Until now, young people in Hochfranken and parts of the neighboring states who were interested in sociology as a field of study had few local alternatives. If they wanted to obtain their desired education, they sometimes had little choice but to move away from the region. This is now to change permanently from the winter semester 2021/22 [more]
published: 16.03.2021
Bavaria's newest university location was launched in Kronach, Upper Franconia. The Lucas-Cranach-Campus starts into the future with the master's degree program "Autonomous Driving". Another building block in the high-tech cluster in the Franconian Forest - and a smart move against demographic change. [more]
published: 16.03.2021
With around 3,600 students, Hof University of Applied Sciences is one of the smaller universities in Bavaria. Since small can also mean fine, the Upper Franconian university is now putting its many years of expertise in the field of knowledge and technology transfer to good use in a cooperation with Tunisian universities. [more]
published: 03.03.2021
With a new master's degree program on sustainable water management, Hof University of Applied Sciences will be offering a qualification starting in the winter semester of 2021/22 that combines management and technical skills in a unique way, while also integrating the topics of sustainability and digitalization [more]
published: 16.02.2021
Hof University of Applied Sciences recently acquired a modern injection molding machine that will be used in teaching and research in the future [more]
published: 11.02.2021
The EXIST start-up grant supports students, graduates and scientists from universities and non-university research institutions who want to realize their start-up idea and turn it into a business plan. We ask the "Businettes"... [more]
published: 10.02.2021
In October 2019, the project "Supporting the Employability of Young Students" (ALEJE) was launched. The aim is to improve students' prospects of finding employment in Tunisia [more]
published: 10.02.2021
Here, university president Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Lehmann and Dr. Dorothee Strunz, Chairwoman of the Society of Friends and Sponsors of the University, who will receive awards this year.... [more]
published: 10.02.2021
In the winter semester of 2020/21, Hof University of Applied Sciences will expand its range of courses to include a new type of degree program that is unique in Germany. The bachelor's degree program in "Innovative Healthcare" will be launched at the new Kronach campus. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
Providing space, making the latest technology accessible, promoting inventive and entrepreneurial spirit at Hof University of Applied Sciences - these are the goals to be achieved with the new "MakerSpace" at the university [more]
published: 10.02.2021
At Hof University of Applied Sciences, 3D printing has been part of the repertoire for years. This technology was already used with the introduction of technical courses at the turn of the millennium. Now an investment is creating new possibilities. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
In cooperation with the Staatliche Fachschule für Produktdesign Selb (Selb State College of Product Design), the new "Design & Mobility" course will start in the winter semester of 2021/22. Students can look forward to entering a market of the future. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
Ideationweek is a five-day teaching event in workshop format and comparable to a hackathon. The topic of this year's Ideationweek is "The Car Dealership of the Future" [more]
published: 01.02.2021
What does everyday life look like when you start studying as a young mother? If you think about the many obligations and appointments such as lectures, course work, the part-time job and much more, then everyone can easily imagine that this can quickly become overwhelming and very tedious. But what if you have another child during your studies - can you still study sensibly at all? That's exactly what we in the team of women's representatives asked ourselves [more]
published: 05.11.2020
With the acquisition of a double rapier weaving machine with single motor control (UNIVAL technology) from Stäubli Bayreuth GmbH, a new fabric production option will be available at the Münchberg campus from the end of 2020 [more]
published: 05.11.2020
Hof University of Applied Sciences set out early on to advance the digitization of administration and teaching. It is supported in this by the Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der Hochschule Hof e.V. (Society of Friends and Sponsors of Hof University), which for the past three years has honored particularly innovative and digitally affine teachers with the "Digitaler Aufbruch der Lehre" award. Now, a prominently placed permanent exhibition of analog and digital components shows the idea behind the competition as well as the achievements of the award winners in the digitization of teaching. [more]
published: 05.11.2020
The design students at the Münchberg Campus have recently been provided with new paths within the weaving mill. The reason for this is a new acquisition that recently went into operation: A weaving machine from Lindauer Dornier GmbH with a Jacquard machine from Stäubli has been on campus since September [more]
published: 02.10.2020
n the seminars "Interaction & Information Design" and "Storytelling" with Prof. Michael Zöllner and Igor Fürnberg, a variety of media works were created: For example, stations in the Botanical Garden are explained via an augmented reality app. In "dataGarden" sensor data of plants and their environment are collected, processed and visualized. An interactive and informative virtual reality story stages scenarios of astrobotany. [more]
published: 30.09.2020