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The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Birgit Schmidt as Honorary Professor in the Department of Information Science in the Library Science programme. Dr Birgit Schmidt is an international expert in the field of library and information science…

The Department of Information Sciences and the Centre for Further and Continuing Education (ZEW) at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, together with the Centre for Further and Continuing Education at Freie Universität Berlin, are launching a new certificate course in continuing education…

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wuttke and Prof. Dr. Veit Köppen presented the courses offered by the Department of Information Sciences at the working meeting of the University Libraries Working Group at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

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.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of a national service centre for Diamond Open Access (SeDOA) in order to strengthen the German infrastructure for scientific open access publications and improve international networking. The aim of the project is to further expand…

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.

The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP) is honouring Esra-Paul Afken, a graduate of the Master's degree programme in Digital Data Management - a cooperative degree programme with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - with the Gender Award 2024. Afken's outstanding Master's thesis is entitled:…

Memorials are currently under particular public pressure in the face of declining overall social support for parliamentary democracy. On the one hand, politicians and society have high expectations of their role in historical and political education, particularly in the areas of democracy education…

As part of a Fact Finding Mission 2024 funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) is welcoming a delegation from The Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) from 2 to 7 December 2024. The aim of the visit is to deepen bilateral relations, in…

More than 50 discussions and consultations at ARCHIVISTICA.

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…

On 01 November, the research project "TDR4HAW. Transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences - status quo and potential of a sleeping giant" was launched on 1 November. The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences is the project's lead organisation, which will be funded over the next…