teaching

Child and studies: As a young family at university – what is it actually like?

It can be particularly challenging when students suddenly become parents and have to organize their family alongside their studies and first career steps. Lukas Spotka and his wife Ruth Lugemba Mvula have experienced just that. As students on the Master's degree course in International Project Management, they are a couple. [more]

published: 23.01.2024

Lively interest at the “Open Day” for pupils

Almost 50 future school leavers took up the offer, which was primarily aimed at visitors from Saxony, where the "Saxon University Day" was taking place on this day. This offers the opportunity to find out about possible study paths at colleges and universities across the country. [more]

published: 12.01.2024

The “Sustain 2030” simulation game – making sustainable decisions

Sustainability is also becoming increasingly important in teaching, especially in the context of education for sustainable development. Teaching methods such as simulation games, project-based and collaborative learning are increasingly being used to convey the complexity of sustainability. [more]

published: 09.01.2024

“Sustainable urban development”: Visit from Mongolia

Back in October, the International Department of the Bildungswerk der Bayerische Wirtschaft (bbw) gGmbH organized a specialist seminar. An 18-strong delegation from Mongolia therefore spent an exciting week in Bavaria on the topic of sustainable urban development and also came to Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]

published: 11.12.2023

Faculty awards: Best students honored on “Dean’s list”

Hof University of Applied Sciences honored the top 10% of Bachelor's and Master's students in their respective faculties at a ceremony at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys). The so-called "dean's list" includes students who have performed particularly well in their studies to date. [more]

published: 08.12.2023

Career goal professorship: Info event inspires those interested in a professorship at Hof University of Applied Sciences

How do I become a professor at a university of applied sciences? What requirements do I have to fulfill and how do the application and appointment procedures work? What will my future working life look like? On Tuesday, 28.11.2023, the "Go2Hof4ever" project team invited interested parties from universities and industry to the "Professorship as a career goal" information event at the Digital Start-up Center. [more]

published: 04.12.2023

Innovative healthcare: Model apartment for people with disabilities

The Hofer Land Care Control Center is setting up a special model apartment designed with care aspects in Ernst-Reuter-Straße in Hof: The project is being scientifically supported by the Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Innovative Sciences at Hof University of Applied Sciences on the Kronach campus. [more]

published: 21.11.2023

New Start-up hub: Upper Franconian universities are the region’s start-up engines

Promoting committed students with an interest in start-ups, qualifying them for entrepreneurship and innovation and thus enriching the regional start-up ecosystem - this is what the start-up hub Upper Franconia - GO! It will be launched in November 2023 at the Universities of Bamberg and Bayreuth and the Universities of Applied Sciences in Coburg and Hof. [more]

published: 15.11.2023