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Major meeting of the water industry: iwe presents at the DVGW Water Meeting Hof

The Freiheitshalle in Hof will be the meeting place for decision-makers in the water industry from April 26 to 27, 2023. The DVGW regional groups of Central Germany and Bavaria invite to the expert forum with accompanying trade exhibition for the fourth time - with the Institute for Water and Energy Management of the Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe). [more]

published: 03.03.2023

“In the fast lane at 300km/h” – Dr. Gradel accompanies delegation trip to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

Bavaria is intensifying its economic relations with the Arabian Peninsula. A 30-strong delegation from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs from the fields of energy and hydrogen, environmental technology and medical technology traveled to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for this purpose - with them: Dr. Andy Gradel from the Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]

published: 28.02.2023

Münchberg campus: Silke Pöhlmann celebrates 25 years of service

Silke Pöhlmann has been working as a laboratory engineer at the Münchberg campus, which at the time was still part of the University of Applied Sciences now Coburg University of Applied Sciences, since 1998. She is thus one of the first employees of Hof University of Applied Sciences, which was founded in 1994, and was recently honored for 25 dedicated years of public service. [more]

published: 16.02.2023

Vacancy eliminated: Hof students bring life back to the “Hemingway” bar

Most recently, the well-known Café Hemingway in Hof's Kreuzsteinstraße was a rather dreary sight. Since the last tenant threw in the towel in November 2019, the location was deserted. This has now changed thoroughly: Thanks to a group of students at Hof University of Applied Sciences, the café named after cult writer Ernest Hemingway has now blossomed. [more]

published: 14.02.2023

Innovative Women: “Making Tomorrow’s World Better”

In a video portrait in the "Innovative Women" series, researcher Jessica Wittmann from the Institute of Materials Science explains how surface coatings are developed from natural and sustainable raw materials such as cinnamon or crab shells to keep germ contamination as low as possible and where they are used. [more]

published: 27.01.2023

Simulation of cyber attacks: REHAU company cooperates with Hof University

Since June 15, 2022, REHAU has been running a new phishing simulation to increase the security awareness of its employees. In cooperation with the research group System and Network Security of the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) of the Hof University of Applied Sciences, this phishing simulation is now to be scientifically investigated. [more]

published: 25.01.2023

Free continuing education: Attracting and retaining skilled workers

For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular, attracting qualified employees and retaining them is an increasingly important challenge. In Forchheim, Hof University of Applied Sciences now offered free continuing education courses on this topic. Other interested companies can now register for additional dates at the university campus in Hof. [more]

published: 24.01.2023

Digital support for cluster headache – university involved in development

The DMKG Cluster app has recently become available in the app stores. It was developed by the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG) in collaboration with the Institute for Information Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iisys) and smartlytic GmbH specifically for sufferers of cluster headache. [more]

published: 24.01.2023

25 years of public service: University President Lehmann honors Prof. Dr. Georg Fischer

Prof. Dr. Georg Fischer accepted the call to Hof University of Applied Sciences in 2003 and has since been responsible for the teaching area of "Business Administration, Finance, Controlling and Data Processing". Now he celebrated his 25th anniversary of service, for which university president Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann congratulated him during a small ceremony. [more]

published: 18.01.2023

Prof. Lehmann: “No champagne corks are popping, we just keep on working!”

The news that Hof University of Applied Sciences has been named Germany's most popular university in the rankings of the Studycheck.de portal has caused much joy and recognition. In an interview with "campuls-digital", university president Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann speaks of a "unique award," but also looks ahead. [more]

published: 18.01.2023