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Urban Futures

The Master's programme Urban Futures is a full-time programme including a research internship therein and concludes with a Master of Arts degree. The programme is designed as a four-semester course that offers students from different disciplinary backgrounds the possibility of inter- and transdisciplinary study.

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Institute for Applied Research Urban Futures (IaF)

The Institute for Applied Research takes up inter- and transdisciplinary issues of urban developments and works on them in research projects of the Master's programme Urban Futures.

Institute for Applied Research Urban Futures

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Bildauswahl aus dem Archiv des Fotografen Frédéric Brenner

GraDiM: Granularities of Dispersion and Materiality – Visualising a Photo Archive on Diaspora

In collaboration with photographer Frédéric Brenner and his international project team, the GraDiM research project is developing theoretical and technical concepts for the visualisation of a photo archive with particular sensitivity for a collection documenting the Jewish diaspora.

Fünf Karten mit Visualisierungen zu Energie, Mobilität, Abfall, Landwirtschaft und Gebäude

CLIMATE MAPS: Visualising Local Climate Futures

Cooperation with the daily newspapers taz and UCLAB with the aim of conveying climate information via various channels using data visualisations. For this purpose, both physical and digital postcards with visualisations on different aspects of climate protection in Germany were designed and produced.

Gemeinschaftsraum im Neubauquartier „WagnisART“

IGiQ – Infrastructures of the Common in Community-Oriented Neighbourhood Development

Investigation of the potentials and implementation barriers for the realisation of "Infrastrukturen des Gemeinsamen".

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Studentin lernt in der Bibliothek der FH Potsdam
Student Counselling Service Library Social and Educational Sciences CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Civil Engineering Design Information Sciences
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Registration for the Long Night of Writing is now open for FHP students

Register now for 18th of April and benefit from the "Long Night of Writing"! The student counselling service and the library of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are once again offering the opportunity to advance your own writing project with input lectures and the chance to concentrate on…

Gruppe vor der Moschee Bibi-Chanun in Samarkand
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Civil Engineering
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Successful conclusion of the Summer School in Bukhara with final presentations

After almost two weeks in Uzbekistan with documentation work in the Medrese Kukeldash in Bukhara, the Summer School 2022 ended successfully with presentations of the interdisciplinary working groups.

Studierende vor der Kukeldash Medrese in Buchara
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Civil Engineering International Office
Study & Teaching

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Successful start of the German-Uzbek Summer School 2022 in Bukhara

From 12 - 23.09.2022 a German-Uzbek Summer School in the project "Interdisciplinary at the Monument - Transfer, innovative methods and research-based learning in practical projects for the preservation of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan" will take place at the Kukeldash Mederese in Bukhara.

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Start-up Service, Social and Educational Sciences, CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Civil Engineering, Design, Information Sciences Workshop
02/05/2024, 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm
Zielgruppe: University members, Public
Location: House 1Room 3.07
Research & Transfer, Social and Educational Sciences, CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Civil Engineering, Design, Information Sciences FHP Mobil
04/05/2024, 1.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Zielgruppe: University members, Public
Wissenschaftspark "Albert Einstein"
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Info Event
06/05/2024, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Zielgruppe: Public, Prospective students
Location: OnlineRoom Zoom
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Presentation/Lecture
08/05/2024, 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm
BAU.WERK.BERICHT. Carlos Zwick
Zielgruppe: Professional audience, Lecturers, Employees, Students, Public, Prospective students

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Prytula

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Prytula

Research professor for resource-optimised and climate-adapted construction
Head of Urban Future (M. A.)

IaF – Institute for Applied Research Urban Futures

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