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.

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.
Research Projects
More projectsTDR4HAW: Transdisciplinary Research at Universities of Applied Sciences – Status Quo and Potential of a Sleeping Giant
The project consortium analyses research at universities of applied sciences (UAS) with a special focus on transdisciplinary research projects.
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.
InNoWest - Just do it! Sustainable and digital together in North-West Brandenburg
The three partners in the InNoWest project are Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE), the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) and the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences (THB). Together with regional stakeholders from politics, administration, municipalities, small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU) and the Federal Agency for Civic Eduacation, transfer projects…
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register now: Long Night of Writing for FHP students on 23th of October 2025
In October, the Student Counselling Service and the University Library at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are once again organising the "Long Night of Writing" - an opportunity for concentrated writing and networking.
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Adobe student promotion
At the start of the 2025/26 winter semester, the FH Potsdam Supporters’ Association is once again offering an attractive promotion for FHP students.
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Application start for EXIST-Women 2026
Good news: The EXIST-Women funding programme will continue and enter its third round in January 2026. The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is once again taking its budding female entrepreneurs on the exciting journey of founding a company. All (former) members of the FHP can apply until 30/10…
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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.