When the campus enters its break from classes, one of the summer’s biggest highlights kicks off in Hof: From July 24 to August 2, 2026, the Hof Volksfest welcomes visitors… [more]
published: 17.07.2026
Hof University of Applied Sciences is benefiting from the Free State of Bavaria’s major university construction initiative. As announced by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts, renovation… [more]
published: 14.07.2026
Prof. Dr. Stefan Wengler, professor of marketing and sales management at Hof University of Applied Sciences, has assumed the presidency of the Global Sales Science Institute (GSSI). For the term… [more]
published: 07.07.2026
The Kronach university campus celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special event on the Lucas Cranach Campus (LCC). Representatives from academia, politics, business, and civil society gathered at the Kühnlenzpassage… [more]
published: 03.07.2026
With a new gender equality plan, Hof University is setting the course for the coming years. The plan aims to promote equal opportunity, eliminate discrimination, and further develop the university… [more]
published: 03.07.2026
High Accolade: Celina Jahn, a former student in the Communication Design program, has been nominated for the prestigious ARD/ZDF “Women in Media Technology” Award 2026 for her bachelor’s thesis, “Stepping… [more]
published: 01.07.2026
The Textile Design and Communication Design programs cordially invite you to this year’s summer exhibition on Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Münchberg campus. [more]
published: 30.06.2026
With the unveiling of its new race car, the Apollo, the student initiative HofSpannung Motorsport e.V. reached an important milestone on June 11, 2026. At the official rollout, the team presented the vehicle that the students had been developing over the past two years. [more]
published: 23.06.2026
A major success for Hof University: The student collaborative project “CleanAir – Measuring the Digital World” from the Communication Design program was honored with one of the iconic bronze nails at the 2026 ADC Talent Award in the “Experiment / Creative Technology” category. The award ceremony took place on June 11, 2026, at Schuppen 52 in Hamburg. [more]
published: 17.06.2026
On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Hof University of Applied Sciences will once again host an Open House for prospective students on the Hof campus from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Prospective students will have the opportunity to learn all about the academic programs, campus life, and the general conditions for studying at Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 17.06.2026
Neuenhauser Automation, based in Naila in the Hof district, is supporting Hof University of Applied Sciences with a high-quality in-kind donation for teaching and research: The company is providing the university with a Mitsubishi RV-5AS-D collaborative industrial robot, complete with a controller, handheld terminal, and pneumatic gripper. [more]
published: 16.06.2026
Long before the event began, it was clear that the topic had struck a chord: the event was fully booked after just three weeks! More than 60 attendees came to the university’s 13th public lecture at the student café “Zur Auszeit,” which was titled “Knowledge, Thought, Speech: How to Discover the Truth Between the Lines.” [more]
published: 16.06.2026
How do you develop solutions to challenges that are so complex that no single discipline can tackle them on its own? This is exactly where StartUpLab’s Ideation Week comes in. Once a year, students from a wide variety of disciplines come together to work collaboratively on real-world challenges. This year’s theme: climate-resilient cities. [more]
published: 15.06.2026
Since 2020, the “Forschende Hochschule Hof” podcast has been bringing science to places where it is rarely so accessible: right into your ears. Launched as a “trial balloon,” the format has established itself—with 50 episodes to date, fascinating guests, and insights into research that too often remains behind closed lab doors. To mark the series’ anniversary, we speak with its initiator, Anne-Christine Habbel, Head of Research Marketing, about the podcast’s concept, development, and impact. [more]
published: 12.06.2026
A special anniversary brought numerous former students back to the Münchberg campus of Hof University of Applied Sciences in early May: the Ferra Floris Women’s Textile and Technical Society celebrated… [more]
published: 08.06.2026
Hof University of Applied Sciences and the Mittelfranken District Hospitals have signed a cooperation agreement to promote nursing care and the academic development of the nursing profession in a sustainable… [more]
published: 08.06.2026
A joint research project by the Wieselburg Campus of the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Hof University of Applied Sciences, and the company Groz-Beckert shows that even horsehair—which has… [more]
published: 08.06.2026
At the end of May 2026, the university successfully completed the recertification of its environmental management system under ISO 14001 and, for the first time, the certification of its energy… [more]
published: 08.06.2026