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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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Further education

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New Careers Advice and orientation Programme "care4career" Launched to Accompany Studies

From initial questions about the right job after graduation to the development of personal skills and targeted job application coaching: 2 ECTS credits can be earned by completing the entire care4career programme.

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Career Week 2026: Job search, application, networking and co.

During the upcoming Career Week, students and graduates will have the opportunity to spend a week dealing with all aspects of starting a career. 360° ZUKUNFT is also participating with two workshops on job applications.

Campus life

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New FHP merch - only for a short time!

During the "Merchandise for the FHP!" project week, design students dedicated themselves to the design, staging and presentation of new merchandise. The result is two motifs for the FHP and one motif for the Department of Design.

Campus life

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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.

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Get-together
16/01/2026, 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm

FHP Connect events for international students in the winter semester 2025/26

Farewell Evening
Target audience: Students
Location: House DRoom 1.16
Workshop
23/02/2026, 10.00 am – 11.00 am

SAP's Roadmap to IT Success: Mastering Your Application Journey

Target audience: University members, Students
Location: Main Building (H)Room 2.19
Workshop
26/02/2026, 10.00 am – 11.00 am

UX Portfolio Review & Guidance: What Interviewers Really Want to See

Target audience: University members, Students
Location: Main Building (H)Room 2.19
Workshop
05/03/2026, 9.00 am – 3.00 pm

Online Workshop - Dimensions of Internationalisation in Business

Target audience: University members, Lecturers, Employees, Students
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom

Contact

Programme Management

Research professor for resource-optimised and climate-adapted construction
Head of Urban Future (M. A.)

Institute for Applied Research Urban Futures (IaF)

Room 3.09a