International relations

International Teaching Week 2021: Global digital classrooms

The next International Teaching Week is starting on April 12, 2021, and due to the pandemic, will feature as "Global digital classrooms". For two weeks (or even longer), more than 20 international guest lecturers from as many different countries will join Hof university teaching staff in delivering excellent digital teaching.

Our guest lecturers come from the USA, Kazakhstan, Russia, Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Ukraine, Mexico, Belgium, Argentina and Japan.

On the rise despite pandemic: Hof University welcomes almost 500 first-semester students

A warm welcome! Hof University welcomes a total of almost 500 new students at the start of the summer semester 2021. With a total of around 3,500 students, the educational institution has achieved an increase of around 5.5 percent compared to the same time last year and the highest student numbers ever for a summer semester. Despite the pandemic, Hof University is benefiting from its consistent focus on global issues of the future and its increasing internationalization.

Summer semester 2021: hygiene regulations at Hof University

Dear teaching and administrative staff, dear students,

we will start the summer semester 2021 largely in online mode, however, practical work in the laboratories will be made possible in presence. For the protection of all participants, we will provide rapid tests for this purpose. Find more information on the current hygiene regulations here. Please check your mails regularly to stay informed about new developments during the semester. 

Please note that masks are mandatory on campus in all hallways and foyers - including individual workstations there - as well as in restrooms and outdoor areas marked with a sign and colored line. A map showing the designated outdoor areas can be found here.

New logo online: New corporate design being implemented step by step

Many may have already caught sight of it: Hof University recently got a new logo, which can already be seen on our website. It is part of a new corporate design that is now being implemented step by step. In addition to the university, Hof University's research institutes and competence centers have also received new logos.

The strategic further development of Hof University made an update of the old logo and corporate design necessary. Thus, the three colors (red, yellow, blue), which were already used in the old university logo and represented three departments, were refreshed and supplemented by another color. As Hof University is a Greentech university, it was obvious that the fourth color could only be a fresh shade of green.

Nothing for the garbage can: Hof scientists research on environmentally friendly plastic products from biowaste

Will there soon be packaging in the supermarket made with biowaste from local cideries or agricultural film with coffee grounds? Quite possible! At the Institute for Biopolymers and Sustainability at Hof University (ibp), headed by Prof. Dr. Michael Nase, a junior research group wants to explore the influence of natural radiation and biogenic residues on the properties and structure of biopolymers. This could make these bioplastics interesting for a sustainable product economy in the future, in line with the national bioeconomy strategy. Among other things, biowaste from the food industry and forestry is to be used in bioplastic blends and thus fed into a natural reuse. The project will initially be funded for 3 years by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and will be extended for another two years if the evaluation is successful. The possible total funding amounts to approx. 2 million EUR.

Sustainable Water Management: the solution to one of the most urgent questions of mankind

The demand for high quality water is growing constantly and the challenges for the international water industry arising from climate change are getting ever more complex. Without a doubt: the availability of water in the most diverse places in the world is one of the most pressing future questions of humankind.

With the new Master’s program in Sustainable Water Management (starting in October 2021), Hof University offers a unique qualification linking management and technology skills while also integrating sustainability and digitalization. Graduates have numerous job opportunities in a growth sector.