Author Archives: Rainer Krauss
Due to the pandemic, the event was held online for the first time this year. The interest in the textile-technical courses offered by Hof University of Applied Sciences was unexpectedly high. [more]
published: 11.08.2021
In April, Hof University of Applied Sciences launched a project that focuses on research into rare diseases. The Hof University of Applied Sciences is now looking for people affected by rare diseases or their relatives. [more]
published: 11.08.2021
With the commissioning of a new plastics recycling plant, the Institute for Applied Biopolymer Research (ibp) at Hof University of Applied Sciences gains a facility that supports the university's mission statement with regard to intelligent resource use and the guiding principle of a Green Tech University [more]
published: 09.08.2021
Already in 1996, only two years after its foundation, Carolin Mück, a native of Hof, came to Hof University of Applied Sciences [more]
published: 04.08.2021
In the winter semester of 2021/22, the new Design & Mobility course will start at the Selb learning center, focusing on the future of transportation. With Lutz Fügener, Professor of Transportation Design and 3D Design, one of the leading minds in his field is now moving to Upper Franconia. [more]
published: 04.08.2021
The topics at the conference of the chancellors of Bavarian universities of applied sciences are traditionally diverse. Now, at the invitation of Dagmar Pechstein, Chancellor of Hof University of Applied Sciences, the group met for the two-day annual conference in the Saale city. [more]
published: 03.08.2021
Exam time is harvest time for students. The same is true in a very practical and tangible way for participants in the "Practical Beekeeping" course, which has been offered on campus since 2019 as a contribution to nature conservation: In July, the first honeycombs have now been capped and spun [more]
published: 30.07.2021
The non-profit association "Moodle at Universities" was founded by 29 German universities in a joint video conference on July 22, 2021. Dr. Heiko Schoberth, head of the "IT & Projects" department at Hof University of Applied Sciences, was elected to the board [more]
published: 29.07.2021
In its meeting on July 27, 2021, the Bavarian Cabinet paved the way for more classroom teaching at Bavarian universities [more]
published: 27.07.2021
A pillar of teaching at Hof University of Applied Sciences is beginning a new chapter in his life: Prof. Dr. Hans Schmidt, long-time chairman of the university senate, has been given a well-deserved retirement [more]
published: 26.07.2021
With the new application, Hof University of Applied Sciences is introducing an intuitive and application-oriented form of examination for digital tests from the winter semester onwards, which brings with it many practical advantages. Planning, execution and archiving should thus be significantly simplified [more]
published: 26.07.2021
Dr. Heiko Schoberth takes over as head of the IT & Projects department, succeeding Dietmar Eckardt. Right at the beginning of his tenure, some unexpected challenges awaited him. [more]
published: 19.07.2021
The year 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the Deutschlandstipendium. Hof University of Applied Sciences has been a program partner from the very beginning and has already been able to raise around one million EUR in funding for young talent. [more]
published: 16.07.2021
The newly formed leadership of the Chamber of Skilled Crafts for Upper Franconia (HWK) is currently making a total of 25 inaugural visits to the region. Most recently, the Hof University of Applied Sciences was on the agenda of the newly elected HWK Vice President Herpich and HWK Managing Director Dr. Sauer [more]
published: 14.07.2021
"Aquaponics for Beginners - Fish and Vegetables at School" is a current environmental education project that enables schools in the Hofer Land region to inform their students about sustainable and resource-saving food production while encouraging them to think responsibly. [more]
published: 14.07.2021
The first "Ideationweek" at Hof University of Applied Sciences marked the end of a new and remarkable workshop format designed to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the region. [more]
published: 12.07.2021
Great success for Hof University of Applied Sciences, the district of Hof and the LGA Landesgewerbeanstalt Bayern: Together with nine other partners, they were selected in the GAIA-X funding competition to carry out a groundbreaking project that will create digital data standards for the entire construction industry - reliably and with data sovereignty [more]
published: 12.07.2021
In a future center for artificial intelligence, the newly founded research group "Innovative Healthcare" begins its work with a project , which aims to develop AI-based technologies for the care and social economy [more]
published: 09.07.2021