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A project of the heart – blossom honey from the Campus Hof

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

Certificate course on the sponge city is very well received

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

“Startup Nation”: Hof University puts out feelers to Israel

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

Project I²P²: Students and profs from Brescia on a return visit to Hof

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

Cooperation agreement signed with Universidade de São Paulo

A new cooperation agreement with the Universidade de São Paulo was recently signed during the International Teaching Week. At Hof University of Applied Sciences, the agreement will initially affect the Faculty of Engineering. We were able to talk to Dean Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Müller and Prof. Dr. Christoph Koch, who maintains good contacts with the USP and is the initiator of the cooperation, about the goals of the agreement. [more]

published: 17.05.2023

Certification SCRUM : How Hof University of Applied Sciences supports students in agile project management

Agility is becoming more and more important in business, especially when it comes to how business can make itself fit for the future, promote the topic of sustainability or young entrepreneurs found a start-up. Especially at universities, there is still a rather limited offer in this regard. For this reason, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a course in the Master Digital Business Management that fills the gaps and at the same time makes the model of the examination form more relevant to the interests of the students. [more]

published: 24.04.2023

New degree program to combat nursing shortage: Cross Cultural Nursing Practice

Hof University of Applied Sciences wants to recruit foreign nursing staff, strengthen their skills and integrate them. The reason: Bavaria alone is currently losing more than 1,000 nursing staff each year, while at the same time studies by the Free State of Bavaria assume a tenfold increase in the need for nursing staff by 2050. [more]

published: 05.04.2023

HofUniversity App: New Android App for Students at Hof University of Applied Sciences

The previous Android university app is now getting on in years, both technically and functionally, and has recently essentially only undergone minor bug fixes, but no major technical enhancements. Therefore, Prof. Dr. Walter Kern, who teaches in the area of mobile computing at Hof University of Applied Sciences, among other things, has designed and implemented a completely new app. The new app is now available for students. [more]

published: 13.03.2023