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Part-time computer science course for future IT managers in public administration

With the master's degree program in Administrative Informatics, a course of study unique in Bavaria will start at Hof University of Applied Sciences in the summer semester of 2024. This is primarily aimed at graduates of the diploma program in administrative informatics and qualifies them for management and specialist positions in the field of public administration. [more]

published: 23.10.2023

#kickstart2023 – We present: Amelie Plants – sustainable balcony planters

With KICKSTART, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a funding program that starts at a very early stage of a potential start-up - with the ideas or prototype development. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into a prototype. In the second episode, we present "Amelie Plants - sustainable balcony planters" today. [more]

published: 24.09.2023

Part-time: Professional pedagogy in health care (medical/nursing pedagogy)

Many schools in the health care sector are unable to fill positions, although in some cases there are even plans to expand training capacity. Hof University of Applied Sciences is addressing precisely this problem. With the new bachelor's degree program in vocational education, it is closing a long-standing gap in offerings in northern Bavaria. [more]

published: 19.09.2023

“Learning by doing”: an innovative learning method challenges students

The digitization of research and teaching is a major topic at the University of Applied Sciences in Hof. A new learning and teaching method is now taking a particularly remarkable approach. As part of the project "Sustainable Food Production in Integrated Aquaculture," students first acquire knowledge in a virtual reality, which they then have to put into practice immediately. [more]

published: 19.09.2023

#kickstart2023 – With a financial boost towards start-up

With KICKSTART, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a funding program that starts at a very early stage of a possible start-up - more precisely: with the ideas or prototype development. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into a prototype. We present the teams in loose succession. [more]

published: 13.09.2023

Applicant Day: University welcomes more than 100 prospective students

On Friday, July 28, more than 100 prospective students were guests at the university's Hof campus as part of the Applicants' Day. In addition to a tour of the campus and hands-on activities in the labs - including virtual reality and robotics - there was also plenty of time for personal conversations with the profs, current students and the student advisory service. [more]

published: 31.07.2023

Schiller think tank: Hof University of Applied Sciences partner of the award-winning P-Seminar

The P-Seminar Denkfabrik of the Schiller-Gymnasium Hof has won the 500€ Innovation Award of the VDI (Verband Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.) at the VisionING competition at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. One of the students' external partners in the Think Tank project was the Faculty of Computer Science at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Prof. Dr. Sven Rill, responsible for the Mobile Computing teaching area, provides insights into the project. [more]

published: 25.07.2023

Applicants’ Day at Hof University of Applied Sciences: Comprehensive information for prospective students

On Friday, July 28, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hof University of Applied Sciences will hold its Applicants' Day. Both prospective students who have already decided on their desired course of study at Hof University of Applied Sciences and those who are still undecided can obtain comprehensive information on this day. The team of the Central Student Advisory Service and the representatives of the faculties of computer science, engineering and economics are looking forward to welcoming the potential newcomers personally and to clarify questions. [more]

published: 11.07.2023

Ideationweek: Students develop solutions for fawn rescue

At Ideationweek, students at Hof University of Applied Sciences developed innovative ideas based on a practical task. This year, the topic was saving fawns during grassland mowing. Ideationweek is an interactive teaching format that was offered for the third time in the summer semester. [more]

published: 06.07.2023

From the Royal Secondary Weaving School to the modern Münchberg Campus

On the occasion of the anniversary "125 years of the Königlich Höhere Weaving School Münchberg", in the third part of our series we once again take a look at the present day of our university location. Today, the Münchberg campus offers an education that is unique in Germany thanks to textile, textile technology and design courses that are closely interlinked with the economy. [more]

published: 04.07.2023

125 years of “Königlich Höhere Weberschule in Münchberg” – The historical roots

With a specially produced series of articles on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Royal Higher Weaving School in Münchberg, "campuls-digital" celebrates the great tradition of our university location Münchberg. We would like to start this series with the historical roots of textile education - a contribution by regional historian Dr. Adrian Roßner. [more]

published: 29.06.2023