Hof University of Applied Sciences and the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) have been working closely together for six years now. Since the end of 2021, the two educational institutions have been linked by the so-called HELD project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The two universities have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday, April 19. [more]
published: 25.04.2024
Prof. Dr Matthias Drossel, head of the Cross Cultural Nursing Practice Master's degree programme, recently went on a four-day trip to Tunisia together with Michael Weiß-Gehring and Saif Abdellatif from Flegisto, who help international nurses to find work opportunities in Upper Franconia and are experts on the Tunisian region. The aim of the trip was, on the one hand, to establish cooperation in research and teaching and, on the other, to analyse the skills of the international nursing staff, in this case from Tunisia, in detail. [more]
published: 14.03.2024
At the beginning of March, University President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann welcomed a far-flung visitor to the university's Münchberg campus: a 14-strong delegation from the textile universities in Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan came to find out about the German education system and the study opportunities at Hof University of Applied Sciences in the field of textiles. [more]
published: 06.03.2024
Germany and Latin American countries are linked by diverse relationships, and growing cooperation in science has been observed for many years. Hof University of Applied Sciences also wants to focus more on Latin America. To this end, President Lehmann recently undertook a trip to five countries: Paraguay, Panama, Colombia, Mexico and Costa Rica. However, Hof University of Applied Sciences already has two researchers here - more in the interview: [more]
published: 28.02.2024
During a ceremony, University President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann presented the scholarship certificates for the winter semester 2023/2024 to around 20 international students and awarded Sankar Narayan Viswanath the DAAD Prize for his outstanding achievements. [more]
published: 28.02.2024
Around 15% of academic staff at Hof University of Applied Sciences are of international origin. Some of them have even been here since their studies and sometimes stay much longer - usually when they find a job. We spoke to Gowtham Buvalli Chikkathammaiah from India to find out what brought him to Hof a few years ago. [more]
published: 12.01.2024
It was "sweaty" in the truest sense of the word, but also successful: in constant temperatures of 35 to 40 degrees Celsius, a three-person delegation from Hof University of Applied Sciences visited facilities at the University of Sao Paulo. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Latin America. [more]
published: 27.11.2023
On Thursday, November 23rd, a delegation led by the German Consul General in Colombia visited the Hof campus. The talks focused on getting to know each other and whether joint paths could be taken in the future, for example as part of a university partnership. [more]
published: 24.11.2023
Cooperation with the East African country has almost become a small tradition. Reason enough to ask Prof. Dr. Michael Rauch at the Münchberg campus. [more]
published: 03.11.2023
This year's Europe Forum focused on trade relations between China and Europe, as many Upper Franconian companies have contacts with the Far East. [more]
published: 31.10.2023
The 3rd International Textile Online Week (ITOW) took place at the Münchberg campus of Hof University of Applied Sciences from July 10 to 14, 2023. With around 350 participants from nine nations, the event registered a record number of registrations. The campuls editorial team spoke with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claus-Ekkehard Koukal about the ITOW. [more]
published: 20.07.2023
A delegation from the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) was a guest at Hof University of Applied Sciences on 07.06.2023. A total of seven representatives from BUTEX, including deans and heads of institutes, came to the event. [more]
published: 15.06.2023
Since last year, Hof University of Applied Sciences has been successfully running the short exchange program I²P² in cooperation with the DAAD. The university develops joint courses and projects with six international partner universities in Finland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico and the USA.
In May, a group of students and their professors from the University of Brescia visited the Hof campus as part of the project. [more]
published: 12.06.2023
For the first time since 2019 and the end of the Corona pandemic, Hof University welcomed international guest lecturers for International Teaching Week (ITW) from 08 to 12 May 2023. [more]
published: 07.06.2023
India is a country with a huge cultural heritage. So it's no wonder that the approximately 800 Indian students at Hof University of Applied Sciences also cultivate their traditions. Now, with the "Garba Night 2022", a very colorful celebration took place, reminiscent of the traditional Navratri celebrations, where, among other things, the folk dance "Garba" is shown. [more]
published: 27.10.2022
About two weeks before the official start of the semester, nearly 70 exchange students from all over the world started their attendance orientation weeks at the Hof Campus on October 22, 2022 [more]
published: 26.09.2022
On October 15, 2022, Hof University of Applied Sciences and India’s Vishwakarma University (VU) inaugurated their joint cooperation office at the VU campus in Pune in the presence of Achim… [more]
published: 23.09.2022
The encounter with other cultures is not only of great importance from a professional perspective, it also provides new experiences and promotes the development of one's own personality. At Hof University of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering, among others, offers the module "Intercultural Competence", which is carried out by the Career Service and by lecturers of the faculty. [more]
published: 13.07.2022
