of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The awards ceremony took place on the 15th of December, 2025 at the Filmmuseum…

From initial questions about the right job after graduation to the development of personal skills and targeted job application coaching: 2 ECTS credits can be earned by completing the entire care4career programme.

During the upcoming Career Week, students and graduates will have the opportunity to spend a week dealing with all aspects of starting a career. 360° ZUKUNFT is also participating with two workshops on job applications.

Two years of design studio, two strong voices: a conversation about an ending that marks a new beginning.

During the "Merchandise for the FHP!" project week, design students dedicated themselves to the design, staging and presentation of new merchandise. The result is two motifs for the FHP and one motif for the Department of Design.

The first signs of better orientation are now visible on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Planning and design took place on site with students and staff under the direction of Prof Christina Poth. The involvement of the university community was crucial to the development.

On the 28th of October, 2025, the exhibition Lighten Up: Biology and Time will open at the MIT Museum in Boston. A work by Prof Dr Helga Schmid will also be part of the exhibition: Circadian Dreams.

In the 2025/26 funding period, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is awarding 26 Germany Scholarships to particularly committed and high-achieving students. The scholarship holders receive 300 euros per month for one year. Since the start of the funding programme, the university - together with…

In October, the Student Counselling Service and the University Library at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are once again organising the "Long Night of Writing" - an opportunity for concentrated writing and networking.

At the start of the 2025/26 winter semester, the FH Potsdam Supporters’ Association is once again offering an attractive promotion for FHP students.

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.