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Cross-University Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Collaboration With the Industry: An Overview of the Transfer Fund Projects
Houses insulated with autumn leaves and an interactive citizen science project on the mood in the region – applied research can be this close to everyday life. Since 2025, the InNoWest Transfer Fund has been supporting innovative transfer projects and applied research in collaboration with industry…
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam launches a project on student health management in partnership with Techniker Krankenkasse
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has launched the FHP Health and Well Being Project “FHPgesund 2.0” in collaboration with Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), which will run until 31th of May 2029. The aim of the project is to specifically promote and sustainably improve the health and wellbeing…
Prof. Dr. Gerlind Große is to become the new dean of the Department of Social and Educational Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
On 11th if June, Prof. Dr. Gerlind Große, Research Professor in Early Childhood Education Research, took up the four-year post of dean of the Department of Social and Educational Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. She succeeds Prof. Dr. Frank Früchtel.
20th German Concrete Canoe Regatta 2026: The FH;PeliKanus Are Back!
Preparations for the 20th Concrete Canoe Regatta on the 19th and 20th of June are in full swing. The Department of Civil Engineering is already training hard.
Obituary for Prof Dr habil Arthur Engelbert
The Arts Management and Cultural Work degree programme and the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam mourn the loss of Prof Dr habil Arthur Engelbert.
Re-Registration for the Winter Semester 2026
Re-registration for the winter semester 2026/2027 is possible until the 1st of August 2026. Please note not to use real-time banktransfers and that you included your student ID number to the purpose of the transfer.
Two paths, one goal: University of Applied Sciences Potsdam launches new degree programmes in Childhood Education
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is expanding its range of degree programmes in the field of early education: The Bachelor's degree programme Childhood Education (BA) and Childhood Education Dual (BA) are two pioneering degree programmes being launched. They qualify students for…
Premiere for Brandenburg: First endowed professorship in Social Work starts in autumn
In view of the rising numbers of children and young people in educational support centres and the increasing number of reports of child endangerment in Brandenburg, the need for well-trained specialists is becoming ever more urgent. The Großes Waisenhaus zu Potsdam Foundation is providing an answer…
InNoWest Advisory Board Provides Impetus for Knowledge and Technology Transfer After 2027
External perspectives for knowledge transfer and regional innovation: The third meeting of the joint transfer advisory board of the InNoWest network universities focussed on the communication of results and the further development of cross-university transfer structures.
When Families Develop Their Own Solutions - In Dialogue About Family Councils, Personal Future Planning and Radical Participation
Families often have more resources and problem-solving skills than they are given credit for. In this interview, Prof Dr Hubert Höllmüller explains why family councils and personal future planning are such effective approaches, what role so-called solution abstinence plays and why participatory…
A farewell ceremony for the 2026 graduates of the Department of Information Sciences
At a celebratory event on the 29th of May 2026, the Department of Information Sciences bid farewell to its graduates from the bachelor's degree programmes in Archival Studies, Library Science, and Information and Data Management.
Detroit Summer School: Community Building – Cultural Participation & Placekeeping
Getting to know and exchanging ideas with students from Wayne State University Detroit and experts from the fields of culture, music, art and community building were at the centre of the week-long Detroit Summer School, which ended last week.