Research & Transfer at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
In order to bundle research activities more strongly with a view to the current challenges of our society, the research profile has been continuously developed both disciplinarily and interdisciplinarily in recent years.
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The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam was founded in 1991 with the aim of pursuing a consciously practice-oriented and interdisciplinary orientation, which results in lively cooperation between the study programs. As a small university of applied sciences with approximately 350 employees and about 3,600 students in five departments, it develops a wide range of research and transfer activities in the fields of social and educational sciences, urban | building | culture, civil engineering, design and information sciences. These are characterized by a particular focus on application and specific methods. Applied research is also expressed to a large extent in research and project-oriented learning formats.