Hof University of Applied Sciences sees itself as a cosmopolitan and internationally oriented educational institution. The topic of internationalization is firmly anchored in the university's mission statement and contacts are maintained with more than 130 partner institutions worldwide. The university and Satbayev University from Kazakhstan have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). [more]
published: 30.04.2024
Hof University of Applied Sciences and the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) have been working closely together for six years now. Since the end of 2021, the two educational institutions have been linked by the so-called HELD project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The two universities have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday, April 19. [more]
published: 25.04.2024
On Saturday, 27.04.2024, Hof University of Applied Sciences invites you to an Open House Day at the Selb learning location from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. Under the motto "STUDY TESTING", interested parties can get to know the "Design & Mobility" course as well as the learning location and lecturers. [more]
published: 15.04.2024
At its meeting on Friday, 22 March 2024, the University Council elected Prof. Dr. Diane Ahrens as its new Chair. Prof. Ahrens succeeds Prof. Dr. Dieter Baums, who had been Chair since 2015. Congratulations to her. [more]
published: 26.03.2024
"Learning from bees - bee democracy" is the first title of the new city lecture that Hof University of Applied Sciences is inviting interested members of the public to attend on April 11 at 5.30 pm in the center of Hof. "Yes, absolutely", Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heym immediately agreed to the idea and will talk about bees. With this series of events, Hof University of Applied Sciences would like to share the secrets of its researchers. The focus can also be on more private topics such as bee research. [more]
published: 25.03.2024
The global megatrend of digitalization and the associated change processes are presenting companies with ever new and growing challenges. Hof University of Applied Sciences has designed a new course for this with the future-oriented "Digital Business (B.A.)" course starting in the winter semester 2024/25: It is aimed at young people who want to contribute to the necessary continuous development of digitalized processes and organizations and contribute business management expertise in the process. [more]
published: 25.03.2024
Hof University of Applied Sciences is once again taking part in the nationwide Future Day this year and invites interested girls and, for the first time, boys in grades 5-9 to Girls' and Boys' Day at its Hof, Kronach and Münchberg campuses on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The girls and boys can expect a varied workshop program. Some places are still available. [more]
published: 21.03.2024
Richard Göbel has been a professor at Hof University of Applied Sciences since 1997. He has headed the Multimedia Information Systems research group at iisys since 2010. [more]
published: 18.03.2024
On Wednesday, 03.04.2024, Hof University of Applied Sciences invites interested pupils to a taster day at the Münchberg campus from 10.00 a.m. under the motto "STUDY TASTING". [more]
published: 07.03.2024
At the beginning of March, University President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann welcomed a far-flung visitor to the university's Münchberg campus: a 14-strong delegation from the textile universities in Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan came to find out about the German education system and the study opportunities at Hof University of Applied Sciences in the field of textiles. [more]
published: 06.03.2024
During a ceremony, University President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lehmann presented the scholarship certificates for the winter semester 2023/2024 to around 20 international students and awarded Sankar Narayan Viswanath the DAAD Prize for his outstanding achievements. [more]
published: 28.02.2024
The Center for National High Performance Computing at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (NHR@FAU) placed an order for the installation of two new supercomputers in December last year. With the new high-tech equipment, the NHR site in northern Bavaria continues to grow. The systems are being financed by funds from the National Supercomputing Program as well as FAU, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 16.01.2024
You can still apply for some of our Bachelor's degree programs and the majority of our Master's degree programs for the summer semester 2024 via our applicant portal until 29 February 2024. [more]
published: 15.01.2024
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. Thanks to a donation of EUR 5,000 from the net proceeds of the profit savings, research at the new Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa) can now be expanded. [more]
published: 21.12.2023
How do I become a professor at a university of applied sciences? What requirements do I have to fulfill and how do the application and appointment procedures work? What will my future working life look like? On Tuesday, 28.11.2023, the "Go2Hof4ever" project team invited interested parties from universities and industry to the "Professorship as a career goal" information event at the Digital Start-up Center. [more]
published: 04.12.2023
Last Wednesday, November 22, 2023, the Kompetenznetzwerk Wasser und Energie e.V. and the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences hosted the 4th Hof Energy Symposium 2023 at the Institute for Information Systems on the Hof campus. The organizers were able to welcome around 100 participants this year. [more]
published: 24.11.2023
In the recently published ranking for Master's degree programs 2023/24 by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE), Hof University of Applied Sciences received top marks from its students in the field of economics. [more]
published: 23.11.2023
For some of our Bachelor's degree programs and the majority of our Master's degree programs, prospective students interested in starting in the summer semester 2024 can still apply via our applicant portal until 15 January 2024. [more]
published: 20.11.2023