Providing space, making the latest technology accessible, promoting inventive and entrepreneurial spirit at Hof University of Applied Sciences - these are the goals to be achieved with the new "MakerSpace" at the university [more]
published: 10.02.2021
At Hof University of Applied Sciences, 3D printing has been part of the repertoire for years. This technology was already used with the introduction of technical courses at the turn of the millennium. Now an investment is creating new possibilities. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
In cooperation with the Staatliche Fachschule für Produktdesign Selb (Selb State College of Product Design), the new "Design & Mobility" course will start in the winter semester of 2021/22. Students can look forward to entering a market of the future. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
Ideationweek is a five-day teaching event in workshop format and comparable to a hackathon. The topic of this year's Ideationweek is "The Car Dealership of the Future" [more]
published: 01.02.2021
What does everyday life look like when you start studying as a young mother? If you think about the many obligations and appointments such as lectures, course work, the part-time job and much more, then everyone can easily imagine that this can quickly become overwhelming and very tedious. But what if you have another child during your studies - can you still study sensibly at all? That's exactly what we in the team of women's representatives asked ourselves [more]
published: 05.11.2020
With the acquisition of a double rapier weaving machine with single motor control (UNIVAL technology) from Stäubli Bayreuth GmbH, a new fabric production option will be available at the Münchberg campus from the end of 2020 [more]
published: 05.11.2020
Hof University of Applied Sciences set out early on to advance the digitization of administration and teaching. It is supported in this by the Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der Hochschule Hof e.V. (Society of Friends and Sponsors of Hof University), which for the past three years has honored particularly innovative and digitally affine teachers with the "Digitaler Aufbruch der Lehre" award. Now, a prominently placed permanent exhibition of analog and digital components shows the idea behind the competition as well as the achievements of the award winners in the digitization of teaching. [more]
published: 05.11.2020
The design students at the Münchberg Campus have recently been provided with new paths within the weaving mill. The reason for this is a new acquisition that recently went into operation: A weaving machine from Lindauer Dornier GmbH with a Jacquard machine from Stäubli has been on campus since September [more]
published: 02.10.2020
n the seminars "Interaction & Information Design" and "Storytelling" with Prof. Michael Zöllner and Igor Fürnberg, a variety of media works were created: For example, stations in the Botanical Garden are explained via an augmented reality app. In "dataGarden" sensor data of plants and their environment are collected, processed and visualized. An interactive and informative virtual reality story stages scenarios of astrobotany. [more]
published: 30.09.2020
On 24.09.2020, the new textile research center at the Hof University of Applied Sciences, Münchberg Campus, was inaugurated Textile Research Center was inaugurated. To support in-depth textile-specific training at the new facility, Sandler AG donated a professorship with a total value of 600,000 euros. [more]
published: 15.09.2020
A great day of joy for the entire Hof University of Applied Sciences: At the end of September, the new research center of the Hof University of Applied Sciences… [more]
published: 15.09.2020
The Corona pandemic naturally places high demands on universities, colleges and not least on students and staff. But like the medical sector and politicians, the educational landscape has also collected a lot of data and experience from teaching under the framework conditions of the virus since spring 2020 [more]
published: 01.09.2020
On 24.09.2020, parallel to the opening of the Textile Technology Center, the Nonwovens Development Center (VEZ) located there was also inaugurated - also with church blessing - after a three-year construction period. [more]
published: 20.08.2020