"The method is about first understanding a problem very well, learning and finding out as much as possible about it and then working on the solution," says Prof. Dr. Oliver Mauroner. This refers to design thinking, an innovation method that is based on the way designers work and is open-ended. [more]
published: 01.12.2023
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
With the construction of the Center for Water and Energy Management (ZWE), a vision that was conceived 15 years ago by University President Prof. Lehmann and implemented step by step is coming to fruition. [more]
published: 09.11.2023
This year's Europe Forum focused on trade relations between China and Europe, as many Upper Franconian companies have contacts with the Far East. [more]
published: 31.10.2023
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 ideas or prototype development. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) or prototype. In our third episode today, we introduce the team "Biometh". [more]
published: 10.10.2023
The 14th CONTACTA HochFranken started with a ceremonial opening event and a regional teacher training on Tuesday evening in the premises of the Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
published: 27.09.2023
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 ideas or prototype development. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into a prototype. In the second episode, we present "Amelie Plants - sustainable balcony planters" today. [more]
published: 24.09.2023
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
Hof University of Applied Sciences wants to accompany Bavarian companies and industry on their way to reduced dependency on foreign energy - and in doing so, facilitate the path to renewable energies. [more]
published: 19.07.2023
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
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
A real student café is to be opened for the first time directly on Hof's Karolinenstraße in the fall. The Kulturdrang e.V. association founded at Hof University of Applied Sciences has now launched a crowdfunding campaign for this purpose in cooperation with VR Bank Bayreuth-Hof and is hoping for as much support as possible. The goal is to create a lively meeting place in the heart of the city for all students, pupils and the young at heart. [more]
published: 05.07.2023
In the series of successful graduates of Hof University of Applied Sciences, we introduce Florian Fischer to our readers today. He studied Media Design (B.A.) at the Münchberg location from October 2018 to March 2022 and now earns his money as a User Interface Designer at the BMW Group. [more]
published: 04.07.2023
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
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, the annual engineering colloquium of Hof University of Applied Sciences took place. For the tenth time, Raumedic AG honored the best final theses at the Faculty of Engineering. [more]
published: 31.03.2023
With the start of the winter semester 2022/2023, lecturers Prof. Dr. Günter Hilmer, Prof. Dr. Christine Brautsch and Tina Wiegand welcomed a total of 45 students and eight companies to the digital startup center Einstein1 as part of a practical project for the Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Digital Business Management degree programs. [more]
published: 27.10.2022
The 35th Hof Nonwovens Days will start on September 20, 2022 at 09:00 in the Freiheitshalle Hof. After a two-year break due to Corona, exhibitors and experts are looking forward to the personal exchange [more]
published: 16.09.2022
What could air control and cooling elements in the automotive industry look like in 2030? Students from the Bachelor Design and Mobility dealt with these questions as part of a cooperation project with REHAU Automotive [more]
published: 25.07.2022