The region as a "water sponge" - How to respond to climate change?
Climate change and its often devastating consequences are omnipresent worldwide. A project at Hof University of Applied Sciences will now be focussing on the specific consequences for rural areas in the region of Upper Franconia in the coming year. [more]
Register now: Recruitment of skilled labour - digital, sustainable and practice-oriented
With a newly launched programme, Hof University of Applied Sciences wants to enable small and medium-sized companies throughout Bavaria to attract skilled workers free of charge with the help of digital recruiting and marketing measures. [more]
Aquaponics facility inaugurated: Sustainability can now be experienced at Hof Zoo
The Hochfranken Zoological Society and the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences have launched the environmental education project "Aquaponics at the zoo - living sustainability". It was possible to expand the existing aquarium of the Savannah House at Hof Zoo into an aquaponics facility. [more]
Interview: 2nd Hof Water Symposium focusses on climate change and sustainability
The 2nd Hof Water Symposium, a top event in the water and wastewater industry, will take place on 12 and 13 October 2022. We talked to organiser Prof. Dr Manuela Wimmer about the concept. [more]
University support organisation elects new treasurer
Dr Michael Braun from Rödl & Partner was elected to the association's board at the general meeting of the Society of Friends and Supporters of Hof University of Applied Sciences. [more]
"InSchuKa4.0": Arming the wastewater network against the consequences of climate change
As part of the "InSchuKa4.0" research project, a consortium of six partners, including the Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe), aims to make the wastewater network resilient to extreme weather conditions. [more]
Attracting and retaining skilled workers - digital, sustainable and practice-orientated
The Hof University of Applied Sciences has now launched a programme to enable small and medium-sized companies to attract skilled workers with the help of digital recruiting and marketing measures. [more]
How to counter heavy rainfall: Looking for alternatives to channel expansion
Heavy rainfall events and flooding have been on the rise in recent years. Against this background, there is a massive need for action in dealing with concentrated water masses in order to avoid or minimise their sometimes devastating effects and damage as far as possible. [more]
Wastewater reuse - the way out of global water scarcity?
In large parts of the world, water is extracted from groundwater or surface water to meet the water needs of the population. However, these water resources are not available in unlimited quantities. A wastewater reuse project at Hof University of Applied Sciences is tackling this problem. [more]
Aquaponics: Ecological water purification in aquacultures - with less effort!
Researchers at Hof University of Applied Sciences want to reduce the amount of labour and materials used in the management of closed aquaculture facilities, among other things. This is to be achieved with the help of biodegradable, so-called "growth bodies" for water purification. [more]
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