The EnerNET project is managed by the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe). It offers specialists from the aforementioned areas various free further training courses and the opportunity to network. In February, the project hosted a workshop at the Coburg waste-to-energy plant. [more]
published: 25.03.2025
The Institute Colloquium at Hof University was established five years ago with the aim of improving networking between the research institutes at Hof University and promoting scientific exchange. This year's new edition was all about sustainability, innovation and the transfer of knowledge into practice. [more]
published: 14.11.2024
In October 2024, part of Prof. Dr. Florian Adamsky's System and Network Security research group attended an IT security conference in the USA. It was the 31st ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) in Salt Lake City. Prof. Dr. Florian Adamsky works at the Institute for Information Systems and is a specialist in the field of IT security. [more]
published: 01.11.2024
The fourth edition of the Hof Water Symposium, which is organized by the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (inwa), was held online this year. The topic of the event, which was attended by 30 experts from industry, municipalities, specialist authorities and research, was safeguarding water resources in times of drought. [more]
published: 29.10.2024
On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences and the Kompetenznetzwerk Wasser und Energie e.V. invited guests to the 5th Hof Energy Symposium 2024 at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) on the Hof campus. The organizers were able to welcome around 70 participants this year. A review of a successful specialist event. [more]
published: 17.10.2024
Cold calling for industrial projects is not everyone's cup of tea. It involves making initial contact with people you don't know, but who you consider important for planned projects: How do I get in touch with them? In order to learn tips and tricks here, Hof University of Applied Sciences has offered further training for its academic staff. [more]
published: 31.07.2024
The Science Day of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region attracted around 550 visitors under the motto "Resources for resources for tomorrow and today - a roadmap for a secure future" attracted around 550 visitors to the Hof University of Applied Sciences. Representatives from the worlds of science, business and politics discussed hot topics on resource efficiency, sustainability and innovation. [more]
published: 19.07.2024
Last week, Hof University of Applied Sciences welcomed the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship of the DKU (German-Kazakh University) from Almaty, Dr. Assem Abdunurova, to the Hof campus. The core of the visit was a tour of the marketing research laboratory. [more]
published: 24.05.2024
"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
After a four-year break due to corona, Hof University of Applied Sciences is once again inviting the general public to the "Night of the Sciences" at the Hof campus on June 23. A diverse program of research, teaching, music and culinary delights will be on offer. Visitors can not only get to know the facilities, but also try out many future trends for themselves. [more]
published: 20.06.2023
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
With funding from the Hightech Agenda Bayern, Professors Tobias Plessing, Tobias Schnabel and Jörg Krumreich and Deputy Institute Director Andy Gradel are currently closing a gap in the research landscape on hydrogen technologies for the future at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Their research focus is on the production of green hydrogen. [more]
published: 07.12.2022
The commercial service, operated by Berlin-based Researchgate GmbH, was launched in May 2008 and, according to its own figures, had attracted around 20 million members worldwide by November 22. [more]
published: 29.11.2022
The daily teaching and research routine does not always allow to think about the "overall situation" and the general conditions at the university. For this reason, Vice President Valentin Plenk, who is responsible for research at Hof University of Applied Sciences, invited the research professors to a short hiking trip. The idea was to ask where the researchers needed support from the administration in their daily work and which processes they felt still needed to be changed [more]
published: 15.07.2022
The "1st Dies Academicus" took place at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Interested parties had the opportunity to learn more about the research activities and current projects at Hof University of Applied Sciences. During the event, students were also honored for special achievements [more]
published: 26.04.2022
A driving simulator of the latest generation was purchased at Hof University of Applied Sciences for a six-figure sum. [more]
published: 13.04.2022
On April 25, the 1st Dies Academicus will take place at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Interested parties will have the opportunity to learn more about the research activities and current projects at Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 07.04.2022
Since October 2020, Prof. Günter Müller-Czygan has been Endowed Professor for Water Infrastructure at the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences. For 1.5 years now, he has headed the Water Infrastructure and Digitization Research Group at Hof University of Applied Sciences, during which time he has brought the iwe millions in funding. [more]
published: 09.02.2022