In an article, the FAZ notes that many university graduates have difficulties starting their careers despite a shortage of skilled workers - because many degree courses do not reflect the rapid changes in digitalization, AI and cybersecurity. We spoke to Prof. Dr. Andrej Bachmann to find out more about the changes in computer science teaching at Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 23.02.2026
For 20 years now, dual study programs under the umbrella of hochschule dual – Bavaria’s network for dual study – have been an attractive study model at universities of applied… [more]
published: 19.02.2026
You teach at Hof University and would like to… …raise awareness of your degree program among school students and get the general public excited about your subject matter? …support the… [more]
published: 19.02.2026
Business administration has been one of the most popular degree programs in Germany for decades. However, in light of an increasingly saturated job market, growing competition for attractive jobs, and… [more]
published: 10.02.2026
Just a few years ago, terms such as “unicorn” or “stardust” would hardly have been considered serious headlines. Today, they are examples of so-called AI prompts and illustrate the rapid… [more]
published: 06.02.2026
It came in third place in the category “under 5,000 students” – the award is based purely on student ratings. Great joy at Hof University of Applied Sciences: The Upper… [more]
published: 28.01.2026
In the elective module “Applied IT Security” at Hof University of Applied Sciences, students once again demonstrated their skills in the popular hacking competition “Capture The Flag” this year. The… [more]
published: 21.01.2026
How can we design teaching that really reaches students—in a way that is skills-oriented, engaging, and digitally effective? These and other teaching-related questions will be addressed at an event taking place at our university for the first time this year. [more]
published: 20.01.2026
It is in the nature of things that visions of the future that have come to pass are no longer recognizable as such to posterity, since they have exchanged their… [more]
published: 08.01.2026
With a clear focus on future topics, practical teaching and professional innovation, Prof Dr Matthias Drossel is taking over as the new Dean of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Innovative… [more]
published: 07.01.2026
A new learning environment for students of administrative informatics has been put into operation on the university campus in Hof. In the comprehensively modernized facilities, the future IT specialists for… [more]
published: 19.12.2025
In the StartUpLab at Hof University of Applied Sciences on December 2, 2025, everything revolved around the art of effective storytelling. At the “Storyline Creation” workshop, Dr. Martin Gebhardt, former… [more]
published: 11.12.2025
The engineering programs at Hof University of Applied Sciences have once again achieved excellent results in the current CHE University Ranking 2025. Several degree programs and fields of study… [more]
published: 11.12.2025
The University Council of Hof University of Applied Sciences elected the university’s Vice Presidents at a meeting on Friday. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Wolff was re-elected as Vice President Teaching and… [more]
published: 08.12.2025
At a ceremony at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys), Hof University of Applied Sciences honored 186 students for their particularly good performance in their studies to date on the… [more]
published: 08.12.2025
Two students from the Communication Design course at the Münchberg campus of Hof University of Applied Sciences have been honored with the DDC Award 2025 this year. [more]
published: 24.11.2025
Since the start of the winter semester 2025/26, we have welcomed a new professor to the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. Prof. Dr. Roland Fischer is Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. The 49-year-old comes from Lauf an der Pegnitz. [more]
published: 17.11.2025
As of the 2020/2021 winter semester, the following faculty members have begun their new roles at Hof University of Applied Sciences: [more]
published: 17.11.2025