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Shape the world of tomorrow

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

Studierende Interfacedesign im Brainstorm

Interface Design, Communication Design, Product Design

Apply by 1st of April for the study start in October!

Dates

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Workshop
04/04/2025, 4.00 pm – 10.00 pm

Long Night of Writing

Zielgruppe: Students
Location: Library
Workshop
07/04/2025, 10.00 am – 12.00 pm

Social Media Marketing – Basic Knowledge for Designing a successful Digital Presence

Second part
Zielgruppe: Students
Location: OnlineRoom via Zoom
Workshop
07/04/2025, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm

Workshops on Digital Teaching

Updates for Moodle administrators
Zielgruppe: Lecturers
Location: Online
Presentation/Lecture
09/04/2025, 10.00 am

Working Group: Digital Services for Library Staff in Brandenburg

Zielgruppe: Professional audience
Location: Online
Buchstaben FHP als Sitzgelegenheit
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Shape the FHP of tomorrow

With the "FHP 2.0" project, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is launching a comprehensive reform process to make its organisational structures fit for the future.

The aim is to optimise internal structures, strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation and use resources more efficiently in order to lay the foundations for long-term and successful further development by 2028.

You can find out more about the content and progress of the project on the project page.

© Brandcode

Course catalogue as an app!

The VVZ app gives you a quick overview of your department's courses directly on your smartphone. It's that easy:

  1. Open link in smartphone: https://vvz.fh-potsdam.de
  2. Save the app
  3. Select your department and off you go!

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.

Latest news

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Study & Teaching

Press release

Strengthening monument protection and research in Brandenburg: Potsdam University of Applied Sciences enters into cooperation with the district of Prignitz

The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP) and the district of Prignitz have agreed on a pioneering cooperation in the field of conservation and restoration of historical art and cultural assets. The aim of this partnership is to sustainably preserve the cultural heritage of the Brandenburg…

Transfer

News

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.

Further education

News

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam honoured as "Top University for Continuing Education 2025"

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) is one of the leading universities for academic continuing education in Germany. In the latest ranking by the SZ Institute, it was recognised as the "Top University for Continuing Education 2025" in the "Education, Social Affairs and Nursing" category…

Further education

Interview

Shaping Transformation: How Cultural Institutions remain fit for the Future – Interview with Dr Simone Oelker

Cultural institutions are facing major changes – but how can they successfully manage the transformation? In our interview, Dr Simone Oelker, art historian and curator, provides initial insights into the new training course "Cultural Institutions in Transformation". She talks about the future of…