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.

    Flex Data Competence (DigiFlex)

    The FLEX Data Competence (DigiFLEX) project will create e-learning programmes for teaching data skills by 2026, which are aimed at students from all departments and are specially tailored to the needs of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

    Transitions of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Working Life

    This research project, funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation, examines the challenges and needs of sign language-using employees during career transitions.

    IFMB2 - International Professionals for the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region

    Promoting international talent for integration into studies and the labour market

    Early Help in a Clinical Setting for (Expectant) Parents with Mental Illness and at Risk of Addiction

    The measure "Early help in a clinical setting for (expectant) parents with mental illness and at risk of addiction " is being developed in order to transfer parents under stress from inpatient to outpatient structures, to strengthen cooperation within early help and to ensure support during pregnancy and parenthood.

    LAUBE focuses on Sustainability, Social Issues and Biodiversity

    The demands on the allotment gazebo have changed, and for good reason: the ecological crisis − climate change, extreme weather events, species extinction − requires a different kind of gazebo. One that can cope with these changed conditions. This was the task set when the Federal Federation of German Allotment Garden Associations (BKD), the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and the Eberswalde…

    Experiment-Based Development of a Design Concept for Crack Repair in Solid Clay as Part of the WIR! GOLEHM Initiative

    Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics

    The aim of the project, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, is to establish an interdisciplinary testing and experimentation environment for social robots.

    Building Law and Planning Guidelines for the Realisation of Cultural Events in Former Agricultural Buildings in Brandenburg

    An exemplary analysis based on the change of use of two LPG cowsheds to cultural sites

    The structural change in agriculture in Brandenburg has led, among other things, to more and more farms being abandoned or lying fallow for years. At the same time, there is a significant lack of cultural offerings in rural areas. The strengthening of cultural offerings is favoured at both municipal and federal…

    Concrete Canoe Construction for the 19th German Concrete Canoe Regatta 2024

    In this project, students from the Departments of Civil Engineering and Design are designing and building concrete boats to compete against teams from all over Germany at the concrete canoe regatta in Brandenburg an der Havel in June 2024.

    Nationwide Study on the Impact of the Terrorist Attack on the 7th of October 2023 on Jewish and Israeli Communities in Germany

    The study aims to examine the impact of the 7th of October 2023 on Jewish and Israeli communities in Germany. Funded by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, the study has been examining, since February 2024, how the period since October 2023 has been experienced from the perspectives of Jewish people of different generations living in both urban and rural areas of Germany.

    Development of a Methodology for Material-Based Screening and Categorisation of Existing Buildings with Regard to the Circular Economy

    The thesis deals with the development of an innovative method for the evaluation of existing buildings that goes beyond the traditional technical approach and can be defined as circular due diligence.

    Refurbishment of an Attic Storey – Bundeswehr Hospital House 1.4

    Static calculation and creation and application of a guideline for dealing with harmful substances in existing timber constructions