university & business

The future of supply chains – Logistics conference 2025 with top-class guests

How can supply chains become more resilient, sustainable and digital? This question was the focus of the Logistics Conference 2025 at Hof University of Applied Sciences. Around 120 participants from science, business and practice took the opportunity to discuss current developments and future prospects in the field of supply chain management in depth. [more]

published: 03.07.2025

Experience sustainability live – plastics technology students on excursions

How can the circular economy actually work in plastics processing? Over the past few weeks, students on the "Engineering Sciences" course and the "Sustainable Plastics Processing" module have been asking themselves precisely this question - and have gained exciting insights into companies that implement innovative recycling solutions. [more]

published: 02.07.2025

Supporting Society of Hof University honors long-standing members and trailblazers

As part of the general meeting of the Society of Friends and Supporters of Hof University of Applied Sciences, this time the focus was on special personalities in addition to information on the development of the university: four deserving members of the Society of Friends and Supporters, Dr. Dorothee Strunz, Dr. Christian Heinrich Sandler, Ute Coenen and Jürgen Handke, were honored for their many years of commitment. [more]

published: 02.07.2025

Research for rail transport: Sustainable noise protection for the trains of the future

In the "RuhBio" research project, scientists at Hof University of Applied Sciences are working together with industrial partners to develop innovative nonwoven materials for rail transportation. The goal is ambitious: Conventional soundproofing elements, such as those currently used in trains, are to be replaced by a sustainable, bio-based alternative. [more]

published: 01.07.2025

20 years of dual studies at Hof University: a model of success for the region

Hof University of Applied Sciences celebrated the 20th anniversary of the dual study program with a network meeting. Representatives from business, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, vocational schools and the university came together to take stock. The key message: the dual study program is a real success story. [more]

published: 26.06.2025

Review of the 30th IT Manager Meeting Hochfranken

Most recently, the IT managers' meeting Hochfranken took place at the Institute for Information Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iisys), which has established itself as a platform for exchange between managers in the IT sector. [more]

published: 16.05.2025

Marc Lehmann’s doctorate: Why building regulations need to be modernized

Marc Lehmann's current doctoral thesis deals with the question of how the digitalization of administrative processes in the building permit procedure can be legally structured and promoted. He is currently writing his doctoral thesis as part of a cooperative doctorate between Hof University of Applied Sciences and the University of Regensburg. [more]

published: 23.04.2025