Since July 2022, the active phase of the DIGITAL REGIONS network project at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) has been completed. The project promoted the exchange between eight European partners and regional multipliers since 2019 [more]
published: 02.08.2022
Hof University of Applied Sciences wants to help Bavarian companies place their products and services in the market environment of the emerging "sponge city" or "sponge region" projects. The sponge city idea is about taking various measures to better deal with weather extremes [more]
published: 19.07.2022
The daily teaching and research routine does not always allow to think about the "overall situation" and the general conditions at the university. For this reason, Vice President Valentin Plenk, who is responsible for research at Hof University of Applied Sciences, invited the research professors to a short hiking trip. The idea was to ask where the researchers needed support from the administration in their daily work and which processes they felt still needed to be changed [more]
published: 15.07.2022
Following the kick-off in March of this year, the ADerN network now invited participants to its second meeting at the Einstein1 start-up center. The aim of the ADerN project is to increase the acceptance of regenerative local heating networks among the population, to network players in the Bavarian local heating industry and thus to strengthen the industry in the Free State. [more]
published: 06.07.2022
Students at the Münchberg Campus had the opportunity to speak directly with leading local politicians within the semester project "City of the Future". Using the city of Münchberg as an example, the communication design students also presented their ideas for an intelligent region and city of the future. [more]
published: 01.07.2022
At the Institute for Applied Biopolymer Research (ibp) at Hof University of Applied Sciences, research is currently being conducted on a microtube that is visible in ultrasound and is intended to significantly simplify the work of anesthesiologists at hospitals [more]
published: 28.06.2022
Climate change and its often devastating consequences are omnipresent worldwide. In the coming year, a project at Hof University of Applied Sciences will focus on the concrete consequences for rural areas in the region of Upper Franconia [more]
published: 17.06.2022
Since 2020, Jessica Wittmann has been researching an unusual idea: The fisheries waste chitosan is to be used to arm surfaces against viruses and bacteria and thus inhibit the spread of pathogens. So will we already be lying in such a coated bed during a future hospital stay or will we soon be riding in a bus whose seats are practically free of viruses and bacteria? [more]
published: 15.06.2022
On June 10, 2022, Hof University of Applied Sciences, the Chamber of Crafts for Upper Franconia and the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Handwerk Schaufenster Bayreuth invited interested parties to a joint event "Exoskeletons in Crafts" at the Lucas-Cranach-Campus in Kronach. [more]
published: 13.06.2022
The implementation of an innovative energy supply system at the 40,000 square meter Winterling site in Schwarzenbach/Saale is progressing. At a project meeting, further course was set. [more]
published: 03.06.2022
The ice battery test stand of the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) has now been presented in the Münchberg energy laboratory. The researchers see themselves as pioneers in the implementation of climate-neutral refrigeration and air conditioning technology [more]
published: 02.06.2022
With a program that has now been launched, Hof University of Applied Sciences wants to make it possible for small and medium-sized companies throughout Bavaria to recruit skilled workers free of charge with the help of digital recruiting and marketing measures [more]
published: 31.05.2022
In the context of sustainable development, the textile industry in Bangladesh is currently placing greater emphasis on compliance with social and environmental sustainability standards. To this end, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the project "Higher Education and Leadership Development for Sustainable Textiles in Bangladesh (HELD)" on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) [more]
published: 30.05.2022
The Zoological Society of Hochfranken and the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences have launched the environmental education project "Aquaponics at the Zoo - Living Sustainability". It was possible to expand the existing aquarium of the Savannah House into an aquaponics facility at the Hof Zoo [more]
published: 25.05.2022
In "Frankens Typen - Typisch Franken?" BR Fernsehen shows innovative research projects at the Münchberg campus on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 9:00 pm. [more]
published: 24.05.2022
Foundation Professor Günter Müller-Czygan's research group recently presented at two major water industry events. [more]
published: 23.05.2022
The JuraLink project started in July 2021 in cooperation between the Kronach law firm Wittmann and the Visual Analytics research group of the Institute for Information Systems (iisys). After the successful completion of the first project phase, the partners extend the cooperation. JuraLink II started in January 2022. [more]
published: 23.05.2022
In a VR project with the Lorenz Kaim Vocational School in Kronach, the Institute for Information Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iisys) developed a VR application that can be used to practice live work in electrical engineering in virtual space. From now on, it will be part of everyday teaching at the Lorenz Kaim School in Kronach. [more]
published: 20.05.2022