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Study, research and work at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Atelier für analoges Zeichnen

Interfacedesign, Communication Design, Product Design

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Tram-Haltestelle am Campus Kiepenheuerallee der FH Potsdam

Open Access in Brandenburg on the road to success

Ratio significantly above the national average
Rote IJsselbrücke über dem Wasser

Ing•Bau: Preservation and Construction Work in Structural Engineering (MSc)

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Dates

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16/03
Meeting in the 1st quarter of 2026
09:00 – 11:00
Location: Meeting Room (Main Building)Room HG/2.19
17/03
Health and safety instruction - general
09:00 – 11:00
Location: Main Building (H)Room 2.19
17/03
12:00 – 13:00
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom
17/03
14:00 – 15:00
Location: OnlineRoom via MS Teams

Shape the FHP of tomorrow

With the Freiraum project, a comprehensive reform process for organisational development is taking place at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam until 2028. 

The aim is to improve internal structures, promote interdisciplinary collaboration and use resources more efficiently. 

The University Day 2025 was an important step: over 100 participants discussed specific approaches for a sustainable organisational structure. 

All details and results can be found online on the project page.

Departments & Degree Programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

For 30 years, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has offered a diverse range of courses with a personal working atmosphere in the departments of Social and Educational Sciences, CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Civil Engineering, Design as well as Information Sciences.

Social and Educational Sciences

Department 1 was the first department at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and is also the largest department with approximately 1,000 students.

CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE

The various degree programmes and focal points of department 2 are interlinked via a cultural and (cultural) design claim.

Civil Engineering

Department 3 has been training young people to become civil engineers for 25 years and has seven laboratories that are used for research and study.

Design

Characteristic of department 4 is the close integration of its degree programmes in Interface, Communication and Product Design and European Media Studies.

Information Sciences

Department 5 is known for its study concept of partially integrative training of archivists, librarians and information managers – also called the "Potsdam Model".

Degree Programmes

Find out about our more than 30 Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes and the various study options – from full-time face-to-face studies to dual degree programmes and part-time programmes.

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Free study places at the FHP: lottery procedure started, enrolment deadlines are running

Looking for the right Master's programme? There are still places available for the summer semester 2026 at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) in the Departments of CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Civil Engineering and Information Sciences - apply now!

Awards
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Federal Cross of Merit for Prof. Dr. Knut Andreas

Minister Schüle presents award to Brandenburg musicologist.

Research
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Open Access Brandenburg participates in CoARA: Research Assessment as the Key to Open Access Transformation

Open Access Brandenburg is an associate member of the German National Chapter of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). Its participation emphasises Open Access Brandenburg's conviction that a reform of research assessment is a key prerequisite for the success of the Open Access…

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Nomadic Camera: Photography, Displacement and Dis:connectivities

This anthology, which brings together perspectives from history, media studies, art, art history and ethnology, examines the "nomadic camera" in the context of migration, flight and displacement. As a documentary and theoretical concept, it expands the understanding of migration and photography.