Hof University of Applied Sciences qualifies refugees and migrants for the water industry
A new type of further training programme started at the beginning of April: a total of 19 participants came together to gain further qualifications for tasks in the Bavarian water industry. The training programme is aimed specifically at people with a refugee or migrant background who are currently receiving citizen's benefits. [more]
"Learning Bites 2024": How the university can learn from itself "bite by bite"!
The Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa) would like to promote methodological expertise, for example in project management within research, and at the same time familiarise researchers with processes and partners at the university with a new format aimed purely at scientists from its own university. [more]
Smart sewer network with AI: Intelligent management system protects against heavy rainfall & water pollution
The development of an intelligent management system for sewer networks is the aim of a research project involving Hof University of Applied Sciences. This is to be achieved by using innovative sewer network sensors and incorporating historical weather data and current weather forecasts. [more]
Pollution from pharmaceutical residues - university strengthens wastewater treatment in India
The purification of toxic wastewater from the pharmaceutical industry in India is to be improved - this is the aim of a research project at the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (inwa). [more]
5000 € donation: VR Bank Bayreuth - Hof supports water research
VR Bank Bayreuth-Hof has been committed to Hof University of Applied Sciences for many years and thus to the educational prospects in the region. With a donation of EUR 5,000 from the net proceeds of the bank's savings programme, research at the new Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa) can now be expanded. [more]
#kickstart2023 - Introducing: "Kat-Energy" - Energy from micropollutants
With KICKSTART, Hof University of Applied Sciences has launched a funding programme that starts at a very early stage of a potential start-up - with the development of ideas and prototypes. The KICKSTART teams have six months to develop their idea into an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) or prototype. Today, in our sixth instalment, we present the "Kat-Energy" team. [...]
Topic "Sustainable urban development": Visit from Mongolia
The International Department of the Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw) gGmbH organised a specialist seminar back in October. An 18-strong delegation from Mongolia therefore spent an exciting week in Bavaria on the subject of sustainable urban development and also came to Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
Sustainability at Christmas and during Advent - where it can be found everywhere
. How can you make the Advent and Christmas season more sustainable and yet beautiful, delicious and cosy? Here are our tips from the university family: [more]
Upper Franconian teachers' health day during the TAO theme year
As part of the TAO Health theme year, which focuses on networking healthcare stakeholders in Upper Franconia and informing society about health issues, 60 teachers from various schools in Upper Franconia met at Hof University of Applied Sciences in mid-November. The participants were able to familiarise themselves with methods and innovations in the area of their own health care and [...]
"We want to become the central contact point for the sponge city/region in Bavaria!"
The new Competence and Transfer Centre Sustainable Sponge Region (ktns) was recently launched. Prof Günter Müller-Czygan, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa), explains its tasks in an interview. [more]
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