From Theory to Practice: Projects at the FH Potsdam at a Glance

Here you will find a current overview of selected projects at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. You can filter the projects by departments and degree programs, by project type, or by content focus.

Schwedt an der Oder − Urban Redevelopment & Development Prospects

In the teaching and research project of the Architecture and Urban Design degree programme, students developed innovative concepts for the city of Schwedt/Oder over the course of two semesters − from a new innovation campus to the redesign of central inner-city spaces. Future-oriented ideas for mobility, sustainability and social participation were developed in close collaboration with local…

The Architect Emilie Winkelmann: Work, Influence and Impact

Emilie Winkelmann (1875 – 1951) was the first woman to open her own architectural practice in Germany in 1907. At a time when women could only enrol at German universities in exceptional cases and the professional field of architecture was still entirely in the hands of men, Winkelmann was able to establish herself as a sought-after architect in Berlin. The project focuses on her built work, her…

Communicative Appropriation of Digital Sports

An exploratory analysis of chat communication in esports, using the Paris Major Blast 2023 as a case study.

#GesellschaftBilden in the Digital Age. Perspectives of Social Work on Technological Challenges

The project establishes a cross-university network on digitalisation in social work as a subject of cooperative research and teaching.

Cultural Change in Jurisprudence

Reflection on legal publishing practice and support for cultural change using the example of legal, independent publications

Gestures as Cultural Markers: The Importance of Tact Gestures for Social Preference and Learning in Infancy and Early Childhood in France and Germany

SocialGestures is a joint research project between the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and the Université Grenoble Alpes. The project was developed jointly and is being carried out under joint responsibility. It is funded by Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (GR 4756/3-1).

InNoWest - MOSIDI Implementation Project: Modular Open source Infrastructure for Data Interaction

Tool for easy data access, evaluation and visualisation to support planning and decision-making processes in sustainable municipal development

Innovative Digital Media as a Learning Environment for Challenging Forms of Conversation in Social Professions

In the "ConvoQuest" project, innovative digital media as learning environments are being investigated and tested. The project focuses on a course at the FH Potsdam from the summer term of 2023, in which students developed prototypical, innovative learning environments. In the future, these can be used as a source of knowledge for questions about conversation techniques.

GraDiM: Granularities of dispersion and Materiality: Visualisation of a Photo Archive on Diaspora

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

Q-LCA. Analysis of the Ecological Impact of Different Types of Housing Developments in New Neighbourhoods Over Their Life Cycle

WIM - Women Scientists in the Media

Opportunities and challenges for women arising from the digital expansion of traditional science communication: Research into the under-representation of female scientists in journalism and science communication, and the development of formats and a support structure to increase the visibility of female experts and create role models for the next generation of scientists. The project investigates…