University of Applied Sciences Potsdam – Interdisciplinary & Familiar
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) was founded in 1991 and is located in the north of Potsdam. The range of subjects includes information science, engineering, socio-cultural and design courses. In addition, there is a broad portfolio of transfer and continuing education programs. As an employer, the university offers attractive employment opportunities and development prospects.
Shaping the world of tomorrow is what we are working on in teaching, practice and research. We offer inspiring learning, diversity and interdisciplinarity at a family university.
Departments & degree programs of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Social and Educational Sciences
Department 1 was the first department at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and is also the largest department with approximately 1,000 students.
City| Building| Culture
The different courses of study and focal points of Department 2 are interlinked by a cultural and (cultural) design claim.
Civil Engineering
Faculty 3 has been training young people as civil engineers for over 30 years and has seven laboratories that are used for research and study.
Design
Department 4 is characterized by the close integration of its interface, communication and product design and European media studies programs.
Information Sciences
Department 5 is known for its study concept of partially integrative training of archivists, librarians and documentalists - also called the "Potsdam Model".
Degree Programs
Find out more about our more than 30 bachelor's and master's degree programs and the various study options – from full-time face-to-face studies to dual degree programs and part-time programs.
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Lists containing numbered transaction numbers (TANs) are being phased out
The TAN lists currently used by both students and examiners will shortly be replaced by a more modern and secure authentication procedure.
Elitsa Dimitrova receives the 2026 DAAD Prize
Elitsa Dimitrova, a Product Design student at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, has been awarded the 2026 DAAD Prize. The prize recognises her outstanding academic achievements as well as her wide-ranging social commitment – both in academic self-governance and through her many years of…
The ‘Future of Local Government Careers’ project has been successfully completed
Following around two years of intensive collaboration, the closing event for the “Future of Local Government Professions” project took place at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam on 6th if July. Representatives from the administration, academia and the professional field came together to…
InNoWest TransferTalk: Social Innovations and the Role of Universities
The third and final InNoWest TransferTalk of the 2026 summer semester, which focused on social innovation and the role of universities, took place on the 1st of July 2026 and featured Daniel Krüger from the Centre for Social Research at the TU Dortmund as a guest speaker.