Master's student Saeid Khoobdel took part in a Math Olympics out of personal interest. The aim was not to solve mathematical problems, but to train an AI to solve problems. The team delivered impressive results. [more]
published: 04.11.2024
In October 2024, part of Prof. Dr. Florian Adamsky's System and Network Security research group attended an IT security conference in the USA. It was the 31st ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) in Salt Lake City. Prof. Dr. Florian Adamsky works at the Institute for Information Systems and is a specialist in the field of IT security. [more]
published: 01.11.2024
The last city lecture in Selb was an exciting event. Dr. Markus Finn, former lawyer and Professor of Law in Healthcare at Hof University of Applied Sciences since 2013, explored the question of who decides when, for example, a 15-year-old is vaccinated against Covid. What does the law say if parents disagree about their child's Covid vaccination? Covid was just one example among many. The evening with around twenty guests dealt with the extent to which adolescents are capable of giving consent themselves and then parental consent is not necessarily required for an operation. [more]
published: 29.10.2024
On October 18, female students from Hof University of Applied Sciences made their way to the "herCAREER" trade fair in Munich. The bus, organized by the Women's Representative team, offered participants the opportunity to make valuable contacts at Europe's largest career fair for women and find out about career opportunities in a wide range of professions. [more]
published: 29.10.2024
The fourth edition of the Hof Water Symposium, which is organized by the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (inwa), was held online this year. The topic of the event, which was attended by 30 experts from industry, municipalities, specialist authorities and research, was safeguarding water resources in times of drought. [more]
published: 29.10.2024
Students on the Innovative Healthcare course at the Kronach campus had the opportunity to deal with a particularly relevant topic: Health promotion in and for old age. Hanna Wagner from the Arbeiter- und Samariter Bund Dresden spoke on the topic of "Gerontology and prevention". [more]
published: 25.10.2024
Which plastics does the future belong to? The third and final city lecture in Selb explores this question. Speaker Prof. Dr. Michael Nase will explain the current state of affairs. [more]
published: 24.10.2024
The Federal Cabinet has adopted a skilled labor strategy for India. In the government paper, both Hof University of Applied Sciences and the Bavarian-Indian Center for Business and Universities (BayIND), which is based at Hof University of Applied Sciences, are named as outstanding practical examples. [more]
published: 23.10.2024
After last year's award for Friederike Oehler for her work in the "Digital Storytelling" seminar, professors Norbert Diedrich, Claudia Muth and Michael Zöllner are delighted to announce that this year the university has four winners of the Annual Multimedia Digital Talents Award 2025. Out of a total of 17 award-winning student projects, four prizes went to Hof University of Applied Sciences - a great success for the Bachelor's degree course in Communication Design (KD) at the Münchberg campus. [more]
published: 22.10.2024
The aim of a new research project at Hof University of Applied Sciences is to link public mobility services in the best possible way and thus improve them for users in the future. Together with the Technical University of Munich and industry partners, the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) aims to create innovative digital tools for transport planning. [more]
published: 22.10.2024
In mid-September 2024, the 35th ACM Hypertext Conference took place under the motto "Creative Intelligence". Lisa Eidloth, research assistant at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys), reports on her experiences in Poznań, Poland. [more]
published: 17.10.2024
In the "Change it!-Stud" program, students can submit specific suggestions for improvement and participate directly in change management at our university. Another suggestion from this program has now been awarded a prize and is currently being implemented. [more]
published: 17.10.2024
With a recently launched project, researchers at Hof University of Applied Sciences want to contribute to the further improvement of local and district heating network storage systems. At the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology (iwe), the focus is particularly on the internal flows within the storage system during charging and discharging cycles. [more]
published: 17.10.2024
On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences and the Kompetenznetzwerk Wasser und Energie e.V. invited guests to the 5th Hof Energy Symposium 2024 at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) on the Hof campus. The organizers were able to welcome around 70 participants this year.
A review of a successful specialist event. [more]
published: 17.10.2024
This year, the 9th EUROPA-FORUM was all about relations between Europe and Latin America. Around one hundred guests found their way to the Audimax at Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 16.10.2024
How will artificial intelligence (AI) change the creative industries in the future? How can technology improve people's creative and technical skills? What profound changes will AI bring to design processes?
These and many other questions will be explored in the lecture "The Fusion of Creativity and Technology - AI as a Partner in the Design Process", to which the Bachelor's degree course "Design & Mobility" cordially invites interested parties to Audimax B 023 on the Hof campus of the university on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6 p.m. [more]
published: 15.10.2024
Hof University of Applied Sciences is currently launching a large-scale information campaign to inspire young academics and interested parties from industry to apply for a professorship. In this context, the university invites you to an information evening on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 6 pm. [more]
published: 15.10.2024
With the help of the Hof University of Applied Sciences' sponsorship organization, the student initiative HofSpannung Motorsport e.V. was able to take part in races of the international e-racing series "Formula Student" again this year. [more]
published: 14.10.2024