Kronach

New Study Findings: Bavarian Companies Caught Between the Need to Innovate and Economic Pressure

As part of its city lecture series, the university invites you to its next public event at its Kronach campus. In a presentation titled “Bavarian Companies: Balancing the Demand for Innovation and Economic Pressure,” Stefan Wengler from the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) will present the key findings of the “Bayern Innovativ 2026” market study, which was conducted by the European Management Institute e.V. at Hof University of Applied Sciences on behalf of Bayern Innovativ. [more]

published: 04.11.2026

When data improves lives: Hof University of Applied Sciences demonstrates in Kronach how Computer Science advances medicine

Public Lecture at the LCC Kronach with Dirk Reinel: Can health data help us better understand diseases and treat patients more effectively? Under the title “Health Meets Computer Science: How Data Will Improve the Medicine of Tomorrow,” Dirk Reinel, a professor at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys), presented specific research projects from his research group. [more]

published: 04.11.2026

University participates in care competence center in the district of Kronach

A central cooperation agreement for the establishment of the "Care Competence Center" in the district of Kronach was recently signed in the Mitwitz moated castle. Chancellor Ute Coenen signed the agreement as a representative of the university, which anchors Hof University of Applied Sciences as a permanent partner in the project. [more]

published: 18.09.2025

“Innovative healthcare” in Kronach: Take off in the healthcare sector!

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

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

Hypertext project with Kronach law firm enters second round

The JuraLink project started in July 2021 in cooperation between the Kronach law firm Wittmann and the Visual Analytics research group of the Institute for Information Systems (iisys). After the successful completion of the first project phase, the partners extend the cooperation. JuraLink II started in January 2022. [more]

published: 23.05.2022