At the beginning of November, 15 enthusiasts gathered in the new virtual reality (VR) lab at Hof University of Applied Sciences to compete in sports. "Beat Saber" is one of the most popular virtual reality games in the field of eSports [more]
published: 14.11.2022
With around 170 participants, the 7th Europe Forum was the best-attended Europe Forum to date. With the choice of topics, organizer Prof. Peter Schäfer proved a good hand. The title "Peacekeeping in Europe and Cold War 2.0? " brought together an exciting panel. [more]
published: 14.11.2022
Apurv Raju Puranik, a graduate of Hof University of Applied Sciences, was once again awarded the Bavarian Culture Prize of Bayernwerk AG in the field of science. With him, the award goes for the first time to a former representative of the large Indian community among the Hof students [more]
published: 11.11.2022
At Hof University of Applied Sciences, employees can charge their e-cars with electricity free of charge - for university president Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.. Jürgen Lehmann another small piece of the puzzle on the way to becoming a greentech university. [more]
published: 10.11.2022
For three years it did not take place due to corona, but now the Institute for Applied Biopolymer Research of Hof University of Applied Sciences (ibp) was finally able to participate as an exhibitor at the K trade fair in Düsseldorf. With more than 3000 exhibitors, it is one of the leading trade fairs in the field of plastics and rubber industry [more]
published: 09.11.2022
In the recent past, Hof University of Applied Sciences has already clearly positioned itself in favor of classroom teaching in the current winter semester. In the wake of the energy crisis, the university now sees this view confirmed and calls on its students to come to campus in as large numbers as possible during the winter months. This would enable them to save energy in the private sector and relieve the strain on their budgets [more]
published: 07.11.2022
At the end of October, the hybrid event "Let's Talk:Campus" took place, organized by the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung and the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre. More than 45 program points dealt with topics around the campus of the future, new (digital) spaces and student participation. [more]
published: 04.11.2022
Last week the Institute of Materials Science (ifm) participated in two important space events in Bavaria: Firstly, at the international trade fair Airtec in Munich, which focused in particular on the future direction in aerospace. The second was the Bavarian Space Summit in Weßling/Oberpfaffenhofen, where the Bavarian space community met [more]
published: 03.11.2022
On the weekend of October 22-23, this year's Entrepreneurship Summit of the Entrepreneurship Foundation, a meeting of people interested in founding companies and startups, took place at Freie Universität Berlin. The Summit is one of the most important startup conventions in Germany. This year, a group of 15 students from Hof University of Applied Sciences took part for the first time. [more]
published: 27.10.2022
India is a country with a huge cultural heritage. So it's no wonder that the approximately 800 Indian students at Hof University of Applied Sciences also cultivate their traditions. Now, with the "Garba Night 2022", a very colorful celebration took place, reminiscent of the traditional Navratri celebrations, where, among other things, the folk dance "Garba" is shown. [more]
published: 27.10.2022
This year's SAP Academic Community Conference DACH in Magdeburg was themed 'Enterprise Cloud'. Under the motto 'Smart Supply Chain Models', Prof. Dr.-Ing. Brigitte Bärnreuther had the opportunity to report on her experiences with SAP's new supply chain software in the classroom. [more]
published: 25.10.2022
The approximately 1000 first-semester students at Hof University of Applied Sciences in the winter semester 2022/23 have now been equipped with new university T-shirts. The Society of Friends and Sponsors of Hof University of Applied Sciences made this possible with a generous donation of € 15,000.00 [more]
published: 25.10.2022
The International Hof Film Festival is one of the most important film festivals in Germany, and every year it transforms the university town into a Mecca for cineastes and filmmakers. The 56th edition will take place this year from October 25 to 30. The Film Days are regarded as a platform for up-and-coming German filmmakers and for discovering young German-language talent [more]
published: 21.10.2022
Oleksii Solntsev and Anton Yakhno are master's graduates in mechanical engineering and founders of the startups SmartZavod. Together with Eugenia Solntseva, they have been working on the development of a multifunctional 3D printer for a year. They have now received funding of 125,000 euros for their project. [more]
published: 21.10.2022
With a new research project, a team at the Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe) wants to develop more sustainable food for fish [more]
published: 19.10.2022
One year ago, the new Design & Mobility course, which deals with the future of transportation, was launched at the Selb Learning Center of Hof University of Applied Sciences - an initial interim assessment is very positive. [more]
published: 18.10.2022
Reporting on Formula Student events over the past summer months are HofSpannung board members Lukas Töpfer and Levin Andrae. [more]
published: 17.10.2022
High Franconian companies, directors of international master's degree programs at Hof University of Applied Sciences, and other representatives from society, politics, and the university met at Hof University of Applied Sciences to exchange ideas about employment opportunities for foreign specialists and, in particular, graduates of Hof University of Applied Sciences in companies in the region. [more]
published: 17.10.2022