The Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa) aims to promote methodological expertise, for example in project management within research, and at the same time familiarize researchers with processes and partners at the university with a new format that is geared purely towards scientists from its own university. [more]
published: 22.03.2024
The development of an intelligent management system for sewer networks is the aim of a research project involving Hof University of Applied Sciences. This is to be achieved by using innovative sewer network sensors and incorporating historical weather data and current weather forecasts. [more]
published: 29.02.2024
The purification of toxic wastewater from the pharmaceutical industry in India is to be improved - this is the aim of a research project at the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (inwa). [more]
published: 30.01.2024
Back in October, the International Department of the Bildungswerk der
Bayerische Wirtschaft (bbw) gGmbH organized a specialist seminar. An 18-strong delegation from Mongolia therefore spent an exciting week in Bavaria on the topic of sustainable urban development and also came to Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 11.12.2023
The new Competence and Transfer Center Sustainable Sponge Region (ktns) was recently launched. Prof. Günter Müller-Czygan, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa), explains its tasks in an interview. [more]
published: 27.11.2023
Effective measures for better control and use of water in times of climate change are on everyone's lips. An innovative approach to solving this problem can now be seen at Schauenstein Elementary School. [more]
published: 31.08.2023
The Competence Network Water and Energy and the Hof University of Applied Sciences would like to inform about possible measures with which the region can adapt to climate change and better store existing water. [more]
published: 14.07.2023
The strong growth in the research area leads to a significant change at Hof University of Applied Sciences: The former Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe) will in future be divided into two institutes with future-relevant focal points. [more]
published: 30.03.2023
The Freiheitshalle in Hof will be the meeting place for decision-makers in the water industry from April 26 to 27, 2023. The DVGW regional groups of Central Germany and Bavaria invite to the expert forum with accompanying trade exhibition for the fourth time - with the Institute for Water and Energy Management of the Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe). [more]
published: 03.03.2023
With the new online platform "Digital Lotse Wasser," Hof University of Applied Sciences aims to record and publicize modern digitization solutions for the German-speaking water industry. According to the researchers, only around 10 percent of the available digital aids are currently being used in the utility industry. [more]
published: 15.02.2023
Wilo SE recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. The celebration with around 1600 guests was designed as a family and friends party. Hof University of Applied Sciences was also on hand to offer its congratulations. [more]
published: 10.10.2022
Hof University of Applied Sciences wants to help Bavarian companies place their products and services in the market environment of the emerging "sponge city" or "sponge region" projects. The sponge city idea is about taking various measures to better deal with weather extremes [more]
published: 19.07.2022
The encounter with other cultures is not only of great importance from a professional perspective, it also provides new experiences and promotes the development of one's own personality. At Hof University of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering, among others, offers the module "Intercultural Competence", which is carried out by the Career Service and by lecturers of the faculty. [more]
published: 13.07.2022
Climate change and its often devastating consequences are omnipresent worldwide. In the coming year, a project at Hof University of Applied Sciences will focus on the concrete consequences for rural areas in the region of Upper Franconia [more]
published: 17.06.2022
Foundation Professor Günter Müller-Czygan's research group recently presented at two major water industry events. [more]
published: 23.05.2022
On October 12 and 13, 2022, the 2nd Hof Water Symposium will be held, a top event for the water and wastewater industry. We talked to organizer Prof. Dr. Manuela Wimmer about the concept. [more]
published: 13.05.2022
In recent years, heavy rainfall events and floods have been on the increase. Against this background, there is a massive need for action in dealing with concentrated masses of water in order to avoid or minimize their sometimes devastating effects and damage as best as possible. [more]
published: 16.02.2022
In large parts of the world, water is extracted from ground or surface waters to meet the population's water needs. However, these water resources are not available in unlimited quantities. A wastewater reuse project at Hof University of Applied Sciences is addressing this issue. [more]
published: 15.02.2022