Around sixty guests and a fully booked student café were recorded by the young gastronomes of Auszeit on April 10 at the first city lecture on the topic of "Bee Democracy". "We are delighted that it was so well received the first time around," says a satisfied Prof. Dr. Valentin Plenk, initiator and Vice President of Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 12.04.2024
"Factors influencing the development of intelligence and the decline of cognitive abilities in old age" is the title of the second city lecture, which Hof University of Applied Sciences is inviting interested citizens to attend on Wednesday, May 8 at 5.30 p.m. in the city center of Hof, more precisely in the student café "Zur Auszeit". [more]
published: 12.04.2024
"Learning from bees - bee democracy" is the first title of the new city lecture that Hof University of Applied Sciences is inviting interested members of the public to attend on April 11 at 5.30 pm in the center of Hof. "Yes, absolutely", Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heym immediately agreed to the idea and will talk about bees. With this series of events, Hof University of Applied Sciences would like to share the secrets of its researchers. The focus can also be on more private topics such as bee research. [more]
published: 25.03.2024
The Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa) aims to promote methodological expertise, for example in project management within research, and at the same time familiarize researchers with processes and partners at the university with a new format that is geared purely towards scientists from its own university. [more]
published: 22.03.2024
At the end of February 2024, Prof. Dr. Richard Göbel, head of the Multimedia Information Systems research group at iisys, and Sindy Ribouni, project assistant, flew to Australia at the invitation of Hochschule Bayern e.V.. The aim was to intensify research cooperation between the state of Queensland and Bavaria. [more]
published: 21.03.2024
Vincent Tischler, a student on the "Artificial Intelligence and Robotics" Master's programme, has been able to try out various technical tools as part of his studies. In an interview with Campuls digital, he provides insights into current BCI projects and talks about what he enjoys about studying at the most popular university. [more]
published: 20.03.2024
Hof University of Applied Sciences is becoming increasingly international: Now the European regional network ERNACT held its first international management committee meeting in Upper Franconia, its newest member region. During these days, representatives from various European regions had the opportunity to learn more about Hof University of Applied Sciences and the innovation ecosystem in which the university is embedded. [more]
published: 18.03.2024
The KLIPS research project funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport will be successfully completed at the end of March. The aim is to identify heat islands in cities and reduce or avoid them in future. [more]
published: 15.03.2024
Hof University of Applied Sciences is working on a way to reduce many of the current returns in the area of online shopping in the future, making the shopping experience much more sustainable. [more]
published: 14.03.2024
The "iECO" project aims to make private and public construction easier, faster and more efficient in future. This is to be implemented technically on the basis of the GAIA-X infrastructure as an alternative to US providers. Initial successes on a regional basis have now been announced at a meeting of the project partners. [more]
published: 12.03.2024
Hof University of Applied Sciences continues to expand its research. Since the end of last year, the Institute for Economic and Organizational Research (iwo) has for the first time given the large business department its own research institute. Prof. Dr. Jens Kirchner talks about the background and tasks of the "iwo" in an interview. [more]
published: 08.03.2024
Publishing in open access offers numerous advantages. In addition to worldwide access to research results, open access promotes the visibility of publications, increases the frequency of citations and accelerates scientific progress, as researchers worldwide can access and build on the latest findings. [more]
published: 07.03.2024
The development of an intelligent management system for sewer networks is the aim of a research project involving Hof University of Applied Sciences. This is to be achieved by using innovative sewer network sensors and incorporating historical weather data and current weather forecasts. [more]
published: 29.02.2024
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
Another project, which was realised in the university's MakerSpace, marked another milestone in the collaboration with the Sana Klinikum in Hof. The challenge was to develop an apparatus that enables standard medical catheters to be moulded into special shapes. [more]
published: 26.02.2024
In the south of Spain, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) - Institute of Solar Research has access to the "Plataforma Solar de Almería" of the Spanish research center CIEMAT. Researchers use the power of the sun here to test high-temperature solar technologies under realistic conditions. Laura Paulus is currently writing her Master's thesis there. [more]
published: 23.02.2024
As a university with almost 500 employees and around 3,800 students, we repeatedly receive feedback that people are not aware that they can enter the university buildings "just like that" or stroll around the campus - even if they are not studying. Our external guests usually have a private or professional interest in coming to us. What is available to you? Read more in the interview with the Hof Research University. [more]
published: 23.02.2024
Some time ago, Hof University of Applied Sciences started to set up a new database in which central results on research at Hof University of Applied Sciences are entered. The aim is to professionalize research management. [more]
published: 13.02.2024