Author Archives: Rainer Krauss
Water is much more than just a thirst quencher. It is a central building block for our health and well-being. On the one hand, it ensures basic physical and cognitive functions, and on the other, it creates spaces for relaxation and regeneration. With this holistic understanding in mind, Hof University of Applied Sciences is launching a new project to promote a more conscious approach to drinking water. The initiative is being implemented together with AOK Bayern. [more]
published: 17.09.2025
On October 15, 2025, Theater Hof, the universities, the city of Hof and Stadtmarketing Hof e. V. cordially invite all first-year students to the Welcome Party. Together we will celebrate the start of your studies - in the middle of the city, with lots of opportunities to get to know each other, exchange ideas and arrive. [more]
published: 17.09.2025
The university's laboratories have used the lecture-free period to start a major clean-up process. [more]
published: 16.09.2025
Textiles not only stand for clothing, but increasingly also for textile construction and space travel, right through to armaments. And it should also be sustainable. "Textiles are Münchberg and Münchberg is textiles" says Prof. Dr. Frank Ficker and thus cordially invites you to the town lecture in the Münchberg Schützenhaus. [more]
published: 15.09.2025
Hof University of Applied Sciences is sending out an important signal for the expansion of its health sector: a delegation from the partner university Turku University of Applied Sciences from Finland visited the campus. The aim was to explore opportunities for closer cooperation in the field of health and to intensify existing contacts. [more]
published: 15.09.2025
Pharmaceutical residues, household chemicals and other trace substances enter the water cycle via the sewage system and, as an invisible danger, represent a growing toxicological challenge for the environment and… [more]
published: 14.09.2025
A funding program as a springboard: The "Kickstart" scholarship enabled textile design graduate Antonia Ablass to further develop an unusual idea. [more]
published: 12.09.2025
Wenn man nach dem Masterabschluss seine akademische Karriere mit einem Doktortitel versehen möchte, stolpert man früher oder später über den Begriff der kooperativen Promotion. Wir klären, was genau das eigentlich ist und welche Wege an der Hochschule Hof offenstehen. [more]
published: 12.09.2025
On November 27, 2025, the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology (IWE), together with the Kompetenznetzwerk Wasser und Energie e.V., invites you to the 6th Hof Energy Symposium at Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 10.09.2025
On November 27, 2025, the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology (IWE), together with the Kompetenznetzwerk Wasser und Energie e.V., invites you to the 6th Hof Energy Symposium at Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 10.09.2025
An interdisciplinary project with the Bayreuth Industrial Museum aims to bring AI-supported games to life in exhibitions - technically feasible, but still with hurdles. [more]
published: 08.09.2025
When colleagues talk about Heidi Kellner, words such as reliable, warm-hearted and committed are used. After 16 years at Hof University of Applied Sciences, the long-standing employee of the Finance department is now retiring. [more]
published: 05.09.2025
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Upper Franconia Bayreuth (IHK), the Chamber of Crafts for Upper Franconia (HWK) and Hof University of Applied Sciences cordially invite you to the campus tour "Application meets Research" on September 29 at the campus in Hof. The event is aimed at companies, craft businesses and representatives from industry who would like to find out about current research approaches in a practical way. [more]
published: 04.09.2025
With a digital installation, the Richard Wagner Museum Bayreuth is setting new impulses in the communication of music history: a conductors' gallery honors the previous musical directors of the Wagner Festival. The Hof University of Applied Sciences made a decisive contribution to this. [more]
published: 02.09.2025
Hof University of Applied Sciences is participating in the nationwide "Yellow Ribbon" harvest campaign at its Hof and Münchberg campuses. The fruit trees, which are marked with bright yellow ribbons, may be harvested for personal use on the university campus free of charge and without consultation once they have ripened. [more]
published: 27.08.2025
A new international research project is dedicated to the question of how women in Colombia are contributing to peace through environmental protection and resource use. Hof University of Applied Sciences is also involved, contributing its expertise in the field of sustainable water systems. [more]
published: 19.08.2025
This free event, which is open to all interested parties, will take you through successful site openings in the Middle East and North Africa, behind-the-scenes insights into EU-Africa development cooperation and relationships between researchers from Hof and North Africa. [more]
published: 18.08.2025
The district of Hof and Hof University of Applied Sciences have now launched a joint project on sustainability, digitalization and future viability with the "Transferwerkstatt Wasser hoferLand.digital". The initiative is part of the district's smart city approach. [more]
published: 18.08.2025
