Author Archives: Kirsten Hölzel
The Communication Design degree program invites interested parties to the Bachelor's exhibition on Friday, 07.02.2025 at 17:00 at the Münchberg campus of Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 03.02.2025
Since this winter semester, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Lars Hahn has been teaching and researching innovative textiles at the Münchberg campus and has taken over the Sustainable Textile Materials Engineering department in the Faculty of Engineering.
Welcome to the university family! [more]
published: 08.01.2025
VR Bank Bayreuth-Hof has been committed to Hof University of Applied Sciences for many years and thus to the educational prospects in the region.
The donation from 2024 in the amount of €5,000 from the net proceeds of profit savings will flow proportionally into two innovative and forward-looking projects at the university. [more]
published: 07.01.2025
At the beginning of December, a group of students from the "Sustainable Water Management and Engineering" Master's course visited the Hof wastewater treatment plant. Prof. Günter Müller-Czygan, head of the course, showed them the most important equipment, wastewater treatment processes and the SCADA control system during a tour. [more]
published: 17.12.2024
Hof University of Applied Sciences honored the top 10% of Bachelor's and Master's students in their respective faculties at a ceremony at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys). The so-called "dean's list" includes students who have performed particularly well in their studies to date. [more]
published: 10.12.2024
From November 22 to 24, the German University Championships (DHM) Swimming 2024 took place in the indoor swimming pool in Munich's Olympic Park. The championship is organized once a year by different colleges and universities.
Fabian Hansmann, an engineering student, represented Hof University of Applied Sciences at this year's DHM. The campuls editorial team spoke to Fabian about his participation and experiences. [more]
published: 10.12.2024
On Thursday, 14.11.2024, 60 IT managers met for the 27th IT Manager Meeting at the Institute for Information Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iisys). The focus of the networking event, which was once again organized by iisys and Florian Pöhner from Lamilux, was the exchange of information and experiences from the respective areas of activity. [more]
published: 22.11.2024
Grab a story, read it aloud, inspire children. This is the idea behind the nationwide Read Aloud Day, which has been held annually since 2004. This year, students of business psychology once again took part in the Reading Aloud Day organized by the Reading Foundation on 15 November and offered children aged 3-6 a varied programme in the student café "Zur Auszeit". [more]
published: 19.11.2024
A packed Audimax and an eager audience awaited Marcus Görner, engineer and future thinker, on October 23, 2024 for his lecture "The Fusion of Creativity and Technology - AI as a Partner in the Design Process". Organized by the Bachelor's degree course in Design & Mobility, the evening was dedicated to the presentation of modern AI tools in design and engineering - a topic that is becoming increasingly important in the industry. [more]
published: 06.11.2024
Science, research, business practice - this unique triad is the focus of the 37th Hof Nonwovens Days, one of the largest specialist congresses in Europe.
On November 6 and 7, 2024, 22 specialist lectures are on the program. Over 360 participants from companies and institutes from 10 countries are expected to attend. 77 companies and institutes will be presenting innovative products and forward-looking ideas in the exhibition area. [more]
published: 04.11.2024
In October 2024, part of Prof. Dr. Florian Adamsky's System and Network Security research group attended an IT security conference in the USA. It was the 31st ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) in Salt Lake City. Prof. Dr. Florian Adamsky works at the Institute for Information Systems and is a specialist in the field of IT security. [more]
published: 01.11.2024
The last city lecture in Selb was an exciting event. Dr. Markus Finn, former lawyer and Professor of Law in Healthcare at Hof University of Applied Sciences since 2013, explored the question of who decides when, for example, a 15-year-old is vaccinated against Covid. What does the law say if parents disagree about their child's Covid vaccination? Covid was just one example among many. The evening with around twenty guests dealt with the extent to which adolescents are capable of giving consent themselves and then parental consent is not necessarily required for an operation. [more]
published: 29.10.2024
On October 18, female students from Hof University of Applied Sciences made their way to the "herCAREER" trade fair in Munich. The bus, organized by the Women's Representative team, offered participants the opportunity to make valuable contacts at Europe's largest career fair for women and find out about career opportunities in a wide range of professions. [more]
published: 29.10.2024
The fourth edition of the Hof Water Symposium, which is organized by the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (inwa), was held online this year. The topic of the event, which was attended by 30 experts from industry, municipalities, specialist authorities and research, was safeguarding water resources in times of drought. [more]
published: 29.10.2024
Would you like to get to know Hof University of Applied Sciences, its locations and the courses on offer? Then visit us on Campus Day on Wednesday, 20.11.2024 at our Hof, Münchberg and Kronach campuses and get a taste of studying at Hof University of Applied Sciences. The Student Recruiting team, lecturers and students from the higher semesters will be on hand to answer questions and help prospective students choose the right degree course. [more]
published: 28.10.2024
After last year's award for Friederike Oehler for her work in the "Digital Storytelling" seminar, professors Norbert Diedrich, Claudia Muth and Michael Zöllner are delighted to announce that this year the university has four winners of the Annual Multimedia Digital Talents Award 2025. Out of a total of 17 award-winning student projects, four prizes went to Hof University of Applied Sciences - a great success for the Bachelor's degree course in Communication Design (KD) at the Münchberg campus. [more]
published: 22.10.2024
On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences and the Kompetenznetzwerk Wasser und Energie e.V. invited guests to the 5th Hof Energy Symposium 2024 at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) on the Hof campus. The organizers were able to welcome around 70 participants this year.
A review of a successful specialist event. [more]
published: 17.10.2024
How will artificial intelligence (AI) change the creative industries in the future? How can technology improve people's creative and technical skills? What profound changes will AI bring to design processes?
These and many other questions will be explored in the lecture "The Fusion of Creativity and Technology - AI as a Partner in the Design Process", to which the Bachelor's degree course "Design & Mobility" cordially invites interested parties to Audimax B 023 on the Hof campus of the university on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6 p.m. [more]
published: 15.10.2024