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Leisure activities: cultural, culinary and sporting – Hof has a lot to offer!

Having fun with your fellow students after lectures and simply switching off from everyday student life - no problem in Hof, because there is so much on offer in the city on the Saale - whether it's culinary, cultural, sporting or simply relaxing. We at Campuls.digital have summarized our top 10 best leisure activities in Hof for you. [more]

published: 28.04.2025

Dance into May 2025: Festivals and events around May 1st

Here in Upper Franconia, the first of May is not just celebrated as "Labor Day". The first of May is a day full of traditions and customs here. Here in the Hofer Land region, too, there are numerous festivals and events around May Day that you shouldn't miss. We have listed some of them for you: [more]

published: 28.04.2025

25 years of service: Congratulations to laboratory engineer Jürgen Ott

Jürgen Ott has been working in the Faculty of Computer Science since January 1, 2002, initially as a project engineer and since July 1, 2004 as a laboratory engineer. Since then, he has played a key role in supervising and designing the laboratories and is involved in cross-university events such as Girls' Day, Open Day and the Long Night of Science for the Faculty of Computer Science. [more]

published: 17.04.2025

Newly appointed professors: Welcome to the university!

We are once again welcoming new professors to our university family for the summer semester 2025. Would you like to find out more about our newly appointed professors and what they particularly like about Hof University of Applied Sciences? Then click through the respective interviews. [more]

published: 16.04.2025

From Haute Couture to the Crime Lab: Graduate Ines Mühlmann shares her forensic textile expertise

Ines Mühlmann impressively demonstrated just how versatile a textile technology degree can be during a lecture at the Münchberg Textile Competence Center at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Invited by the Freundeskreis zur Internationalisierung des Textilkompetenzzentrums Münchberg an der Hochschule Hof e. V., the Hof University graduate inspired the audience with a lively insight into her work at the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office in Munich. [more]

published: 15.04.2025

Future Day 2025: Girls’ Day and Boys’ Day at Hof University of Applied Sciences a complete success again this year

Once again this year, Hof University of Applied Sciences offered 37 girls a varied program of career guidance workshops at its campuses in Hof and Münchberg as part of Girls' Day 2025. In addition to Girls' Day, the university also held its second Boy's Day in Münchberg and Kronach on 3 April 2025. Both locations welcomed 17 boys who were able to get a taste of study programs and professions in which men are underrepresented. [more]

published: 14.04.2025

University information days: Discover the innovative design degree programs at the Münchberg and Selb campuses

During the Easter vacations, Hof University of Applied Sciences is inviting school pupils to two information days at its campuses in Münchberg and Selb. Here, everything revolves around the topic of design. On Thursday, 24.04.2025, the Bachelor's degree courses in Communication Design and Textile Design will be presented at the Münchberg campus. On Friday, 25.04. and Saturday, 26.04.2025, prospective students are invited online and on site at the Selb campus to get to know the Bachelor's degree in Design and Mobility and the Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence Aided Mobility Design, which starts in the winter semester 2025/26. [more]

published: 11.04.2025

International networking and research: Hof University of Applied Sciences at CPSL 2025 in Peru

The 7th Conference on Production Systems and Logistics (CPSL) took place from March 18 to 21, 2025 in Lima, Peru - one of the leading conferences in the field of production systems and logistics. Prof. Dr. Paul Molenda from Hof University of Applied Sciences was not only active as session chair, but also presented current research results on the topic of sustainable production. [more]

published: 09.04.2025

City lecture: A return to nuclear power – a good alternative?

The energy transition is polarizing the current political debate. While fossil fuels are experiencing a resurgence in the USA, wind, photovoltaics and the use of biomass to generate energy are being expanded in Germany. In the past, this has led to enormous price increases in electricity costs. The series of city lectures at Hof University of Applied Sciences is now discussing whether a return to nuclear power makes sense. [more]

published: 09.04.2025

EnerNET project workshop: Focus on the region’s economy

The EnerNET project is managed by the Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe). It offers specialists from the aforementioned areas various free further training courses and the opportunity to network. In February, the project hosted a workshop at the Coburg waste-to-energy plant. [more]

published: 25.03.2025

Hof University goes online with a course generator that is unique in Germany

Hof University of Applied Sciences, named "Germany's most popular university" in 2023 and 2024 by the studycheck.de portal, is setting new standards with an innovation for prospective students: prospective students can now find and design their dream degree program using a degree program generator. The tool, which is unique in Germany, was developed by a team led by Prof. Dr. Marco Linß and Prof. Dr. Sven Rill. [more]

published: 20.03.2025