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 development of ideas and prototypes. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) or prototype. Introducing: Test system for cassette filter systems for cleaning wastewater in relief structures - FilTex. [more]
published: 02.12.2025
In November 2025, Christine Semm, an employee from the Facility Management department, retired after more than 30 years at the university. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann and Chancellor Ute Coenen thanked Christine Semm for all her years of collaboration and commitment. [more]
published: 02.12.2025
Andrea Graf, Head of Human Resources, honored Holger Karl, an employee of the ITSO department, for his 25 years of public service. She presented him with a certificate of thanks from the Free State of Bavaria and thanked him for his many years of commitment to the university. Fun fact: Andrea Graf was also the person who hired Mr. Karl at the university almost 25 years ago. [more]
published: 19.11.2025
The 38th Hof Nonwovens Days took place in the Freiheitshalle on November 5 and 6, 2025. The renowned specialist event is one of the most important industry meetings for nonwovens in Europe and brings together experts from industry, research and development. This year, over 350 participants from companies and institutes from 10 countries were welcomed. [more]
published: 18.11.2025
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
Congratulations on your service anniversary! Hof University of Applied Sciences says thank you! Prof. Dr. Beatrix Weber and Prof. Dr. Jens Beck, two long-standing members of the university, were personally honored for their 25 years of public service by our President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann honored them personally. [more]
published: 30.10.2025
On 16.10.2025, a new landmark was unveiled in front of the Einstein1 Digital Start-up Center building on the university campus: the "EINSTEIN Obelisk". The monument is symbolic of growth, success and innovation - key values that characterize the start-up center and the regional start-up scene. [more]
published: 22.10.2025
Hof University of Applied Sciences is delighted to have set a new record: the current winter semester has seen the highest number of international exchange and double degree students to date. At the start of the semester, the university welcomed numerous students from all over the world who are now beginning their studies in Hof. [more]
published: 16.10.2025
Application meets research: this was the motto of the first campus tour at Hof University of Applied Sciences, which was attended by 42 participants. The new series of events was organized by the IHK for Upper Franconia Bayreuth and Hof University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with the HWK for Upper Franconia. The focus in Hof was on the topics of climate change and environmental protection. [more]
published: 06.10.2025
The Hof autumn market: the smell of bratwurst in the air, beer fountains in constant use, thick jackets despite almost double-digit temperatures - and right in the middle of it all, Hof University of Applied Sciences, which showed that research doesn't just work in the lab or on servers, but also directly between the market stalls and the pedestrian zone. [more]
published: 01.10.2025
The Upper Franconian organic specialist retailer dennree is further expanding its long-standing partnership with Hof University of Applied Sciences, thereby sending out a strong signal for the promotion of young talent. For several years now, the company has been supporting particularly high-achieving students with two annual Germany Scholarships. A current highlight of this trusting collaboration is the sponsorship of lecture hall A 013, which has now been officially handed over as part of an inauguration ceremony. [more]
published: 05.08.2025
Five days, nine creative minds, one common goal: developing solutions for a better future - that's Ideation Week at Hof University of Applied Sciences. In 2025, the week was once again all about innovation. Students from a wide range of disciplines came together in mid-June to solve real-life challenges using design thinking. Supported by coaches and method training, they immersed themselves in a highly relevant topic: "From Waste to Future - Wool needs your idea!" [more]
published: 05.08.2025
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 an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) or prototype. We present: Development of a modular mobile station for the identification of foreign water sources through short-term use - "FremdWa". [more]
published: 21.07.2025
As part of a network meeting of the EnerNET project at the end of June, a new test and research facility was inaugurated and put into operation at the Münchberg campus, in whose high-tech laboratories the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe) is currently still based until the new building at the Hof campus is completed. [more]
published: 17.07.2025
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
Information about the wide range of courses on offer at the University of West Bohemia, company visits, a tour of the city and immersion in student life in Pilsen - students on business studies courses recently experienced all of this during a three-day excursion to Pilsen in the Czech Republic. [more]
published: 25.06.2025
Three Ukrainian researchers visited the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems in May as part of the project "German-Ukrainian Strategy for Phosphorus Reduction in the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent (DeUS-Phor)". During the visit to Germany, the participants agreed to draw up a project proposal for an exchange for internships and master's courses and to submit a joint application to Horizon Europe or Eureka next year. [more]
published: 03.06.2025
Hof University of Applied Sciences has been organizing an International Teaching Week (ITW) every two years for over ten years. Lecturers from all over the world come to Hof for this event. The university's more than 130 partner universities also regularly offer similar formats and invite international guest lecturers. In May, Martin Lochmüller took up an offer from Babeș-Bolyai University in Romania and took part in the ITW there. [more]
published: 28.05.2025