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Pupils shape digital futures: New FH Potsdam project strengthens digital skills through app prototyping
The MyAppMyData research project (app prototyping as an inclusive teaching and learning arrangement for the integrative development of digital skills in upper secondary schools) at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences is developing innovative, practical ways of teaching digital skills. The…
Interview with Dr Dipl.-Rest. Jörg Weber, Workshop Manager at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences
Dr Dipl.-Rest. Jörg Weber is workshop manager in the Conservation and Restoration - Wood programme at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences. In addition to his responsible position, he recently successfully completed his doctorate - a remarkable achievement that requires great commitment…
City in dialogue - Lively conclusion of the exhibition "Schwedt/Oder. Urban redevelopment and development perspectives"
On 18/07/2025, a public finissage at Schwedt/Oder town hall marked the end of the exhibition "Schwedt an der Oder. Urban Redevelopment and Development Perspectives". What began as a two-semester teaching and research project under the direction of Prof. Dr Silvia Malcovati and Vivien Nowak, M.A…
Successful completion 2025 | Further training "Family Council Coordinator"
This year's "Family Council Coordinator" training programme, led by Professor Hubert Höllmüller from the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, concluded on Saturday.
Zwischen Wegen: A podcast about social work with migrants in Brazil
How do migrants experience the arrival process in Brazil - and how do professionals accompany them along the way? The podcast "Entre Caminhos" ("Between Paths") was developed by social work student Marina Volpatto from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam as part of her internship in São Paulo…
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam honoured as "Brandenburg Think Tank 2025"
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has been honoured as the "Brandenburg Think Tank 2025" in this year's Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW). The award recognises the university as the strongest start-up institution in Brandenburg - measured by the number and quality of the…
Practical experience at the Department of Information Sciences: Impressions of the internship day 2025
On 7/05/2025, the annual internship day took place at the Department of Information Sciences: a highlight for anyone interested in an internship at home and abroad or who would like to get an authentic impression of working life in the information industry.
Travelling educates: Early Childhood Education students visit kindergartens and the university in Amsterdam
What do kindergartens in Amsterdam look like? What educational concepts are pursued there? And how is it possible that children there start school the day after their 4th birthday? With these questions in mind, a group of students from the Bachelor's degree programme in Early Childhood Education and…
PowerMii: Empowerment and research in rural areas - strengthening the educational pathways of girls with a migration background
Participation through biographical work: The PowerMii project is trialling innovative approaches to participatory research and empowerment in order to provide targeted support for educationally disadvantaged girls with a migration background in rural regions. Through research-based self-reflection…
Experience Information Sciences: Insights, exchange and discoveries at the Open Day 2025
The campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam had a lively and inspiring atmosphere at this year's Open Day on 24/05/2025. Visitors seized the opportunity to learn more about the Department of Information Sciences' degree programmes.
Job upgrade for everyone! Restart of the certificate programme with an exciting additional offer
After a successful first run of the Work@Heart certificate programme, the additional qualification, which is independent of the degree programme, will be launched for the second time in the winter semester 2025/26 with a future-oriented new offer in the area of diversity and self-care.
Senate Chairwoman unanimously re-elected
From October 2025, Jörg Röder and Prof Dr Heike Neuroth will take over the management of the Senate.