The engineering programs at Hof University of Applied Sciences have once again achieved excellent results in the current CHE University Ranking 2025. Several degree programs and fields of study… [more]
Corruption is no longer a marginal issue: scandals in politics, business and administration show the extent to which it jeopardizes trust, efficiency and ultimately democratic processes. At the same time,… [more]
The University Council of Hof University of Applied Sciences elected the university’s Vice Presidents at a meeting on Friday. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Wolff was re-elected as Vice President Teaching and… [more]
At a ceremony at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys), Hof University of Applied Sciences honored 186 students for their particularly good performance in their studies to date on the… [more]
At the Indian cultural evening, organized by Jesús Campos and Maike Schmoch from the FIT project team together with the International Office, numerous guests immersed themselves in the diversity of… [more]
How do we design teaching that really reaches students - in a skills-oriented, activating and digitally effective way? This and other teaching-related questions are the focus of an event taking place at our university for the first time this year. [more]
With its modular Bachelor's degree course in engineering, Hof University of Applied Sciences offers an educational pathway that can help not only the region's "hidden champions" to recruit young engineers. A group from the Marktredwitz-Wunsiedel state vocational school has now also found out about this. [more]
The student café "Zur Auszeit" has been open in Hof's Karolinenstraße since the end of 2023. To support this great commitment and keep you up to date on the many events on site, you can now always find an up-to-date program overview in the "campuls-digital" - enjoy your visit! [more]
...is a question that graduates of high schools or technical colleges will have to deal with sooner or later - so we've summarized a few key things. [more]
In the StartUpLab at Hof University of Applied Sciences on December 2, 2025, everything revolved around the art of effective storytelling. At the “Storyline Creation” workshop, Dr. Martin Gebhardt, former… [more]
published: 11.12.2025
How can hydrogen drive the industrial transformation in Bavaria and the Czech Republic? This question was the focus of the specialist event “Hydrogen in Industry”, which was attended by representatives… [more]
published: 11.12.2025
In a festive setting, Hof University of Applied Sciences awarded Germany Scholarships to particularly high-achieving and committed students for the fourteenth time. 25 new scholarship holders were selected for the… [more]
published: 08.12.2025
Last summer brought a fresh international research spirit to Hof University of Applied Sciences: two talented young researchers – Anisha Jarang from the USA and Shaelagh Stephan from Canada –… [more]
published: 03.12.2025
With KICKSTART, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a funding program that starts at a very early stage of a potential start-up - with the development of ideas and prototypes. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) or prototype. Introducing: Test system for cassette filter systems for cleaning wastewater in relief structures - FilTex. [more]
published: 02.12.2025
In November 2025, Christine Semm, an employee from the Facility Management department, retired after more than 30 years at the university. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann and Chancellor Ute Coenen thanked Christine Semm for all her years of collaboration and commitment. [more]
published: 02.12.2025
The 6th Hof Energy Symposium at Hof University of Applied Sciences ended with positive feedback all round and numerous in-depth expert discussions. The event, organized by the Institute for Hydrogen… [more]
published: 01.12.2025
Hof University of Applied Sciences is going mobile in the truest sense of the word: two buses with an eye-catching design in the university's corporate design are now on the road in the district of Hof and the Vogtlandkreis (Plauen). [more]
published: 27.11.2025
On Friday, 21.11.2025, the nationwide reading day of the "Reading" foundation took place. The university took part in this event for the third time in a row. Five students delighted the children and their companions in the "Zur Auszeit" café. [more]
published: 25.11.2025
For the 12th time now, the Hof University chaplaincy and parish priest Barbara Merkes from the Catholic Church in Hof are inviting people to take part in a gift tree campaign at Hof University to benefit the weaker members of society. [more]
published: 24.11.2025
Two students from the Communication Design course at the Münchberg campus of Hof University of Applied Sciences have been honored with the DDC Award 2025 this year. [more]
published: 24.11.2025
VER Selb now has a special offer for students of the two universities in Hof: 500 free tickets allow free admission to the home game against the traditional club SC Riessersee. [more]
published: 21.11.2025
Sustainability, energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness have characterised research at the Institute of Materials Science (ifm) at the Münchberg campus for years. Textile recycling in particular is becoming increasingly important - fuelled not least by graduates who are driving forward textile innovation processes in regional and national companies. [more]
published: 21.11.2025
On 12 March 2026, the next IT Forum Upper Franconia will take place at Hof University of Applied Sciences - one of the most important regional flagship events on digitalization, IT innovations and future technologies. [more]
published: 20.11.2025
Andrea Graf, Head of Human Resources, honored Holger Karl, an employee of the ITSO department, for his 25 years of public service. She presented him with a certificate of thanks from the Free State of Bavaria and thanked him for his many years of commitment to the university. Fun fact: Andrea Graf was also the person who hired Mr. Karl at the university almost 25 years ago. [more]
published: 19.11.2025
From 2026, Hof University of Applied Sciences, together with OTH Amberg-Weiden and Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, will enable students to write their own doctoral theses as part of the new doctoral college REDIG - Resource Efficiency & Digitalization. This means that the educational institution is officially involved in one of Bavaria's doctoral centers. [more]
published: 19.11.2025
From someone who should know: Acquisition expert Hans-Lothar Busch from Baden-Baden was at Hof University of Applied Sciences for the third time. The focus was on how to attract industry partners when traditional funding is becoming scarcer and more uncertain [more]
published: 19.11.2025
The 38th Hof Nonwovens Days took place in the Freiheitshalle on November 5 and 6, 2025. The renowned specialist event is one of the most important industry meetings for nonwovens in Europe and brings together experts from industry, research and development. This year, over 350 participants from companies and institutes from 10 countries were welcomed. [more]
published: 18.11.2025
