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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.

CLIMATE MAPS: Visualising Local Climate Futures

Cooperation with the daily newspapers taz and UCLAB with the aim of conveying climate information via various channels using data visualisations. For this purpose, both physical and digital postcards with visualisations on different aspects of climate protection in Germany were designed and produced.

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Portrait of Mathias Grasnick – Founding a Team of Architects

The founding portrait of architecture graduate Mathias Grasnick provides exciting insights into the challenges and focal points of founding an architecture firm, which was able to secure the mammoth "Krampnitz" project.

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Registration: Long Night of Writing for FHP students

On 4th of April, as part of the Long Night of Libraries in Germany, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences will be taking part in the traditional ‘Long Night of Writing’. This is organised by the student counselling service and the library of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. This is…

Study & Teaching

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Don't miss out: Language courses for FHP students starting

Double benefit during your studies: The VHS Potsdam and the FHP offer students language courses for which 50% of the course fees are reimbursed and up to 5 credits can be credited. Find out more and enrol now!

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Job Shadowing – Insights into Future Working Life

Job shadowing provides students with valuable insights into the everyday working life of their future profession. In the summer semester, a wide variety of companies/employers offer students the opportunity.

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Workshop
21/05/2025, 9.00 am – 12.30 pm

Find your own Positioning & Address the right Target Group

Zielgruppe: University members, Employees, Students
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom
Workshop
20/05/2025, 2.00 pm – 21/05/2025, 5.15 pm

Online Workshop on Writing and Publishing Strategies for Journal Articles

Zielgruppe: Lecturers, Employees
Location: Online
Presentation/Lecture
23/05/2025, 7.00 pm

4th Brandenburg Science Slam

Zielgruppe: University members, Public
Präsenzstelle Luckenwalde
Info Event
24/05/2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Open Day at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Zielgruppe: Public, Prospective students
Location: Campus

Contact

Programme Management

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

IaF – Institute for Applied Research Urban Futures

Room 3.09a