With KICKSTART, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a funding program that starts at a very early stage of a possible start-up - more precisely: with the ideas or prototype development. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into a prototype. We present the teams in loose succession. [more]
published: 13.09.2023
On Friday, July 28, more than 100 prospective students were guests at the university's Hof campus as part of the Applicants' Day. In addition to a tour of the campus and hands-on activities in the labs - including virtual reality and robotics - there was also plenty of time for personal conversations with the profs, current students and the student advisory service. [more]
published: 31.07.2023
The P-Seminar Denkfabrik of the Schiller-Gymnasium Hof has won the 500€ Innovation Award of the VDI (Verband Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.) at the VisionING competition at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. One of the students' external partners in the Think Tank project was the Faculty of Computer Science at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Prof. Dr. Sven Rill, responsible for the Mobile Computing teaching area, provides insights into the project. [more]
published: 25.07.2023
Ten students from the Schiller-Gymnasium took part in the MacGyver Day in the Makerspace at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Their goal was to construct a self-propelled watercraft with simple household materials and use it to cross a canal. [more]
published: 14.07.2023
For the eighth time, hochschule dual - Bavaria's network for dual studies - honored outstanding achievements in dual studies. Jonas Will, a student at Hof University of Applied Sciences, was among the 20 graduates honored. [more]
published: 14.07.2023
On Friday, July 28, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hof University of Applied Sciences will hold its Applicants' Day. Both prospective students who have already decided on their desired course of study at Hof University of Applied Sciences and those who are still undecided can obtain comprehensive information on this day. The team of the Central Student Advisory Service and the representatives of the faculties of computer science, engineering and economics are looking forward to welcoming the potential newcomers personally and to clarify questions. [more]
published: 11.07.2023
At Ideationweek, students at Hof University of Applied Sciences developed innovative ideas based on a practical task. This year, the topic was saving fawns during grassland mowing. Ideationweek is an interactive teaching format that was offered for the third time in the summer semester. [more]
published: 06.07.2023
24-year-old Max Döres is an example of how you can make it into self-employment on the basis of a degree at Hof University of Applied Sciences. From 2017 to 2020, he studied media design (B.A.) at the Münchberg campus and is now co-founder of the startup "avanera" from Augsburg. [more]
published: 06.07.2023
On the occasion of the anniversary "125 years of the Königlich Höhere Weaving School Münchberg", in the third part of our series we once again take a look at the present day of our university location. Today, the Münchberg campus offers an education that is unique in Germany thanks to textile, textile technology and design courses that are closely interlinked with the economy. [more]
published: 04.07.2023
With a specially produced series of articles on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Royal Higher Weaving School in Münchberg, "campuls-digital" celebrates the great tradition of our university location Münchberg. We would like to start this series with the historical roots of textile education - a contribution by regional historian Dr. Adrian Roßner. [more]
published: 29.06.2023
With 32 kilos from four bee colonies, it was a comparatively small harvest, according to Prof. Jürgen Heym, head of the "Practical Beekeeping" course at Hof University. The loss of strength of the bees in the winter is now noticeable, he said. [more]
published: 28.06.2023
The company Wilo SE recently offered the students of the course "Working and Flow Machines" valuable insights into the processes of a world market leader in the field of water supply and wastewater technology at its plant in Hof. [more]
published: 28.06.2023
Increasing fluctuations in temperatures and precipitation lead to longer dry periods on the one hand and urban flash floods on the other. The future challenge lies in dealing sensibly with these extremes. The certificate course "The way to a sponge city - urban development in times of climate change", funded by the EU and the Free State of Bavaria, takes up this task in a target-oriented way. [more]
published: 27.06.2023
Students at Hof University of Applied Sciences are exploring the country on the eastern Mediterranean on a cross-faculty excursion and immersing themselves in the successful startup scene of the "Startup Nation". The goal: to broaden their own horizons, look behind the scenes of this so complex country and learn from Israel's successful innovators. [more]
published: 19.06.2023
With a virtual information event on June 27, 2023, Hof University of Applied Sciences and "pulsnetz.de - Mensch und Technik im Gemeinwesen" (People and Technology in the Community) are offering employees in the health and social services sectors customized training to strengthen their own digital skills. [more]
published: 14.06.2023
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Richter was appointed to the Hof University of Applied Sciences in 2002. He is now celebrating 25 years of service, for which he was warmly congratulated by University President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.. Jürgen Lehmann congratulated him on behalf of the Free State of Bavaria. [more]
published: 13.06.2023
Since last year, Hof University of Applied Sciences has been successfully running the short exchange program I²P² in cooperation with the DAAD. The university develops joint courses and projects with six international partner universities in Finland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico and the USA. In May, a group of students and their professors from the University of Brescia visited the Hof campus as part of the project. [more]
published: 12.06.2023
Just in time for the "Night of the Sciences" on June 23, 2023, Hof University of Applied Sciences will provide exclusive insights into the new Digital Production Learning Center of the Faculty of Engineering and invites you to join in! [more]
published: 07.06.2023