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More eventsSummer semester 2024: Focus on democracy
Under the motto #Democracy! lecturers and students at the FHP are committed to an university-wide engagement with current social issues relating to democracy, diversity and open-mindedness.
The initiative offers a wide range of events, projects and workshops that encourage exchange and a change of perspective, the opinions and the joint creation of a lively democratic culture at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.
Departments & Degree Programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
For 30 years, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has offered a diverse range of courses with a personal working atmosphere in the departments of Social and Educational Sciences, CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Civil Engineering, Design as well as Information Sciences.
Social and Educational Sciences
Department 1 was the first department at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and is also the largest department with approximately 1,000 students.
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE
The various degree programmes and focal points of department 2 are interlinked via a cultural and (cultural) design claim.
Civil Engineering
Department 3 has been training young people to become civil engineers for 25 years and has seven laboratories that are used for research and study.
Design
Characteristic of department 4 is the close integration of its degree programmes in Interface, Communication and Product Design and European Media Studies.
Information Sciences
Department 5 is known for its study concept of partially integrative training of archivists, librarians and information managers – also called the "Potsdam Model".
Degree Programmes
Find out about our more than 30 Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes and the various study options – from full-time face-to-face studies to dual degree programmes and part-time programmes.
News
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Experts in critical dialogue: 1st InNoWest transfer advisory board meeting
The transfer advisory board of the InNoWest joint project began its work with a constituent meeting on 2 May 2024 at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences. With this cross-university committee, the three partner universities from Eberswalde, Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel are not only…
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Sustainable building: Geothermal energy - the heat of the future comes from the earth
The "Sustainable Building" lecture series organised by the Brandenburg Chamber of Architects and the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences will focus on the topic of geothermal energy on 24 April 2024 and shed light on this natural resource using practical examples and empirical values. The event…
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VEStOR project strengthens OpenRewi e. V. and promotes networking in the OER community
As part of the VEStOR project (networking, expanding and strengthening the OER community OpenRewi), OpenRewi e. V., the only community for open legal educational materials in law to date, is being expanded and strengthened. Networking with other OER communities is also being promoted.
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"Eisenstein's House" opens up a new perspective on the director in virtual reality
As part of the artistic research project "COLLISIONS – Media Collisions as Innovation Drivers for New Approaches to Cultural Heritage", the flat of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein was reconstructed in virtual reality at the Film University KONRAD WOLF in cooperation with the Potsdam University of…