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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.

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TDR4HAW: 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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Recognisable from afar: implementation of the new orientation system starts on campus

The first signs of better orientation are now visible on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Planning and design took place on site with students and staff under the direction of Prof Christina Poth. The involvement of the university community was crucial to the development.

Study & Teaching

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Incoming student survey 2025 (14/10 - 04/11/2025)

We rely on your help to continuously improve the study and teaching conditions at the FHP.

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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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Exhibition
13/06–31/10/2025

Nature as a Design − Exhibition of Plant Studies at the Biosphäre Potsdam

Exhibition
Target audience: University members, Public, Prospective students
Biosphäre Potsdam
Workshop
03/11/2025, 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Talk about Tax! Tax and Self-Employment

Target audience: University members, Employees, Students
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom
Workshop
06/11/2025, 11.00 am – 12.00 pm

Lecture: Leadership Skills today and tomorrow

Target audience: University members, Lecturers, Employees, Students
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom
Presentation/Lecture
11/11/2025, 6.30 pm

Event series "Bunte Aussichten" by the student collective perspektiv;wechsel

Self-employment on the podium: inspiration and knowledge sharing
Target audience: Employees, Students, Public
Location: Main BuildingRoom Foyer

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Programme Management

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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