Harbach

Inwa: Ukrainian-German cooperation for sustainable water use

At the end of June, Dr. Harvey Harbach, research group leader at the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa), welcomed Ukrainian researchers to the university as part of the project "Integration of the 'sponge city' concept to develop a model for the sustainable restoration and management of water resources in areas of Ukraine affected by military impacts (IKoMoWa)". The aim was to jointly explore prospects for scientific cooperation. [more]

published: 07.07.2025

“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

New Aquaponics facility: At the Hof Zoo, you can now live and breathe sustainability

The Zoological Society of Hochfranken and the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences have launched the environmental education project "Aquaponics at the Zoo - Living Sustainability". It was possible to expand the existing aquarium of the Savannah House into an aquaponics facility at the Hof Zoo [more]

published: 25.05.2022