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]
Make concrete suggestions for improvement with "Change it!
Make your university even better! With "Change it!-Stud", a new portal is now online on the Hof University of Applied Sciences website, where students can now submit concrete suggestions for improvement on specific topics every semester and thus participate directly in the change management of their university. [more]
About fish, hydropower and children's cooking: the new podcast from Hof University of Applied Sciences
In the latest podcast, you can find out why the university is conducting research into fish, among other things. Dr Harvey Harbach answers Anne-Christine Habbel's questions about research and environmental education projects. [more]
Producing food safely and sustainably in state-of-the-art aquaponics
In a two-year research project, Hof University of Applied Sciences is investigating sustainable food production in aquaponics without any microplastics. [more]
EN 
DE