How can valuable nutrients from agriculture be put to better use? The ReKorD research project at Hof University of Applied Sciences is addressing this question. The goal is to convert waste products from animal husbandry into high-quality fertilizers, thereby closing regional nutrient cycles. The project aims to make agriculture less dependent on mineral fertilizers while also conserving resources. [more]
published: 05.08.2026
How do you develop solutions to challenges that are so complex that no single discipline can tackle them on its own?
This is exactly where StartUpLab’s Ideation Week comes in. Once a year, students from a wide variety of disciplines come together to work collaboratively on real-world challenges. This year’s theme: climate-resilient cities. [more]
published: 15.06.2026
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
In the series of successful graduates, we are introducing Katharina Klug today. Born in Hof, she completed her Bachelor's degree in International Management in 2008 under Prof. Dr. Stefan Wengler and now works at Bosch Digital in the Innovation Management department. [more]
published: 08.04.2025
For the past three years, the Innovative Healthcare course offered by Hof University of Applied Sciences at its location in Kronach has offered an alternative to many traditional further education courses in the healthcare sector. The 38-year-old nurse Stefanie Poppinga was one of the first to complete this course and reports on her experiences. [more]
published: 02.04.2025
In recent years, Hof University of Applied Sciences has established itself as a good address for entrepreneurial spirit and innovation. Impressive proof of this is the jump in the renowned start-up radar of the Stifterverband. [more]
published: 27.03.2025
From Wednesday, July 17 to Friday, July 19, 2024, Hof University of Applied Sciences welcomed the entire team of Lehrlabor3 to its Hof campus. The program, which is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts and the Bavarian Business Association (vbw), is initiated by the Research and Innovation Laboratory for Digital Teaching (FIDL) in close cooperation with the Bavarian Center for Innovative Teaching (BayZiel). The focus of the program, which was launched in March 2024, is this time on "Learning innovations in STEM subjects". [more]
published: 24.07.2024
"The method is about first understanding a problem very well, learning and finding out as much as possible about it and then working on the solution," says Prof. Dr. Oliver Mauroner. This refers to design thinking, an innovation method that is based on the way designers work and is open-ended. [more]
published: 01.12.2023
Award for Jessica Wittmann: The researcher from the Institute of Materials Science at Hof University of Applied Sciences (ifm) was included by the Austrian business magazine “Sheconomy” in this year’s… [more]
published: 17.10.2023
In order to save greenhouse gases and natural gas, the increased use of electricity is necessary. A remarkable master's thesis from the "Sustainable Textiles" course is currently looking at how this problem can be solved, especially in the energy-intensive textile industry. [more]
published: 14.12.2022
At the end of October, the hybrid event "Let's Talk:Campus" took place, organized by the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung and the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre. More than 45 program points dealt with topics around the campus of the future, new (digital) spaces and student participation. [more]
published: 04.11.2022
Starting in the winter semester of 2022/2023, prospective students will be able to put together their own personal course of study using the Engineering Faculty's course generator, which is the only one of its kind in Germany. There are 156 different combination options to choose from. [more]
published: 06.04.2022
With the new English-language master's degree program "Digitalization and Innovation", Hof University of Applied Sciences is establishing an offering that meets the need for well-trained, modern-style managers at the interface of innovation and digitalization. [more]
published: 18.10.2021
Only half a year after its highly acclaimed foundation, the "Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre" has made its first funding decisions. Hof University of Applied Sciences also benefits from this. [more]
published: 26.05.2021
In the winter semester of 2020/21, Hof University of Applied Sciences will expand its range of courses to include a new type of degree program that is unique in Germany. The bachelor's degree program in "Innovative Healthcare" will be launched at the new Kronach campus. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
