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On the 13th of November 2024, careers advisors from the employment agencies (Brandenburg and Berlin) will be guests at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. They will learn more about the degree programmes on offer, take a look at the campus and gain an insight into the laboratories and…

"Parametric Design" wins the Inclusive Design Award in the "Expert" category and the additional gold award from the Institute of Universal Design (IUD)

A delegation from Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP) travelled to the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) in Nairobi at the beginning of the week to explore the potential for strategic cooperation. The two Vice Presidents for Research and Transfer and for Digitalisation and…

As part of the InNoWest programme, we support innovative transfer projects, applied research in cooperation with practitioners and the preparatory work for project applications relating to knowledge and technology transfer and the project objectives of InNoWest at the three associated universities…

In the 2024/25 funding period, Germany Scholarships were awarded to 29 outstanding students from a large number of applicants. The students receive 300 euros per month for one year. Since the start of the programme, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, in cooperation with numerous partners and…

Hadi Daaboul, a Master's student at the Department of Social and Educational Sciences at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, is one of the "100 Heads of Science 2024" - an award presented by the science editors of Tagesspiegel and Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten to individuals with special…

To mark her appointment as Professor of Design Theory and Design Research at the Department of Design, Prof Dr Helga Schmid will give her inaugural lecture entitled: "TAKE YOUR TIME - Take your time and redefine it!".

On 01 November, the research project "TDR4HAW. Transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences - status quo and potential of a sleeping giant" was launched on 1 November. The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences is the project's lead organisation, which will be funded over the next…

Since 2019, the web portal "Archive Guide to German Colonial History" has provided access to metadata on colonial history holdings from over 450 archives. It has been updated with new indexing data, a thesaurus, maps and the Kurrent typewriter to promote research into colonial history.

On the occasion of her appointment as Professor of Inclusive Work with People with Disabilities and Diversity at the Department of Social and Educational Sciences, Prof. Dr Franziska Geib will give her inaugural lecture on 4 November 2024 entitled "What understanding of inclusion does social work…

Following the general meeting, the Black White Dinner for members of the FH Potsdam Supporters’ Association took place on the 17th of October 2024. In a magical ambience, lovingly decorated in black and white, the guests experienced a special evening full of little surprises.

The training course "Google Analytics for non-profit organisations & small businesses" starts for the first time on the 4th of March 2025. Lecturer Maria-Lena Matysik is experienced in using the latest version (GA4) of the well-known web analytics tool and will show participants in just five…