With KICKSTART, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a Program that starts at a very early stage of a potential start-up - with the ideas or prototype development. Prototype development. [more]
published: 26.06.2025
Denis Kiragu is a research fellow at the ibp. He summarizes his impressions of the country and the university for "campuls-digital". [more]
published: 23.06.2025
Anke Müller, Professor of Manufacturing Processes in Mechanical Engineering, and Oliver Mauroner, Professor of Technology-Oriented Innovation and Start-up Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences, held their city lecture on the topic of "How makerspaces, repair cafés and do-it-yourself are changing our world" at "Auszeit". [more]
published: 20.06.2025
As the organizational centers of the science system, the universities that make up the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) carry out the majority of scientific research in Germany. The aim of the research map is to record the diversity of these research activities at universities and make them easily accessible. Our university is also listed on this map with three key research areas. [more]
published: 16.06.2025
Three Ukrainian researchers visited the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems in May as part of the project "German-Ukrainian Strategy for Phosphorus Reduction in the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent (DeUS-Phor)". During the visit to Germany, the participants agreed to draw up a project proposal for an exchange for internships and master's courses and to submit a joint application to Horizon Europe or Eureka next year. [more]
published: 03.06.2025
On June 21 and 22, the skate park at the Hofer Eisteich will become a hotspot for action, style and innovation: At Skatedays 2025, spectacular tricks will also meet scientific curiosity: The event will be accompanied by an exciting research project at Hof University of Applied Sciences, which will analyze the movement sequences when skating in pump tracks. [more]
published: 27.05.2025
The return to nuclear power divides politics and society. The latest city lecture in the student café "Zur Auszeit" discussed whether this is actually a viable option. [more]
published: 23.05.2025
The city of Hof is launching a pioneering research project with the Institute for Sustainable Water and Waste Management INWA, among others. The aim is to develop the foundations for a water- and climate-resilient new development area in Hof. [more]
published: 19.05.2025
The current series of city lectures began with the lecture "Colleague robot, please take over? - Solutions for the care of the future" at the student café Zur Auszeit in Hof. [more]
published: 12.05.2025
Our machines also have their say on a regular basis: today we are talking about a gel permeation chromatograph, i.e. a system that can be used to determine the size distribution of molecules and is used at Hof University of Applied Sciences for basic research. [more]
published: 09.05.2025
The Institute for Circular Economy at Bio:Polymer (ibp) was represented by Benedikt Hiller and David Krieg at the 40th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-40) in Auckland. The two research assistants traveled a total of 38 hours to the other side of the world to New Zealand to present and discuss their research work on sustainable plastics. [more]
published: 08.05.2025
With KICKSTART, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a funding program that starts at a very early stage of a potential start-up - with the development of ideas and prototypes. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) or prototype. [more]
published: 23.04.2025
Prof. Dr. René Peinl from the Institute for Information Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iisys) shows in a paper how language models can help to avoid distortions in AI-generated images. [more]
published: 22.04.2025
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
Hof University of Applied Sciences has also had a research information system since 2024. An overview is now available to provide a broader overview of all universities that have and use this type of system. [more]
published: 11.04.2025
By supporting investments in sustainable growth and employment, the EU's ERDF program also supports small and medium-sized enterprises in Upper Franconia. Hof University of Applied Sciences plays an important role in this locally. [more]
published: 10.04.2025
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
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